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Times Series Rankles Las Vegas Officials

7 June 2004

30 local business and community leaders gathered Friday at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce's Hughes Center headquarters, intent on rebutting what they felt was the series' largely negative portrayal of this area.

Times Series Gets Mixed Reviews From Observers

7 June 2004

Critical or not, many local advertising and gaming officials saw some upside in the New York Times' critical six-part series on Las Vegas.

Pataki's Gaming Commission Idea Approved

4 June 2004

News Brief: Governor Pataki's plan to create a gambling commission to regulate horse tracks and the new gambling parlors has been approved by the New York Senate.

NYRA Brace for Record Breaking Belmont Stakes

2 June 2004

News Brief: With a positive forecast and unprecedented interest in Smarty Jones' Visa Triple Crown Challenge bid in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, officials at the New York Racing Association are bracing for the biggest day in track history.

Batavia Downs Won't Open for Summer

1 June 2004

News Brief: Batavia Downs, believed to be the nation's oldest nighttime Standardbred track, will not open for racing this summer because of dwindling revenue and an inability to get financing for its racino operation, track officials said.

Governor Pataki Proposes Gaming Commission

28 May 2004

News Brief: Governor Pataki has proposed establishing a state gaming commission that would oversee gambling in the state.

New York Gambling May Fund Schools

26 May 2004

News Brief: New York Senate Republicans have publicly offered a plan for improving education financing, proposing to spend an extra $6.3 billion statewide, largely from gambling money they originally found distasteful.

Battle Continues Over New York Casino

26 May 2004

News Brief: There’s another lawsuit in the battle over building an Indian casino in Erie County.

Stronach Pledges $1 Billion to New York Racing

19 May 2004

News Brief: Frank Stronach, chairman of Magna Entertainment, says he is willing to invest a billion dollars to turn New York into the center of racing.

Man Faces Jail Over Google Shares Scam

18 May 2004

News Brief: A Dutchman who pleaded guilty to swindling wealthy New Yorkers by promising an inside track to Google stock and then blowing $350,000 (£198,000) of their money in a three-month spending spree on hotels, restaurants and gambling, could face more than five years in prison.

Poll: Buffalo Votes Prefer Downtown Casino

10 May 2004

News Brief: Erie County voters feel shut out of the decision-making over a new Seneca casino, and their preference for locating it is downtown Buffalo, not Cheektowaga, according to a Buffalo News poll.

Buffalo Group Attempts to Block Casino

4 May 2004

News Brief: Buffalo business and political leaders will head to state court in Buffalo today to try to block the Seneca Nation from building a casino in Cheektowaga instead of the city.

10 Gambling Ring Arrests Made

4 May 2004

News Brief: Ten people — including four from Westchester — were charged yesterday as part of an organized crime syndicate that earned in excess of $10 million yearly on college and professional sports betting.

BIA Endorses Cayuga Nation Plans for Catskills Casino

4 May 2004

The Cayuga Nation of New York's application has been recommended for approval by the Eastern Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

New York Bill Would Allow Ferry Gambling

30 April 2004

News Brief: A new bill would allow operators of Albany’s fast ferry to add VLTs.

Developer Signed for Seneca Nation Casino

29 April 2004

News Brief: Uniland Development Co. and the Seneca Nation of Indians have cemented their relationship for a proposed Cheektowaga casino by agreeing to retain the company as the developer of the proposed gaming and hotel venture.

Don't Make N.Y. Gambling State: Padavan

28 April 2004

News Brief: With the expansion of gambling operations in the state, people can now take part in state-sanctioned gambling literally all of the time, a state legislator contended in a report released yesterday.

Judge Wants Feds Involved in NY Tribal Casino Case

27 April 2004

News Brief: A federal judge yesterday urged the U.S. Attorney's Office to take part in a lawsuit that will determine whether the Shinnecock Indians will be allowed to open a casino.

Vernon Downs Racino Plans Stalled

20 April 2004

News Brief: State officials who hoped a new racino at Vernon Downs would help close New York's budget gap may find themselves waiting yet again.

Mega Millions Big in New York

19 April 2004

News Brief: Mega Millions has become megapopular since its launch in New York two years ago.

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