New N.Y. racino similar to Bangor track - 2004-01-30
Mainers on either side of the racino issue got a hint of what the future may hold for Bangor Historic Racetrack's planned slot machines.

A similar racino opened Thursday at the Saratoga Springs racetrack in New York State.

Hundreds of people lined up outside the track's gaming hall this morning for more than an hour despite snow and subfreezing temperatures.
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Committee rejects tribes’ slots proposal - 2004-01-30
The state’s two biggest Indian tribes may not be permitted to operate slot machines based on a vote by a legislative committee that crafts rules for gambling in the state.

The Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee voted Wednesday not to consider a plan introduced last week by the Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy tribe that would allow them to run slots at Bangor Raceway.
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