Casino supporters hold powwow in Hesperia - 2004-01-15
The casino campaigns are in full steam as both sides are cranking it up to get the highest number of voters to the polls March 2.

Supporters of the casino, Citizens for a Better Hesperia, held a campaign meeting Wednesday night at the Holiday Inn Express, which was attended by about 150 people.

Lawn signs, buttons and brochures were passed out as campaign manager Mike Lewis and councilmen Ed Pack and Dennis Nowicki fired up an already jubilant audience.
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Would-be casino stakeholder puts case to watchdog - 2004-01-15
Millionaire hotelier Earl Hagaman is arguing his case
to purchase a 41 per cent stake in the Christchurch Casino with the Casino Control Authority.

Mr Hagaman wants to buy the 41 shareholding owned by UK-based gambling group Aspinall, and his letter to the authority yesterday is the most recent twist in a fight over its ownership.

Auckland casino operator Sky City Entertainment, and another 41 per cent shareholder in the casino, Skyline Enterprises, have also expressed their interests in buying Aspinall's stake.
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