My housing stock is just about maxed out. There are a couple of homes that are very, very expensive, in the $200,000 to $300,000-plus range, with the balance being very old structures that need complete renovation.

We now have a year-round economy employing about 2,300 people.

We spent millions installing a modern water delivery system, sewage treatment facility and paved roads.

Overall, I'd say that gambling has been very beneficial to Cripple Creek. We have experienced some growing pains, but that is to be expected with such a massive enterprise.

Scissors with blades less than four inches long and tools like screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers that are less than seven inches will be removed from the prohibited items list on December 22.

I became interested in this question of whether you can build wormholes for interstellar travel. I realized that if you had a wormhole, the theory of general relativity by itself would permit you to go backward in time.