Casino Night Saturday benefits Day Nursery - 2004-02-29 The style and glitz of a Las Vegas casino will come to the Nessler Center on Saturday during the Third Annual Casino Night.
Funds go to the Texas City Day Nursery, which targets low-income families.
The electric-charged event has featured celebrity dealers that include an array of county and local elected officials who count chips and deal cards for several hundred people who win play money. Read the full story at Texas City Sun
Washington Casino Growth Slow But Steady - 2004-02-29 Two months after it opened, the $16 million Little Creek Casino Hotel is roughly half full on average. And that's just fine so far with general manager Doug Boon, who comments that two recent weekends were sold out with gamblers.
The Squaxin Island tribe built the adjoining 92-room hotel to complement its casino, which opened in 1995. The tribe's hope is that the hotel will add to the $20 million in direct and indirect annual earnings from the casino with proceeds from guests, meetings and convention business. Read the full story at PokerMag.com