DeadwoodYouBetApril09

Territory Timeline ')* 19DEs

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~ Many o( Deadwood-s historic Main Street structures undergo renovations8 additions8 or change the types o( businesses they house during this time.

Many also change hands. ~ Automobiles open Black Hills to tourism.

19DE ~ Deadwood-s Chinese population dwindles to less than 5E Chinese residents. ~ Air mail service to the Midwest begins.

~ 11D8589 cars8 788E6 trucks Vmost (armerQownedW8 & 777 motorcycles take to the state-s expanding highway system.

19DE

19DD

~ New Kork Kankees Babe Ruth & Bob Meusel play in AllQStar game against Deadwood-s Rlympic Club nine8 winners o( this year-s Black Hills league pennant8 (or a seasonQcloser treat in Deadwood. ~ First state highway map published.

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;Sout5 Da0ota s5ould <e so proud of Deadwood (a6in(. And IA6 not sayin( GETTING THE W(RD AR(,ND THE t5at in a nefarious way. T5is is a ?ery PR(PERTY AND (,T (N THE responsi<le (a6in( industry in STREETS Deadwood and t5e reason I say itAs responsi<le is t5at our #usto6ers 5a?e to ;We are one of t5e 5ardest tax-payin( (a66a0e a #ons#ious de#ision to dri?e to in( 6ar0ets in t5e #ountry, <e#ause of (eoDeadwood and not Nust (a6e on a #apri(rap5i# lo#ation,. He66a5 said. ;WeAre so far #ious a#t. We stay responsi<le, as our 6araway fro6 lar(e population (roups, we try to 0et is a senior 6ar0et. We donAt want to rea#5 to e?eryone we #an in different ways, ta0e t5e <a<yAs s5oes or t5e (ro#ery 6oney <ut itAs a #5allen(e. We stay in #onta#t wit5 and weAre not tryin( to. A ne(ati?e i6pa#t our PlayerAs Clu< 6e6<ers, <ut weAre li6ited on fa6iliesA li?es ends a responsi<ility we on 5ow far people will dri?e in. T5ere are #er-  5a?e to t5e industry,. He66a5 said. tain 6ont5s we #anAt (et people to #o6e  T5e senior de6o(rap5i#, wit5 (a6in( as a#ross t5e 6ountains, for exa6ple, so we 6ar-          one of its leisure-ti6e a#ti?ities, tends to 0et to different re(ions dependin( on t5e ti6e <  (a6e 6ore responsi<ly, and is one t5at First of year,. He66a5 explained.

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JUNE 5, 2007 T5e se?ent5 <i((est IGT Me(aPa#0potR in Deadwood 5istory totaled S41V,W0Y.9[. It was won at t5e Wild West Winners Clu< on Pune 5, V00W on a Quarter 6a#5ine.

Wild West Winners Clu< is one of se?eral Deadwood #asinos <elon(in( to a town-wide pro(ressi?e (a6in( networ0.

Deadwood #asinos were so6e of t5e first in t5e nation to #arry IGT pro(ressi?e (a6es. T5e pro(ressi?e Na#0pots for ea#5 (a6e are lin0ed. Any ti6e a #oin is played on a 6a#5ine at any #asino, t5e Na#0pot (rows and #ontinues to <uild until it is won.

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<9  ;H M;< !FF   L  9 #9 (N M: B;< HF D  DDL@L9:L;F ;FA;;<;9]@  F\   DD : DD` H 9AAF;^:   L#9 (N (A<L  FAL HF' 9L   H9:N(;B9 -F ` F<:  ;: @@ 9:@ ;Q9 H  P HF ? A; TH A  A9;: HF ! : O9 #9; : T P :  ;' 9;;::F 9:@ FF:L   < @:F;A ;: O9:O;@9@H A:H@FH  H  #A H ` ? A F:9FA:^HH 9:@L;F:F :F\9:<@F M ;:   F;    ::A:a9H`:;:' TN;H;FA@< ? ;:  Q9    ::;<'@H F9FEL_N@ M9;<L:':: $HFS:LLH@  H: H  ;9    HF T(:H`L    ` H @L H   %: (;;L<cA' A:EH@ _ ;\9;     L ;F<;^AL;FA: ]9H`L;A:9A HF!::(; B9 H :@ : H9  H9^ A@ :  :@ H M S9FA #9HF:L?AH   $ :  M A:  a9H`L@^A:::@ :HAA ?PF^H 9:@?FH @ O 9:@ :  Q9 FL  H9 <'  ;' LH9<AL:@FH $:M:;9F?' F H  ]O ?A 9:@   9H(-;@: 9 ?H9P@LTPL O:^LO9O::O P;999:    : ? %: ( ( -   ;9 H  H F