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Stillman, Others Claim Region Is Prepared For Study On Gambling - 2004-02-12
The stories and figures have accumulated for seven years as Connecticut balanced its budget with billions of dollars from two American Indian casinos and the state lottery while postponing a gambling impact survey.

On Wednesday morning at the state Capitol, a woman who stole from her employer to feed the slot machines at Foxwoods Resort Casino included her tale to the state's increasing history of authorized gambling.
Read the full story at TheDay.com

Be rational on gambling - 2004-02-12
Legislative leaders should work out an agreement with Iowa's land-based casinos instead of threaten a new tax. Otherwise, they risk another court fight and the loss of additional profits in the meantime, which Iowa can hardly afford.

GOP leaders are upset that Iowa's Supreme Court decided racetrack casinos can't be taxed differently from riverboat casinos. The disparity was 20 percent for boats vs. up to 36 percent for tracks. That breached the equal-protection law of the state constitution, the court declared.
Read the full story at DesMoinesRegister.com