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Romulus, Flint offer casino - 2004-02-06
Gaming endorsers in this suburban Detroit town may be in for a battle with another city over the location of a proposed Indian casino.

Romulus voters authorized a plan in December that would permit a casino operated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to open in their city.
But the Flint City Council voted last week to request that voters approve a similar measure when they go to the polls in the city's Aug. 3 primary.
Read the full story at Contra Costa Times

How conmen transformed a 1c cheque into nearly $1m - 2004-02-06
Several conmen are running after pulling off a sting that turned a one cent cheque into close to $1 million.

The thieves duped Victorian banking institutions into giving them nearly $1 million after a crude forgery altered the amount payable on the otherwise worthless cheque.
The men are believed to have conceived the plan while gambling at Crown casino and succeeded in getting $876,707 in a string of withdrawals through the Bank of Melbourne before the account was frozen and police were notified.
Read the full story at Herald Sun