Feds Ask Court To Drop Casino Suit - 2004-01-30
The U.S. Attorney's office is asking for the dismissal
of the Kansas attorney general's complaint against the Wyandotte casino in downtown Kansas City, Kan. According to the federal prosecutor's motion, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Topeka, Kan., the court has no authority over the case.

"This court lacks jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims ... as plaintiff has failed to join an indispensable party, the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, which is immune from suit," part of the motion stated. It was filed by Eric Melgren, U.S. attorney in Kansas.
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Pubs To Lose Out In Gambling Bill - 2004-01-30
The new gambling bill will hit the income of small pubs, says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). Living proof in Parliament this week, the trade association claimed that the relaxation of gambling laws “will be a licence for a gambling boom in big money casinos but squeeze out the casual fun fruit machine and damage the income of publicans”.

The BBPA says the proposals contained in the bill would boost the multi-million pound “hard gambling” casino market while introducing more regulations on the social gambling enjoyed in pubs.
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