State Eases Rule on Display of Licenses - 2004-01-02
The Mississippi Gaming Commission will no longer require casino workers to wear gaming licenses that display their full names.

Larry Gregory, executive director of the Gaming Commission, issued an industry letter on Wednesday, a day after Cathy Netto, a blackjack dealer at Grand Casino Gulfport, hended him a petition signed by over 250 co-workers asking that employees no longer wear their badges.

Netto told The Sun Herald newspaper that she started seeking signatures after a gambler called her at home on Dec. 31. She believes the gambler got her full name from the badge and called directory assistance.
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Singaporeans robbed of $20,000 in Batam - 2004-01-02
A group of Singapore men who went to Batam to gamble at a casino were robbed of $20,000 moments after they landed at the Indonesian island.

The irony is that the five thieves were security employees at the casino, which is a 10-minute drive
from the Waterfront City pier where they landed.

It happened on Dec 28 and yesterday, two of the Singaporeans described their ordeal to The Straits Times.

Businessman Henry Wong, 50, said that when the Indonesians met them at the jetty, they confiscated their passports and herded them to a waiting van.
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