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Indian Casinos Need More Oversight - Sen. McCain

8 March 2005

News Brief: The U.S. government needs to step up its oversight of the booming Indian casino industry to prevent the kind of Mafia-style corruption that once plagued Las Vegas, U.S. Sen. John McCain said on Monday.

D.C. Lottery Launches Historical Negro League Instant Ticket

23 February 2005

Capture a part of history with the D.C. Lottery's Negro Leagues instant scratch ticket.

D.C. Airline Expands West With Las Vegas Flights

17 January 2005

Independence Air, a small regional airline based at Washington's Dulles International Airport, is hoping the popularity of Las Vegas will help jump-start the carrier's westward push.

Consultant Accused of Cheating Tribes Takes Fifth

18 November 2004

News Brief: Michael Scanlon replied with seven assertions of his Fifth Amendment right not to testify against himself in a hearing on allegations that he and a companion bilked Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars while representing them on casino issues.

D.C. Casino Backers in Debt

27 October 2004

News Brief: The Washington, D.C., committee formed to promote a gambling measure has about $3,000 remaining in its coffers but owes nearly $600,000, mostly to attorneys.

Congress Unlikely to Act on Internet Gambling

27 October 2004

When Congress returns for a lame-duck session after the election, an eight-year quest to restrict or ban Internet gambling is likely to remain unfulfilled.

Lobbyist Avoids Questions from Indian Affairs Committee

30 September 2004

News Brief: A lobbyist who billed American Indian tribes tens of millions of dollars for work on casino issues refused Wednesday to answer questions from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

Casinos Seen as Terrorist Target for Money Laundering

29 September 2004

Casinos need to be certain they are following federal policies aimed to prevent money laundering by terrorists, members of the Senate Banking Committee said Tuesday.

Appeals Court Bumps Casino Plan Off Ballot

29 September 2004

A three-member District of Columbia Court of Appeals panel upheld the city's election board's decision to toss the casino initiative off November's ballot.

Insiders Worked Both Sides of Gaming Issue

27 September 2004

News Brief: Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public relations consultant Michael Scanlon quietly worked with conservative religious activist Ralph Reed to help Texas shut down a tribe's casino, then the two persuaded the tribe to pay $4.2 million to try to get Congress to reopen it.

GOP Candidate Wants to Limit Casinos to Southeastern Corner

13 September 2004

Any new Indian-run casinos built in Connecticut should be located in the southeastern corner of the state near the highly successful Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mohegan Sun, the Darien Republican running for U.S. Senate said.

D.C. Official Wants to Tighten Law After Forgeries Found on Gambling Petitions

10 August 2004

News Brief: After city officials spent days examining petitions for forgeries in an initiative to bring video lottery terminals to the District of Columbia, a city councilman wants to do more than bet it won't happen again.

Washington Councilor Wants to Ban VLTs

10 August 2004

News Brief: A D.C. council member is crafting legislation that would ban video lottery terminals to prevent a repeat of an effort by offshore investors to construct a gambling hall in Northeast.

Offshore Company Dealt Another Failure

9 August 2004

News Brief: The failed effort to put a $500 million gambling hall in Washington, D.C., was the latest setback for an offshore firm whose associates have been unsuccessfully pushing gambling ventures nationwide in the past year.

Web Gambling Fight an Uphill Battle

9 August 2004

News Brief: As overseas sites prosper, observers are betting Justice Department will eventually relent and regulate activity.

Casino Plan Deleted From Ballot

6 August 2004

A proposal to put a casino in the nation's capital was knocked off the ballot Thursday by election officials who accused supporters of flouting the law.

Backers of Slots in D.C. Plan to Appeal

5 August 2004

News Brief: Leaders of a campaign to approve slot machines vowed yesterday to appeal a decision by the D.C. elections board to throw out thousands of petition signatures aimed at putting the gambling initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot.

Elections Board Rejects Petitions

4 August 2004

News Brief: The D.C. elections board yesterday threw out thousands of signatures gathered in support of the legalization of slot machines, saying a July petition drive illegally misrepresented the gambling initiative as a harbinger of jobs, improved public schools and better health care.

D.C. Pro-Gambling Side Wins Ruling

27 July 2004

News Brief: The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled yesterday that District residents who work as pro-gambling petition circulators can use out-of-town assistants to handle clipboards and solicit individuals for signatures.

D.C. Slot Opponents: Petitions are Frauds

19 July 2004

News Brief: A group opposed to bringing slot machines to the Washington area has claimed signatures on petition forms are frauds.

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