Committee chairman impedes gambling measure - 2004-04-01
A day after Iowa Senate officials and racetrack casino interests settled on a gaming tax structure, the chairman of a Senate committee declined on Wednesday to act on legislation solidifying that deal.

McKibben stated his committee may choose to move ahead with a measure that would assess a statewide property tax on casinos, but in the meantime wants to speak with other legislators about the possibility for modifying the tax rates in the House bill.
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Ameristar Casinos maturing - 2004-04-01
In the casino trade as elsewhere, it's mainly the mature, stable operators that pay regular dividends. One thinks of Mandalay Resort Group, Station Casinos, Harrah's Entertainment, and Boyd Gaming. Yesterday, Las Vegas-based riverboat casino operator Ameristar Casinos ranked among the elite.

But if paying a dividend is the ideal alternative for its cash, has Ameristar struck a roadblock in its development plans?
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