Voters To Consider Riverboat Casino - 2004-01-21
Voters in Franklin County will head to the polls next week to decide whether to approve a proposal to float a riverboat casino.

Proponents say a riverboat would attract tourists, create jobs and provide property tax relief. Opponents say the negative effects of gambling would outweigh the benefits.

Anette Renaud, executive director of the Franklin County Development Association, said a riverboat casino would generate about $250,000 for the county and $250,000 that would be divided among communities within the northern Iowa county.
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Casino Hit With Lawsuit in Gangs Battle - 2004-01-21
A lawsuit filed last week in District Court claims an Arizona couple experienced emotional distress and were physically harmed when they witnessed a gun battle between rival motorcycle gangs at a Laughlin casino.

The suit, filed by attorney E. Brent Bryson on behalf of Kristi Schoenleber and Allen Hendrickson, claims Harrah's Laughlin was negligent when it allowed violence between the Hells Angels and Mongols motorcycle gangs to erupt into a gun battle.

A federal indictment unsealed in December charged 42 members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in connection with the melee that killed three people.
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