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Cha-Ching!!
Police busted 38 places with 700+ slot machines recently. Who knew? Apparently this is the biggest gambling bust in Austin history; big enough to warrant the involvement of the FBI and the IRS. Austin Police Chief Stan Knee seems appalled that not only was there gambling but the machines may have been rigged! Who would have thought that places like "Pasty’s Game Room" and "Gold Touch Game Room" would have gambling?

When Tacos Go Bad
It seems that a local Olympic hopeful's dreams were dashed by a taco. And now he's pissed.

Thomas Engwall is suing Chipotle after getting violently ill from a taco purchased there in June 2004. Engwall and others suffered food poisoning symptoms after eating at the Chipotle on Guadalupe, and Engwall managed to lose 20 lbs. As a result, this ability to qualify as an Olympic javelin thrower was "compromised", he claims, so he is suing Chipotle (who has never failed a restaurant inspection, by the way) for damages suffered as a result of physical and mental anguish and lost wages.

According to the Statesman: "...even without the taco, Engwall figured to be a long shot for the three spots on the U.S. team. He entered the Olympic trials in July 2004 with a throw of 239 1/2 feet, qualifying for the trials by one centimeter and ranking him 21st among the qualifiers. His throw was 46 feet behind that of Breaux Greer, who went on to finish 12th at the Olympics."