Feds OK Jena Band Casino - 2004-01-01
A northwest Louisiana congressman says he is opposed to a new federal ruling that paves the way for a new Indian casino in the state and may take measures to overturn it. U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery, R-Shreveport, who has opposed the Jena Band of Choctaw's plans for a casino in Logansport, said he is looking over this week's U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs ruling to see if it was done properly. If it was, then he said he would file legislation to prohibit the establishment of a casino on land not already part of a reservation.

Gov. Mike Foster received a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs giving the governor the power to decide if the Jena Band can build a full casino in Logansport.
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Casino Employee No Longer Have To Wear Badges - 2004-01-01
The Mississippi Gaming Commission will no longer oblige casino workers to wear gaming licenses that state their full names.

Larry Gregory, executive director of the Gaming Commission, issued an industry letter on Wednesday, a day after Cathy Netto, a blackjack dealer at Grand Casino Gulfport, presented a petition signed by at least 250 co-workers asking that employees no longer display their badges.

Netto told: that she started seeking signatures after a gambler called her at home on Christmas Eve. She believes the gambler got her full name from the badge and called directory assistance.
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