David D. Relles says he is quite familiar with the Ho-Chunk Nation's casino in Baraboo or the gambling palaces of Las Vegas.
"It's not that I'm ideologically against gambling. I just don't want a casino 10 minutes away," he said in an interview. "The worse thing that could happen to me is I'd win a lot of money." Read the full story at The Capital Times
In recent months, some local governments have been putting together plans to open casinos as means of boosting their respective economies. The move was spearheaded by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, who proposed establishing casinos in Tokyo's Odaiba area. The greatest hurdle is the Penal Code, which bans gambling except for municipally operated gambling sports. Read the full story at Daily Yomiuri
