Ameristar, Harrah's post gains in revenue, patrons in January - 2004-02-10
Ameristar Casino St. Charles saw the largest gains in both revenue and the number of patrons boarded
in January among the area's riverboat casinos, the Missouri Gaming Commission said Tuesday.

The casino reported January revenue of almost $25 million, with 385,388 patrons boarded, compared to $21.2 million in revenue and 357,349 patrons boarded in January 2003.

Harrah's Casino in Maryland Heights was the only other area casino to post gains in both revenue and patrons January. The casino posted revenue of $20.8 million, up 9 percent from the same month last year, and boarded 374,608 patrons, up from 349,082 in January 2003.
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Coushattas Dispute Who is in Charge - 2004-02-10
A dispute has erupted over the leadership of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, which runs the Grand Casino Coushatta east of Lake Charles.

The issue is whether longtime chairman Lovelin Poncho quit during a meeting on Saturday.

Poncho says he did not resign and is still in power. But another camp within the tribe's 813 members say that tribal council members David Sickey and Leonard John are in control.
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