Jewel in the Desert - 2004-02-05
All casino restaurants start off with one strike against them because, well, they're situated in casinos.

Sometimes, you just aren't in the mood for the pinging and the jingles and the smoke and the neon, and you don't want to walk through all that chaos just to get something to eat. And in many cases-even at some of Las Vegas' world-class restaurants-you can't even escape this chaos inside the restaurants, because they're located right off the casino floor. From a casino standpoint, this makes sense-it's all about keeping people around the slots and the tables, baby-but from a dining standpoint, it's bothersome.
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Roulette wheel spins on a casino - 2004-02-05
Voters won't have their say for another half year, but the roulette wheel is spinning on a gambling casino in Flint. The City Council Wednesday heard a proposal from Detroit casino representatives.

ABC12's Jason Carr was at that session and had more. Advocates of a casino in Flint say it would bring good jobs and economic revitalization to the area. Opponents say it would bring moral decay and even more urban blight.

Developers from the Indian Casino Gaming Project presented their case Wednesday, telling council members they don't have a problem with another casino so close to Detroit.
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