Casino Gambling Can Boost Rural Counties, Fed Analysts Say - 2004-01-12
A new analysis of casino gambling’s economic influences in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis district, which includes Arkansas, suggests that rural counties could gain in household and payroll employment by authorizing casinos.

But the study by economist Thomas A. Garrett that was published in the January/February issue of Review also said the origin and skill level of the work force could have a significant influence on a casino’s economic impact.

Two of the six counties studied in the analysis are Tunica and Warren counties in Mississippi, the counties that include Tunica and Vicksburg.
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Casino Attack Signals Gaming War - 2004-01-12
A conflict between gambling syndicates may be looming in Colombo after armed men razed a casino.

The midnight strike on the Silver Slipper, in the center of the capital, was carried out under cover of a curfew which followed last week's presidential election in Sri Lanka.

The casino, which has been in operation since early August, is situated in a high-security zone barely a kilometre from the official residence of the President and less than 300 metres from a military checkpoint.
Read the full story at GamblingMagazine.com