Landless Cowlitz Tribe to get reservation - Seattle Times
Cowlitz Tribe Chairman William Iyall returned to his office Thursday from an employee Christmas party and on the fax machine he found official confirmation from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that the tribe's application to establish a 152-acre reservation near La Center, Clark County, had been accepted.
"It was exactly what we had requested," Iyall said.
The tribe applied in
Police Find Body of West Memphis Woman - KATV
West Memphis police have discovered the body of a missing West Memphis woman.
Maggie Wright, 58, was last seen leaving Harrah's Casino in Tunica between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19. She was reported missing the following day. Around noon on December 19, Wright's body was discovered near railroad tracks in West Memphis.
Officials have issued a Capital
Oversight chair seeks delay in awarding resort casino license - Standard Speaker
HARRISBURG - The likely chairman of a House oversight committee wants to delay awarding Pennsylvania's resort casino license, suggesting a new assertiveness on casino issues by the legislative branch in the next session.
The state Gaming Control Board has scheduled Jan. 6 as the date for voting on four applicants for the remaining license for a resort casino
DealBook: Wall St. Giant Places Bet on Vegas Bookmaking - New York Times
LAS VEGAS — Miles away from the glamour of the Las Vegas Strip, past foreclosed homes and dusty tracts of desert, the Wall Street bond powerhouse Cantor Fitzgerald has placed millions of dollars of its own money on the table.
At the M Resort Spa Casino, Lee Amaitis, a former bond trader who now runs Cantor’s operations here, held court in a
Barry Pepper searches for humanity in characters - San Francisco Chronicle
Searching for humanity in role of ruthless lobbyist's right-hand man
Actor Barry Pepper says he tries not to judge his characters, including political con artist Michael Scanlon. In "Casino Jack," Pepper portrays the right-hand man to uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who paid $22 million in fines for
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