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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2001 A former car dealer with a sketchy past has dropped a bid to broadcast video horse racing to three Arizona tribal casinos because he doesn't want final rejection to be a "blemish on his record," The Arizona Republic reports today. Jerry Simms, owner of Turf Paradise racetrack, withdrew his application from the state's Gaming Department. He had already denied a licence to broadcast gaming due to his past involvement in bribery schemes and ties to the Mafia, the department said. Get the Story:
Track owner abandoning bid (The Arizona Republic 12/7)
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Troubled past stops troubled future
Facebook TwitterFRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2001 A former car dealer with a sketchy past has dropped a bid to broadcast video horse racing to three Arizona tribal casinos because he doesn't want final rejection to be a "blemish on his record," The Arizona Republic reports today. Jerry Simms, owner of Turf Paradise racetrack, withdrew his application from the state's Gaming Department. He had already denied a licence to broadcast gaming due to his past involvement in bribery schemes and ties to the Mafia, the department said. Get the Story:
Track owner abandoning bid (The Arizona Republic 12/7)
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