Judge orders change in casino ballot language

Judge orders change in casino ballot language (August 10, 2004)

A California judge ordered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to change language accompanying the tribe's ballot initiative. Proposition 70 would allow willing tribes to operate more than 2,000 slot machines under 99-year compacts....

Terrorist cells targeted Las Vegas casinos

Terrorist cells targeted Las Vegas casinos (August 10, 2004)

Federal law enforcement authorities obtained videotapes and other information that suggested terrorists in Detroit and Spain were targeting casinos in Las Vegas, the Associated Press reports. Alleged terrorists made tapes of at least three Vegas casinos. The tapes were purportedly...

Many Connecticut problem gamblers are poor

Many Connecticut problem gamblers are poor (August 10, 2004)

A study by the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling shows that one-third of the callers to its telephone help line made less than $25,000 a year and 16 percent were unemployed. Slot machines offered at two tribal casinos, followed by...

Jicarilla Apache casino draws big opening crowd

Jicarilla Apache casino draws big opening crowd (August 10, 2004)

The Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico says 25,000 people came to the tribe's new casino over the weekend. The tribe opened the $4 million, 12,000-square-foot Apache Nugget Casino on Friday. It had been built in 1998 but financial problems...

Meskwaki Tribe says compact negotiations faltering

Meskwaki Tribe says compact negotiations faltering (August 10, 2004)

The Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa says negotiations for a new compact with the state have yet to produce an agreement. The tribe has been talking with the state since January. If an agreement isn't reached soon, the tribe's $100 million...