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Nevada Gold & Casinos Results Down

10 November 2004

For Q2, Nevada Gold & Casinos reports revenues decreased to $1.5 million compared to $2.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2004.

Houstonians Find Ways to Legally Gamble On Poker

8 November 2004

News Brief: A popular television show about playing poker has made the card game all the rage. Houstonians who can't seem to get enough have found ways to cash in on the new fad.

Kickapoos Opens New Facility

29 October 2004

The Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino held its grand opening ceremonies this week for a new facility three times the size of the casino it replaced.

Restaurant Company Considers Casinos

29 October 2004

News Brief: Landry's Restaurants is eyeing various acquisitions including casinos, CEO Tilman Fertitta said yesterday.

Texas Commission to Decide on Betting Machines

19 October 2004

News Brief: Following a demonstration of Magna Entertainment Corp.’s Horse Wizard simplified betting machines, the Texas Racing Commission will decide whether to allow the machines at Lone Star Park during Breeders’ Cup week.

Great Canadian Provides Update on Texas Lawsuit

15 October 2004

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation reports that Judge Buchmeyer has granted the company's motion to dismiss a civil action case brought forth by Allegiance Capital Corporation.

Multimedia Games Expects to Miss Expectations

14 October 2004

Multimedia Games, Inc. reports that it expects its fiscal fourth quarter and full-year results for the period ended September 30, 2004 to be below prior expectations.

Texas Senator Wants Lobbyist Investigation

1 October 2004

News Brief: Senator Eliot Shapleigh will ask Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to investigate two former Washington insiders who took millions from the Tigua Indians to help the tribe reopen Speaking Rock casino after allegedly working behind the scenes to help shut it down.

Texas Eight-Liner Game Room Raided

1 October 2004

News Brief: The Tarrant County Sheriff's Department raided an eight-liner game room in southeast Tarrant County, where they seized 39 gaming machines and cited patrons.

Texas Tribe Reacts to Revelations about D.C. Insiders

28 September 2004

ews Brief: The Tigua tribe is angry at revelations that two associates of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay took $4.2 million from them to help reopen Speaking Rock Casino after working behind the scenes to shut down the tribe's economic lifeline.

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.

Former Fort Bend Official Admits to Theft

21 September 2004

News Brief: After admitting in court that she used money stolen from a 4-H Parent Leaders bank account to pay gambling debts, former Fort Bend County Treasurer Jeanne Parr was given five years deferred adjudication and sent to jail for 14 days.

Man Steals from City Halls

10 September 2004

News Brief: John David Woods has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from 24 city halls across Texas to pay off Internet gambling debts.

Study: Casinos Could Help Texas

22 July 2004

News Brief: Legalizing full casino gambling in Texas would create more than 270,000 permanent jobs and generate nearly $2.9 billion annually in state and local tax receipts, according to a new study.

Gaming Industry Eyes Texas

13 July 2004

News Brief: Texas is by far the largest state in the country without commercial casinos or major American Indian gaming operations. It is being eyed as the final frontier for casino-style gaming.

Alabama-Coushattas Hope for Legalized Gambling

12 July 2004

News Brief: Gambling is gone, but the Alabama-Coushattas hope Texas lawmakers trying to find new ways to fund public schools will legalize it in some form.

Kickapoo Casino Close to Opening

6 July 2004

News Brief: The Kickapoo Indians' modest Lucky Eagle Casino is being replaced by a $15 million stone-and-steel structure next door.

Texas Senator Says No to Gambling

7 June 2004

News Brief: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison wrapped up the Republican Texas convention by affirming her stance against gambling.

Texas Cops Shut Down Casinos

28 May 2004

News Brief: Texas police are following through with their promise to shut down any video gambling casinos that break the state’s gambling laws.

Texas Official Slams Gambling Funding Idea

26 May 2004

News Brief: Funding education through slot machines and casinos is morally and fiscally irresponsible, a Republican National Committee member said Tuesday.

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