Nursery wins big at Casino Night - 2004-03-08
The house always wins, and it is for this reason that
Texas City Day Nursery hit the jackpot Saturday night.

Residents, however, were glad to lose a hand or two in favor of the house, a local non-profit nursery that benefits low-income families.

The Wings of Heritage room in the Nessler Center was turned into a Vegas-style casino where local residents bet play money for raffle tickets to win prizes.
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Tribe buys land to build casino near Shullsburg - 2004-03-08
The Lac du Flambeau band of Chippewa, hoping it will get the needed approvals, said Monday that it purchased 92.7 acres to construct a casino resort just west of Shullsburg.

The tribe paid James and Pam Paquette about $320,000 for the land along Highway 11 just west of the city of 1,200 in Lafayette County, said the tribe's lawyer, Carol Brown.

It's been more than four years since the tribe first proposed the project.
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