Local officials to interview applicants for casino license - 2004-02-11
State gaming regulators will give Orange County officials three weeks this spring to negotiate directly with four companies competing for the state's last casino license.

The Indiana Gaming Commission announced plans Friday to temporarily cancel its prohibition on direct negotiations with prospective casino operators. That would allow members of a local commission to discuss job projections, development plans and other items that may be key to winning the casino license designated for the French Lick area.
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Casino Foes To Seek Law Against Lobbying For Tribal Recognition - 2004-02-11
Those against casino gambling in Connecticut vowed to seek federal legislation that would check the role of lobbying in Washington by Indian tribes seeking recognition. At a forum in Danbury, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Jeff Benedict, president of the Connecticut Alliance Against Casino Expansion, organized a forum demanding a congressional investigation of the
"influence of wealthy gaming interests" on tribal recognition.

U.S. Reps. Christopher Shays, R-4th District, Rob Simmons, R-2nd District, Nancy Johnson, R-5th District, and Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, asked the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform to study the matter.
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