Wild and crazy girls - 2004-01-25
For 29-year-old Chrissy Lattanzzio, sipping a drink not long ago at an Atlantic City casino, it's about girl power.

For 18-year-old Shannon Mooney, spending time with friends at the Hamilton Mall, it's about the playing field finally being level.

And for parents around America, it may be cause for concern.

Britney Spears getting married on a whim, Paris Hilton getting naked and winding up on the Internet and actress Tara Reid getting drunk and duking it out with another female celebrity during a visit to Atlantic City are great fodder for the tabloids and the 7 p.m. entertainment shows.
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State should resist temptation to expand legal gambling - 2004-01-25
Indiana's foray into state-sanctioned gambling started with the seemingly innocent formation of a lottery 15 years ago. Four years later, the General Assembly approved a bill legalizing the first riverboat casinos.

More boats would follow. So would longer hours for the casinos to stay open. Then came dockside gambling. With each step, Indiana raised a little more revenue and made gambling a little more mainstream.

Indiana already is third in the nation in the collection of gaming revenues, behind only Nevada and Illinois. In 15 years, Indiana has gone from a state that officially discouraged gambling to one that embraces it emphatically.
Read the full story at Indianapolis Star