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PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia-area casino manager is speaking out against plans to open another casino in Philadelphia, saying the region's gambling industry is already coping with a two-year slide in revenue.

Ron Baumann, general manager of Harrah's Philadelphia in suburban Chester, said in a statement Monday that adding another casino to the mix “simply doesn't make sense.” He said it would threaten the viability of the area's four existing casinos.

Four applicants are vying for Philadelphia's remaining casino license. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board plans a vote next week.

Last week, Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino said in a filing that regulators are operating on “stale information” about the strength of the region's gambling market and urged a delay of the vote.

Regulators have said they're taking into account the market impact of another casino.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Socialism has embraced Barbie, just in time for Christmas.Mothers, grandmothers and beaming little girls are grabbing armfuls of the dolls in toy stores across Caracas, taking advantage of the government's order that large chains sell the plastic figurines at fire-sale prices during the holiday shopping season.Hellmann's maker sues over 'Mayo'Unilever is suing a California company that uses the word “Mayo” in its sandwich spread name, saying that federal regulators and dictionaries define mayonnaise as a spread that contains eggs.The suit claims false advertising by the company Hampton Creek for labeling its plant-based product “Just Mayo.” Unilever says in a complaint filed in federal court that the word mayo implies that the product is mayonnaise, and Just Mayo is “stealing market share from Hellmann's.”

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