Gaming ballot to stay as it is - 2004-01-29
After a few days of political debate, Crestwood leaders said Monday they will support a local anti-gambling group's original referendum question and not an altered one village leaders quietly submitted to the Cook County clerk earlier this month.

Two months ago, Concerned Citizens of Crestwood presented more than 700 signatures in support of a non-binding referendum on whether more gambling options — such as a casino, slot machines or video poker — should be allowed in the village without a special election first.
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Panel backs more time for Downs to find site - 2004-01-29
Scarborough Downs won a preliminary round in the Legislature Wednesday in its attempt to get more time to find a southern Maine community willing to host a harness track equipped with slot machines.

But another controversial racino proposal suffered a setback, when the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee rejected a plea by two Indian tribes to force Bangor to solicit new bids for a racino operator. The Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes want the Legislature to toss out a deal Bangor has with promoter Shawn Scott and his Bangor Historic Track so the tribes can submit a racino plan of their own to the city.
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