Chinese gamblers rarely drink when money is on the line, and the low, festive hum is broken now and then by the sound of someone pounding the table in delight or anguish, or exhorting the cards to obey.
The minister criticised shops selling alcohol at low prices that encouraged people without much money to drink "until they are really blitzed" and damaged their livers.
The venue makes its money by selling food and drink to players or by soliciting donations.
Household goods spending slumped by 9.2% year-on-year, while money spent on food and drink was down 2.2%.
What about those of us who cherish good looks more than brains, virtue more than money, or a good drink over a good deed?
Critics have warned that the ban would punish the poor, who might try to save money by buying a larger drink to share at the movies, for example.
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This figure includes everything from spectators spending money on accommodation and food and drink, to the funds invested in infrastructure improvement projects, Welsh firms supplying goods and services for the event, and the wider boost it will give to the Welsh tourism sector.
To separate the effects of money from the effects of diet and choice of drink, Dr Barefoot, Dr Gronbaek and their team analysed data from a group of subjects who possessed similar financial means and social standing.
For that saving of money, saving of resources, means that we can both drink and be merry and also have a slice of beefsteak or romano on our hamburger whatever the season.
The crosstown Cubs make their money on tourists and post-college-age fans coming in to drink themselves silly.
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Progresa, the main anti-poverty programme, is more forward-looking: for instance, families who get benefits must agree to send their children to school, and the money is handed to the women instead of the men, who tend to drink or gamble it away.
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Fey was publicly honored by Adenauer, granted an additional 150, 000 marks in restoration money, and nominated for a prestigious university professorship in Bonn, while Malskat was left to drink bottled beer with the masons.
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