Casino Workers Accused Of Skimming Off Slots - 2004-01-10
Six people were taken under arrest and six more warrants have been issued in a case where casino employees were accused of skimming no less than $50,000 in a yearlong slot machine scam.

Additional warrants might be issued, Louisiana State Police spokesman Lt. William Davis said,
though the number of employees involved in the issue is not certain. The casino's losses also might end up being much more than $50,000, he added.

The employees are accused of taking part in a scheme in which they used their supervisors' access codes to take between $800 and $1,100 from the slots at Casino Rouge at a time, their arrest warrants say.
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4 Former State Officials Back Casino Gambling - 2004-01-10
A state official and four former state officials have joined a group which supports casino gambling.

State Rep. David Travis, D-Madison, and previously Democratic Gov. Tony Earl are among those who joined the Coalition for the Fair Indian Gambling and Revenue Sharing Agreements, which is sponsored by the Ho-Chunk Nation.

The new casino boosters were announced. The pro-casino group is pushing for a "yes" vote on a Feb. 17 referendum, which will ask Dane County voters if they want expanded gambling - including blackjack, roulette and poker - at the bingo hall on Madison's Southeast Side.
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