Casino jobs put at 1,400 - 2004-01-19
A DeJope casino would bring nearly $47 million annually in economic activity and generate close to 1,400 jobs in Dane County, according to a report released today by the Ho-Chunk Nation's coalition.

The report was authored by David J. Ward, president of NorthStar Economics of Madison. The study cost the Ho-Chunk Nation $15,000, he said.

Ward told The Capital Times today the study was developed using information from the Ho-Chunk Nation itself, plugged into an econometric model to generate a portrait of the overall impact on the community.
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Regulators Approve Dubuque Casino Expansion - 2004-01-19
State gambling regulators have given the go ahead to development plans at the Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino.

Last week, the Iowa Racing and Gambling Commission approved an almost 16 (m) million dollar expansion to add 400 slots machines.

Last November, the commission voted to ask the Legislature to decide whether a five-year-old moratorium on new casino licenses should be lifted.
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