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Gambler Is Issued Treatment Rather Than Jail Time - 2003-03-21
A Louisville woman who robbed nearly $90,000 from an elderly Catholic priest will receive no jail time as long as she continues to get assistance for her compulsive gambling problems.

Dickman pleaded guilty in January to three theft-related charges after prosecutors accused her of cashing certificates of deposit held by the Rev. John 'Jack' Dickman, her husband's uncle, and gambling away almost all of the money at three Southern Indiana casino boats.
Read the full story at Rolling Good Times

Casinos would bear majority of new taxes - 2003-03-21
Nevada's largest casinos will be the companies hit the hardest if Gov. Kenny Guinn's recent package of tax increases is passed by the Legislature, the governor's office reports.

The Governor's proposed .25% tax on gross receipts would apply to all Nevada businesses that produce more than $450,000 per year but would only be levied on casino revenue generated by non-gambling activities such as shopping and dining. Casinos in Nevada already are charged taxes on gambling revenues.
Read the full story at Las Vegas Sun