San Jose council votes to put gambling expansion on the ballot
(CALIFORNIA) -- With San Jose's budget deeply in the red, the City Council voted Tuesday to put a measure on the June ballot that would allow a dramatic expansion of gambling at the city's card clubs, along with higher card-room taxes that could generate $5 million a year.
Wappo Indians Push For Federal Recognition
(CALIFORNIA) -- The Wappo Indians of the Alexander Valley are hoping a court hearing now set for April will eventually lead to renewed federal status as a legal tribe. The Mishewal Tribe lost federal status in 1959 when the government privatized many small reservations.
Temecula council approves deal for payments from Pechanga
(CALIFORNIA) -- The Temecula City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians that guarantees the city at least $52 million over 21 years to handle the effect the tribe's hotel and casino have on traffic and public services.
Seneca Gaming picks new N.F. GM
(NEW YORK) -- Seneca Gaming Corp. has tapped a longtime casino industry veteran to serve as general manager for the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel.
Gov. Riley attacks bingo ruling
(ALABAMA) -- Gov. Bob Riley criticized a Jefferson County judge Monday after the judge ruled Alabama's Attorney General has the authority to take over the governor's anti-gambling task force.
Riley says no to Ala. bingo referendum
(ALABAMA) -- Gov. Bob Riley said he opposes a simple statewide referendum on whether to allow electronic bingo gambling because it could open the door to widespread gambling with only a majority vote of the Legislature.
The Governor Versus AG Over Gambling
(ALABAMA) -- The gap between the governor and the Attorney General over gambling doesn't appear to be getting any narrower. Despite that the two men are scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon to try and resolve their differences.
Judge: Ala. AG, not task force, holds legal cards
(ALABAMA) -- Alabama's attorney general has legal authority over the governor's antigambling task force and must take a position in court on its efforts to shut down electronic bingo casinos, a judge ruled.
2 large Alabama casinos staying closed for now
(ALABAMA) -- Two large electronic bingo casinos are planning to stay closed despite a judge's ruling that the state attorney general has legal authority over a gambling task force that he's criticized.
COMMENTARY: An Impending Gambling Debate
(ALABAMA) -- At a meeting to be held sometime in the not-too-distant future: Gov. Bob Riley: “Thank you all for attending this electronic bingo mediation meeting. I think we can all agree it’s high time the fighting and bickering over this illegal and unethical…
Pocono Downs opens Pa.'s 1st dealers school
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., racetrack casino owned by the Mohegan Tribe, began training table-games employees Monday, the first casino operator to do so in Pennsylvania, which recently authorized tables games at the state's slots parlors.
Politics at play in casino funding
(MICHIGAN) -- Let the lobbying begin. At the FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board meeting Monday, Harper Creek Community Schools tried to draft LRSB policy that would protect the district’s share of FireKeepers Casino profits.
Racinos in Minnesota? Don't bet on it
(MINNESOTA) -- Today at the Capitol, a proposal to build two so-called racinos will get its first committee vote of the 2010 session. It is also, in all likelihood, the bill's last hearing.
Randy Weidner: The public sees the value in racinos
(MINNESOTA) -- When I read Annette Meeks' diatribe against the racino bill ("Let's run the numbers on racetracks," Feb. 27), my first urge was to respond in kind, refuting in detail each of her arguments. But why bother?
TOBY O'BRIEN: Getting a ‘yes’ when you need it
(USA) -- Are you constantly tracking down your executives and managers to get approval for your marketing projects? Do you spend more time getting the “yes” than it took you to put your programs together?
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