New Jersey Casinos Hit A Jackpot, Sort Of - 2004-01-24
New Jersey casinos are receiving a $5 million rebate, but it won't come at the expense of the taxpayers. Belt-tightening by casino regulators and an increase in licensing fee revenues have left the state Casino Control Fund with an $8.3 million surplus.

The 12 casinos won't get cash back. They will share $5 million in credits, to be applied against future costs for operating the state Division of Gaming Enforcement and the state Casino Control Commission, officials said Friday.

It was welcome news.
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Judge rules for casino - 2004-01-24
A Lane County court refused to hear arguments against a tribal casino near Florence on Friday and rejected a lawsuit challenging the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians gaming compact with the state, claiming the lawsuit was incorrectly filed.

In a four-page opinion provided late Friday, Circuit Judge Karsten H. Rasmussen found that the lawsuit,
filed by attorneys representing four members of People Against a Casino Town, was procedurally flawed.
Read the full story at Coos Bay World