Nevada Gambling Regulators Criticize Casino Contest Probe - 2004-03-20
Nevada gambling regulators received a $1 million settlement from a Las Vegas Strip casino, but also faulted casino executives and state investigators for their reaction to a contest-rigging complaint.

Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard called allegations that The Venetian fixed contests the most serious he'd seen as a commissioner.

"The issues go to the heart of the integrity of the industry," Bernhard said Thursday. "We can't imagine the people involved did not know this was wrong."
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Bill To Establish Native American Casino In Northwest Metro - 2004-03-20
A bill that might establish a Native American casino in the northwest metro I-94 corridor passed its second House committee.

The bill, carried in the House by Rep. Bill Haas, R-Champlin, permits the Red Lake and White Earth tribes, located in northern Minnesota, to have a metro casino.

Tribal officials argue they need one because their own casinos are too isolated, revenues too small, to ever meet the financial needs of their tribes.
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