A bill originally intended to give Michigan City’s Blue Chip Casino a financial leg up in its fight against the nearby Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Mich., was expanded by the state House of Representatives Tuesday to include all Indiana casinos. House Bill 1729 was designed by Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, to allow [...]
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Following is an excerpt from an interesting article on the growing pressure in some areas to make tribal casinos smoke free. Antismoking advocates are confident that casinos will be free of smoke one day. They’re just not sure when. In Connecticut, where Indian tribes own Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, it’s likely to take [...]
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This casino article was written at the beginning of the month and is an interesting take on the casino (and bingo) industry. “If gambling is entertainment, where does it fall in the pecking order of consumer priorities? Is it before or after a new flat-screen TV? In tough times, where do cash-strapped managers — or, [...]
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Yesterday’s interesting statement by a lawyer for the Burt Lake Band suggesting that all the Band would need to commence gaming is simple legislation from the State Legislature deserves a spot of commentary. I guess their lawyer is reading this provision of the Michigan Constitution, added by state referendum in 2004, for support: The legislature [...]
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Yesterday, Rep. Joan Bauer, (D-Lansing) introduced HB-4341 and it would ban smoking in the workplace. Previously, smoking ban bills HB-4099 and HB-4100 were introduced by Rep. Paul Scott a Republican. His bills would not likely be taken up by the House majority democrats. However, with a democratic member introducing HB-4341, we feel that the bill [...]
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Three times a week for the past five years Mario Brown has made the trek from Everett to Kitsap to try his luck at the area’s tribal casinos. Even the national economy’s continuing downward spiral — the steady rise in unemployment, major corporations closing doors and significant industry declines in nearly every business sector — [...]
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A proposed $150 million commercial development that includes casino gaming cleared an initial hurdle Wednesday when the Sturgis City Commission voted unanimously to explore the plan. Backed by Vanguard Entertainment, of Bloomfield Hills, and the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, of Emmet County, the proposed development is projected to create 1,000 construction [...]
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The work by federal, tribal and local officials completed this year will play a large role in whether a proposed American Indian casino becomes a reality at the site that includes the former Great Lakes Downs racetrack. An impact study, covering everything from environmental issues to infrastructure, is expected to be conducted in May, said [...]
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The Gun Lake Tribe has now cleared the final hurdle to construct their own casino at the Wayland exit along US-131 in Allegan County. Late Wednesday morning on a voice vote, the Michigan Senate approved the compact. Tribal spokesman James Nye says the house approved the resolution in 2007 after the governor signed it. “Now [...]
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Anthony Defeo was a charismatic businessman and a developer with a vision, offering investors an opportunity for the chance of a lifetime. But that dream deal quickly soured for financers who say the $600-million project presented by the entrepreneur proved too good to be true. Defeo, who claimed riches from other financial undertakings, convinced them [...]
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