Chinese New Year celebration set - 2004-02-06
Saturday's Chinese New Year Celebration in Deadwood dates back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. At that time Deadwood had the second biggest Chinese population in the United states - second only to San Francisco - thanks to the work opportunities in the gold mines and on the railroads.

Today the culture of these proud people lives on in legend and memory and events such as the Chinese New Year celebration which has been held each year since 1990 at Miss Kitty's Chinatown Cafe at 649 Main Street in Deadwood.

The Grand Entry for the 2004 Chinese New Year celebration will start on Main Street in front of the Wild West Casino at 1 p.m. and proceed to Miss Kitty's Gaming Hall.
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Casino Plan Advances - 2004-02-06
A proposal to bring casino gambling to Nebraska barely cleared the first hurdle on the floor of the legislature Thursday, moving on to the second of three rounds of debate.

It will take 30 votes on the third and final round of debate to get the issue on the ballot but it needed just 25 votes to advance to round-two and the measure found 26 yes votes.

The proposal's sponsor remains confident that there will eventually be enough support to get the issues to the voters.
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