Editorial: No casino at site of Gettysburg address

Editorial: No casino at site of Gettysburg address (May 11, 2005)

"Some investors in Pennsylvania want to take advantage of a law legalizing slot machines to put them in Gettysburg. Yes, that Gettysburg. The turning point of the Civil War. The place where Abraham Lincoln gave a near-perfect address that remains...

Kansas tribes study off-reservation casino

Kansas tribes study off-reservation casino (May 11, 2005)

Three Kansas tribes who are seeking an off-reservation casino are conducting a market study that will look at potential competition from tribes in Oklahoma. The Kickapoo Tribe, the Sac and Fox Nation and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation have proposed...

Lawmaker in charge of casino bill gets tribal money

Lawmaker in charge of casino bill gets tribal money (May 11, 2005)

Minnesota State Rep. Phil Krinkie (R) has accepted more than $9,000 from tribal interests who oppose a casino bill before his committee, The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Krinkie accepted $2,000 from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, $2,000 from...

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to take over casino

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to take over casino (May 11, 2005)

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas announced on Tuesday that it will assume full management of its casino. The casino has been operated for the past 10 years under an approved management contract with Harrah's Entertainment. The agreement will...

Minnesota casino plan hits another obstacle

Minnesota casino plan hits another obstacle (May 11, 2005)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan for two casinos in the Twin Cities met another snag on Tuesday when Senate Minority Leader Dick Day, a fellow Republican, said he would not support a state-tribal casino at the proposed site. Day has...