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Navajo Nation to Vote on Gambling

28 April 2004

News Brief: The Navajo Nation will learn in August if the third time is a charm for approving gambling. Last week the nation's council voted to let the people decide the controversial issue.

Friends Bond Over Poker

14 April 2004

News Brief: For a group of guys who started playing penny-ante poker together in central Phoenix more than half a century ago, poker has been the glue that has kept them in touch for most of their lives.

Arizona Launches Self-Banning Program

6 April 2004

News Brief: Some Tucson casino gamblers who don't know when to quit are trying a new tactic: banning themselves from all casinos in Arizona.

Help for Problem Gamblers Increasing

12 March 2004

Arizona Department of Gaming officials hope to expand problem-gambling treatment in more parts of the state and to boost education as funds generated by a 2002 Indian gambling measure increase.

Hopi Tribe to Vote on Casino Issue

8 March 2004

News Brief: The Hopi tribe will vote on whether the reservation will have a casino -- or whether they will lease slots out to another tribe as allowed by Arizona gaming law.

Arizona Slot Revenues Help Schools

9 February 2004

News Brief: Arizona tribes have made three payments totaling about $9.15 million to the Department of Education.

Poker Tournaments Draw Full House

5 February 2004

News Brief: Arizona poker tournaments are cashing in on poker’s newfound popularity.

Consultants Pitch Casino Plans to Navajo

4 February 2004

News Brief: Gambling consultants presented casino proposals to two Navajo committees.

Arizona Gambling Payments Dip

2 February 2004

News Brief: Arizona's gaming tribes paid the state $6.7 million in January in the third round of quarterly payments. The third payments were substantially lower than the $11.9 million collected by the state in the second round.

Hopis Could Reverse Anti-Casino Stance

17 December 2003

News Brief: The Hopi Tribe of northern Arizona, facing a major economic hit with the likely 2006 shutdown of the Mohave Generating Station, could reverse years of gambling opposition and try to cover its losses with a casino.

Arizona Tribal Leaders Set Gaming Priorities

16 December 2003

News Brief: Tohono O'odham leaders will hold what tribal Chairwoman Vivian Juan-Saunders calls an unprecedented meeting next month to set priorities for spending the next 20 years' worth of gaming profits.

Casino Opens: Cocopahs Unveil New Gaming Facility

16 December 2003

News Brief: If you want to feel like you're in Las Vegas without leaving Yuma County, the Cocopah Tribe believes their new casino is the place for you.

Study: Racino States Do Better

10 December 2003

News Brief: The horse-racing industry generally fares better in states that allow slot machines at racetracks than in neighboring states without so-called ‘racinos,’ according to early results of a University of Arizona study shared here Tuesday.

Casino Arizona Managers Back at Work

18 November 2003

News Brief: Seven of nine top managers at Casino Arizona, including President and CEO Jon Jenkins, will return to work Thursday, three months after they were put on paid leave for a casino administrative audit.

Arizona Commission Renews Turf Paradise License

18 November 2003

News Brief: The Arizona Racing Commission unanimously renewed T. P. Racing’s license so that it can operate races and simulcasting at Turf Paradise in Phoenix through May 2006.

Casino Arizona Audit Nears End

17 October 2003

News Brief: Auditors poring over Casino Arizona books for two months have found inconsistencies with internal controls for the bustling gambling business but no evidence of malfeasance, according to preliminary audit findings released Thursday.

Re-Raising Arizona

23 December 2002

With more than 100% of the precincts reporting, voters in Arizona have decided to keep their Indian casinos just about the way they are.

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