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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.

D.C. Casino Supporters Meet Petition Deadline

7 July 2004

News Brief: Supporters of a planned casino in the nation's capital submitted their petitions Tuesday, hoping to get the issue onto the November ballot.

Newspaper: Non-Residents Recruited for Drive

6 July 2004

Allegations that petition signatures in favor of bringing slots to D.C. are being collected by out-of-towners could doom the effort, a slots opponent said Saturday.

D.C. Mayor Waffles on Slot Issue

2 July 2004

News Brief: D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday he opposes slot machines in the District but supports the right of residents to vote on a proposal to build a casino in Northeast.

D.C. Gambling Initiative Gets Green Light

29 June 2004

News Brief: A Washington, D.C. judge has ruled that supporters of a proposed casino may collect petition signatures to place an initiative on the November 2 general election ballot.

D.C. Group Wants Slots

25 June 2004

News Brief: A group wants to collect signatures on petitions to put a slots referendum on the D.C. ballot in November.

Casinos May Stand to Gain in Cyberspace

21 June 2004

If casinos in Nevada and elsewhere in the United States plunged into the Internet gambling market, they would likely gain up to $190 billion annually in sports bets, said Koleman Strumpf, an assistant professor of economics at the University of North Carolina.

Lawsuit Readied to Stall Slots

21 June 2004

News Brief: Opponents of a plan to build a $500 million gambling and entertainment complex along New York Avenue in Northeast are expected to file a lawsuit today in D.C. Superior Court to stall attempts to put the measure on the November ballot.

Ties to Gambling Haunting 'Famous' Dave

14 June 2004

News Brief: Famous’ Dave Anderson made it clear when he became head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that he would recuse himself from all decisions relating to his former business partner, gambling entrepreneur Lyle Berman.

Washington, DC Casino Effort Stalled

3 June 2004

News Brief: An investment group seeking to build a $500 million gambling and entertainment complex will have to wait to collect the signatures needed to place the issue before voters in November.

Federal Homeland Security Tourism Advocate Proposed

7 April 2004

Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., is working to create a tourism advocate position in the Department of Homeland Security.

Probe Finds $10 Million In Payments To Lobbyist

30 March 2004

News Brief: Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff received $10 million in previously undisclosed payments from a public relations executive whom he recommended for work with wealthy Indian tribes that operate casinos, congressional investigators have determined.

Washington Legislature Passes Account Wagering Bill

13 March 2004

News Brief: The Washington Legislature has passed a bill allowing Internet and telephone account wagering on horse racing in the state and has sent the measure to Governor Gary Locke.

A Jackpot From Indian Gaming Tribes

25 February 2004

A powerful Washington lobbyist persuaded four newly wealthy Indian gaming tribes to pay their firms more than $45 million over the past three years for lobbying and public affairs work.

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