| Show 11 Salt illy Al0 I NATION AkvInhune Sunday February 1 NFL poops on Super Bowl parties 2004 e e n ‘''''' ' te' 4 las Vegas No-g- o: hotel-casin- canml planned bashes after the league asserts its copyrights ti BY CHRISTINA total casts" off-Stri- Provo Some of Las Vegas' IAS VEGAS biggest hotel casinos are cancoling Su iyor parties and handing (mt ro I unds to thousands Of guests after the NFL throatoned legal action against those v'ho broadcast the big game on lag S4 ron TVs S(voral howls recolvfd lettors last rook informing thom that thoir parties VaP "unauthorized (I'( f NFL intellectual proportr NEI sliokesman Brian NIcCarthy said the leagoo only recently became aware of these largo-scalpart los in I As VIgas and elsowheiv I) lanned Around the count ry "These (stab! ish mont s con' at to charge admission fur tempting I1 I Vegas for Sui)er Boyd weekend As far as I'm concerned the NFL is full of soup" said layor Oscar Goodman "I would tell them to go shove it" A Sillier Bowl party inside a movie theater at the Palms was scrapped after the hotel received a letter from the foothill) league on Jan 23 The Palms gathering usually at several hundred people vim enjoy hot dolgs and beer and compete in games and raffle dr-- w logs Jr $3999 I spokeswoman Casinos' sports books were not t '34:14 "3"3 - - — - rt re--'I 4 & 4 A01b011Ert ' '101N ' ' 1 t 4 V''''4' : tA "411k 4 4' t ' 0000010e1'''''' 4 A:Vk' ':'4 :4-- - 4 -n 14' t - ( 1 ) & 10 A c ''''1 4 t 1 i ---- ' t irt i A Jut St tiltitilltelwrittioPsrtt Bowl "The city has had events like this for years" said Tyri Squ3rres an Aladdin I tit it' S11' i' Ita':1 i 1 ) t'''!7"1-- 1 Nic(Tart hy A —' '- 1 510 Jim lughes "The Palms is all about the party and we want to make sure anyone who comes to the property is still going to have a good time" he said The Aladdin hotel casino had to cancel its bash planned at the hotel's 7000- seat Theatre of Performing Arts after receiving an NFL letter Friday Officials scrambled to find small TVs that they could place throughout the casino for guests wanting to watch the Super said In determining whether an event violated the NII's copyrights the league considered the location's size whether TV screens WI(' larger than 55 inches and whether lieople had to pay to get in Some hotels have scrapped party c h 1r others are scramI lans entirely the fst ima to) accommtidate bling 2711mo visitors expected to come to Las DA VI hotel decided to rent The dozens of smaller TVs that will be set up in a hotel ballroom and the beer and hot dogs will be free said general manager something we are offering for free and we believe that's a 7io11tion of a longstanding NFL policy that specifically prohibits mass out home broad- os ' 'C T i ti A ' 5 M 1 1 $ 1 '41' 'l ''''A 42-in- NFL had sent letters to several locations in Boston Charlotte NC and Houston "When we become aware of a potential violation we take action" he said unfairly targeted charging the league had allowed "a condition to exist for the past 10 years and then they want to change the rules two days before" McCarthy dismissed claims that Las Vegas was being singled out saying the af- fected Last year around $73 million was wagered on the game according to state gambling officials Goodman said Las Vegas was being issue" 4 time energy Continued from N1 Clark headed to) Arizona Now Mil his Ntoxico and Oklahoma advisers said be had no plans to return to) South Carolina a state which 'he had once made a bulwark of his candidacy His ad visors said he vas not quite givhis lois were runing up here ning through the ‘veekend and his wile Gertrude was cam paign ing here - hut Soul h Carolina Democrats said his candidacy appeared to be flailing a 4 effort to beat Edwards and effe- said Given the importance hp has attached to IA' inning South Caro lina Edwards to)ok a risk in leaving the state for 21 hours to WPNI HUI a idW said hp vas trying to win at least SoMP dyle gates outside of the South to rphut the suggesnon that he is merely a regional candidate That kind of perception could easily undercut a victory for him in South I'arolina on l'uesday An Edwards adviser disputed a suggestion that in leaving the slate Edwards was confident here "I'm not sure it's confido)nce but you have I() go nut and compete in these otlwr slates" the adviser said A poll of South Carolina vot- divvy up their ctiely end the candidacy of the man who Kerry's aides see as the greatest threat to his winning the nomination And he is spending heavily in Oklahoma trying to prevent Clark from winning there and thus having a reason to stay in the race Meanwhile Dean is not putting any of his limited financial resources into advertising in any of the seven states with caucuses or primaries Tuesday But he is making visits to some in hopes of avoiding an electoral debacle Ile appeared to be in potentially competitive positions in New Mexico and Arizona because both states permit voting before primary and caucus day and Deans organization had encouraged supporters to take advantage of that That might mean many Democrats cast ballots for Dean in those states before he lost in Iowa and New Hampshire Dean campaigning Saturday in Arizona intensified his attacks on Kerry calling him "another special-interes- t clone" Ile seized on newspaper articles that tracked contributions Kerry had received over his years in the Senate "We are not going to beat George Bush by nominating released this Edwards running ahead of Kerry 30 percent to 111 percent Clark was tied with the Rev Al Sharpton at 11 percent while Detin had 10 percent Kerry is advertising in all seven states and by Tuesday will have made stops in all of them an aide said Saturday If all goes to plan by the end of the weekend he will have touched down III Missouri Oklahoma North PrS by CRS NPWS Vkoprkend found characterization Clark's aides didn't dispute JOhn Edwards of North Carolina new ofT Saturday for New Mexico and Oklahoma Missouri but intended to) return here this moirning and stiend aurest of his time in the state which he has said he must win to) stay viahle In has written otT any hope of w t inning in Arizona North a and Delaware his advisers Dakota and New' Mexico Kerry ratcheted up his advertising in South Carolina in an Super Bowl forces candidates to pick sides wrapped themselves in the American flag This they're adding NFL jerseys and caps to their wardrobes hoping some Super Bowl mania rubs off on their campaigns Kerry and Vermont's I loward Dean (26 percent in New Hampshire) have no choice but to pledge their allegiance to the Patriots Edwards to the Panthers Wesley Clark the retired general who was raised in Arkansas also pulled 12 percent of the New Hampshire vote Arkansas may be geographically closer to the Carolinas but Clark had no problem counting fans in New Hampshire He wore a Patriots sweater while watching New England beat Indianapolis in the AFC Championship Game Even President Bush of the archrival Republicans has played the Super Bowl card That was Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sitting in the camera-friendlVIP box for the State of the Union address after his team qualified for the Super Bowl Teammates are calling Brady "Little Bush" Multiple pivotal primaries and caucuses come Tuesday One happens to be in South Carolina which is Panthers territory That makes it a series KNIGHT RIMIER NEWS SERVICE I IOUSTON — Of all the campaign stops in all the states in all the world of Democratic primaries someone had to hand John Edwards a Carolina Panthers jacket there It was last weekend in New Hampshire deep in the bosom of New England Today New England's very own Patriots play the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII Those Panthers call the state of North Carolina — which Edwards happens to represent in the US Senate — home Edwards had no choice but to accept the jacket "I know this is going to cost me votes" he told prospective voters "But I'm rooting for the Panthers" The media reported that the New Englanders applauded the candidate's honesty Then they voted for the candidate who supports the Patriots Sen John Kerry of Massachusetts Final score in the New Hampshire primary: New England's Kerry 39 percent Carolina's Edwards 12 percent That's a difference of three touchdowns and two field goals Presidential candidates have traditionally who is the hand- maiden of special interests" Dean said somebody home-and-hom- e states that vote after Feb 3 but where Dean thinks he can find a more hospitable reception He spoke at an outdoor rally Tucson before flying to Washington and Wisconsin two in I Discover what America First has r- -- I Jaguar Traction 4 AWD Elec Automatic 17 in Wheels I Moonroof with Sunshade g 4 leather Seats i 301 V6 7030 Split 1 Wood Trim N) Rear Seat Heated Seats And More Offer ends Mon Feb 2nd i'Y)S i store for Park City in I Fearless Bold Confident Is it possible to be jealous of a car? f kloi IL- Ito ii all en 4BITI L 500 ilk i) 1 - 1 - 4 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