1.   Israeli gamblers used to flock there by the thousands every day until the casino was shuttered after the violence erupted last fall.

2.   Whatever peace deal is achieved, Israeli gamblers will insist on their legitimate rights to be able to go to Jericho for blackjack.

3.   Jericho, meanwhile, has become a magnet for Israeli gamblers who flock to the Oasis Casino on the outskirts of the town.

4.   Throughout it all, the casino stayed open, serving a few die-hard Israeli gamblers who took bumpy desert roads to avoid Israeli checkpoints.