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Casino Operators Charged with Tax Fraud

29 August 2005

News Brief: A married couple who oversaw Star Dancer casino boat operations in Little River and Florida were indicted Thursday by federal grand jury for tax fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for South Carolina reported.

Internet Sweepstakes Next Video Gambling Battleground

18 July 2005

Internet sweepstakes terminals in York County businesses are posing a new problem for authorities in the state's battle against the video gaming industry.

Georgetown County Officials Oppose Casino Boats

13 July 2005

News Brief: Georgetown County officials solidified their opposition to casino boats Tuesday night by passing third and final reading on an ordinance to ban gambling vessels.

Southern Baptists Won't Track Down Gaming Machines

1 July 2005

News Brief: The South Carolina Baptist Convention will not be directly involved with SLED in targeting illegal video gaming machines, officials from the Convention said.

South Carolina Gambling Debate Continues

27 June 2005

News Brief: Five years after video poker was outlawed, illegal gaming machines are everywhere, and the Southern Baptist Convention has offered to help law enforcement agencies track them down.

South Carolina Casino Boat Debate Enters Next Phase

13 June 2005

News Brief: The debate over casino boats appears ready to enter a new phase in Georgetown and Horry counties after South Carolina approved local regulation of the gambling operations.

South Carolina Governor Signs New Casino Ban Law

10 June 2005

News Brief: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford visited Georgetown County to announce a new state law passed this session giving local governments the ability to ban casino-boat operations.

South Carolina Boats Fazed Out

19 May 2005

News Brief: The two casino boats in Little River, South Carolina, will have five years to phase out their business if Horry County bans them, according to a revised version of the boat bill passed Wednesday by the Senate.

South Carolina Bill Narrowly Approved

12 May 2005

News Brief: Sparks flew between two Horry County lawmakers as the South Carolina House narrowly approved a bill that would let local governments ban or regulate casino boats.

South Carolina Schools Dependent on Lottery Funds

10 May 2005

News Brief: Look no further than Irmo High School to get a feel for how important lottery-funded scholarships are in South Carolina.

Georgia Looks Forward to North Carolina Lottery

10 May 2005

News Brief: Somewhere in Georgia, lottery officials have got to be smiling as North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery.

Casino Boats Bill Advances

4 May 2005

The Senate gave key approval Tuesday to a bill that would allow counties ban casino boat operations.

South Carolina Casino Boat Bill Passed

30 March 2005

News Brief: A South Carolina bill that lets cities and counties ban or regulate casino boats passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 16-5 Tuesday after a contentious discussion.

Bill to Ban Casino Boats Filed

7 March 2005

A bill to ban casino boats in South Carolina has been filed as the state Supreme Court debates whether to hear an appeal of a judge's ruling that local governments can't keep the boats from docking on their shores.

Casino Boat Owner May Have to Wait a Year to Sail

3 January 2005

A casino boat operator will have to wait at least another year to get into Georgetown County.

A Look at Two Video Poker Approaches

13 December 2004

News Brief: Today the Oregon Lottery owns nearly as many video poker machines as once had been illegal, raking in $528 million annually for the state's budget. South Carolina took the opposite approach an banned the machines outright.

South Carolina County Appeals Casino Boat Ruling

24 November 2004

News Brief: Georgetown County Council decided unanimously to appeal a judge's ruling allowing casino boats to operate in local waters, sending the case to the S.C. Supreme Court.

Former Partners Fight for Casino Boats

16 November 2004

News Brief: Two former video gambling partners are leading the fight to bring casino boats to Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Judge Rejects County's Appeal on Casino Boat Ban

8 November 2004

A Circuit Court judge has refused to change his ruling that casino boats can operate in Georgetown County.

South Carolina Gambling Regulations Challenged

4 November 2004

News Brief: The ink isn't dry on Georgetown county's new regulations on gambling vessels but is already being challenged by casino boat owner Wallace Cheves.

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