Listening Lounge: Hearing on off-reservation gaming

Listening Lounge: Hearing on off-reservation gaming (February 1, 2006)

In case you missed it or want to relive the memories, you can listen to today's Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on off-reservation gaming. All the files are in MP3 format so download to your iPod, your computer or other...

Passamaquoddy Tribe turns in 61,000 signatures

Passamaquoddy Tribe turns in 61,000 signatures (February 1, 2006)

The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine turned in 61,000 signatures to the state on Monday in hopes of putting a gaming question on the November ballot. The tribe wants to open a racetrack and slot machine facility in Washington County. A...

New drug may help treat gambling addictions

New drug may help treat gambling addictions (February 1, 2006)

An experimental drug produced by a Finnish company can be used to successfully treat gambling addictions, according to a University of Minnesota psychiatrist. In a study being published today, Dr. Jon Grant and his colleagues found that the drug nalmefene...

History Lesson: Gaming in the state of Rhode Island

History Lesson: Gaming in the state of Rhode Island (February 1, 2006)

"Rhode Islanders have reached the point at which only a constitutional amendment can remove this judicial roadblock and honor the intent of the delegates who devised the lottery clause of the Rhode Island constitution at the 1973 convention. Amending the...