Iowa's Meskwaki casino reopens - 2004-01-02
The bets are on at the Meskwaki casino.

At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the doors opened for gamblers to roll the dice and play the slot machines after the casino had been closed for seven months.

"I just wanted to check, is there a gambler in the house?" asked Betsy McCloskey, the casino's marketing director, during opening ceremonies.

Backed by traditional Meskwaki drumming, McCloskey declared: "Let the games begin." The crowd cheered and applauded.
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Tale Of Two Stations: Casino Projects Handled Differently - 2004-01-02
Opponents of Station Casinos' planned resort in Summerlin base part of their argument against the proposed 300-foot tower on the way another of the gaming company's casinos in Henderson were developed.

The hotel tower at Green Valley Ranch was whittled down from a proposed 250-feet to just 80 feet, and homeowners are asking why Station Casinos can't make similar accommodations for concerned Summerlin residents.

Aside from the heights of their respective towers, the projects have other significant differences, particularly in the way two government agencies handled each proposal.
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