Online Casino Buys Naughty Kids' Gifts
Mon Dec 27, 8:44 AM ET
HOUSTON - An online casino that bought a cheese sandwich said to bear the Virgin Mary's image and a cane sold to banish a young boy's fear of ghosts has struck again — this time paying a man $5,300 for his naughty children's Christmas gifts.
The Pasadena man said last week that he decided to auction the three Nintendo (news - web sites) DS game systems because his sons, ages 9, 11, and 15, had misbehaved.
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The Antigua-based casino agreed to bid on the game systems as long the family promised to donate the proceeds to charity, he said. The family told him it will buy a new heater for its church and do other renovations.
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The casino has paid about $108,000 for eBay oddities in just more than a month.
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