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>nslookup 206.153.35.54
Server:  ns.mediacity.com
Address:  205.216.172.10

*** ns.mediacity.com can't find 206.153.35.54: Server failed

OK, I can play dirty.

>whois -h whois.arin.net 206.153.35.0
MCI Internet Services (NETBLK-MCI-NETBLK07) MCI-NETBLK07
                                                   206.150.0.0 - 206.157.255.0
RADIOGRAFICA COSTARRICENSE,S.A (NETBLK-MCI-206-153-32) MCI-206-153-32
                                                 206.153.32.0 - 206.153.39.255

Ah, Costa Rica.

>traceroute 206.153.35.54
traceroute to 206.153.35.54 (206.153.35.54), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  grfge002 (205.216.172.1)  0.507 ms  0.283 ms  0.260 ms
 2  bordercore2-hssi0-0.SanFrancisco.mci.net (166.48.15.249)  3.099 ms  2.864 ms  2.758 ms
 3  core2.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.4.201)  4.575 ms  5.092 ms  3.418 ms
 4  border6-fddi-0.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.158.66)  44.299 ms  13.764 ms  4.173 ms
 5  radiographica.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.160.102)  602.770 ms  537.626 ms 570.449 ms
 6  fobos.racsa.co.cr (200.9.60.226)  553.289 ms  550.360 ms  543.885 ms
 7  fobos.racsa.co.cr (200.9.60.226)  552.555 ms  555.739 ms  549.902 ms
 8  206.153.36.14 (206.153.36.14)  563.460 ms  581.607 ms  549.691 ms
 9  206.153.35.54 (206.153.35.54)  665.028 ms  558.551 ms  548.672 ms

Now onto the website:

>nslookup www.TexasCasino.com
Server:  ns.mediacity.com
Address:  205.216.172.10

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    www.TexasCasino.com
Address:  206.153.35.61

>traceroute www.TexasCasino.com
traceroute to www.TexasCasino.com (206.153.35.61), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  grfge002 (205.216.172.1)  0.372 ms  0.269 ms  0.259 ms
 2  bordercore2-hssi0-0.SanFrancisco.mci.net (166.48.15.249)  2.854 ms  2.711 ms  2.823 ms
 3  core2.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.4.201)  3.632 ms  3.592 ms  3.381 ms
 4  border6-fddi-0.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.158.66)  4.487 ms  3.727 ms  3.958 ms
 5  radiographica.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.160.102)  547.003 ms  537.709 ms 537.481 ms
 6  fobos.racsa.co.cr (200.9.60.226)  544.746 ms  553.916 ms  549.671 ms
 7  fobos.racsa.co.cr (200.9.60.226)  544.696 ms  569.693 ms  545.853 ms
 8  206.153.36.14 (206.153.36.14)  579.788 ms  574.145 ms  552.150 ms
 9  206.153.35.61 (206.153.35.61)  551.044 ms  569.617 ms  573.216 ms

Amazing, the ENTIRE operation is OFFSHORE to try and get around United States law.

>whois TexasCasino.com
Michael McFarling (TEXASCASINO-DOM)
   Apartado 5173-1000
   San Jose, Costa Rica
   CR

   Domain Name: TEXASCASINO.COM

   Administrative Contact:
      Carlos, Jose  (JC12623)  registration@MAIL.TICONET.CO.CR
      +506-221-4341
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Cheng, Antonio  (AC4894)  antonio@MAIL.TICONET.CO.CR
      +506280-0932
   Billing Contact:
      Carlos, Jose  (JC12623)  registration@MAIL.TICONET.CO.CR
      +506-221-4341

   Record last updated on 24-Mar-98.
   Record created on 08-Nov-97.
   Database last updated on 11-Apr-98 03:41:44 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS.TICONET.CO.CR             200.9.61.66
   NEWS.TICONET.CO.CR           200.9.61.89