Archive for November, 2008

Bankruptcy Lawyer Leaves Goldman for Law Firm (New York Times)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

After three years at Goldman Sachs, James H. M. Sprayregen will return to Kirkland & Ellis, the law firm where he spent 16 years advising companies on bankruptcy matters.

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Judge says Ponca tribe can’t build casino in Iowa (The Kansas City Star)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. | A federal judge has ruled that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska can’t build a casino in Carter Lake, Iowa.

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Judge says Ponca tribe can’t build casino in Iowa (The Kansas City Star)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. | A federal judge has ruled that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska can’t build a casino in Carter Lake, Iowa.

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Flea-bitten casino worker loses round (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected a former casino dealer’s attempt to win compensation under federal maritime law for alleged injuries she suffered while working aboard the Harrison County riverboat.

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Appeals court rejects casino worker’s plea (The Indianapolis Star)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS » The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a plea from a former Caesars Indiana dealer for compensation under federal maritime law for flea bites she received while dealing poker. The court said Tina Conder, Clarksville, does not qualify as a maritime worker because the Ohio River riverboat, now the Horseshoe Southern Indiana casino, where she dealt cards is used primarily for …

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Players for Illinois casino license show hands (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

CHICAGO — The three players in the high-stakes competition for Illinois’ unused 10th casino license laid out key details of plans to build a new gambling destination in either Des Plaines, Rosemont or Waukegan.

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Red Lake Band gets $31 million loan from Sioux, most of which will build new casino and hotel near Bemidji (Crookston Daily Times)

Monday, November 24th, 2008

RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The Red Lake Band of Chippewa is getting a $31 million loan from another Minnesota tribe for three projects, including a new casino and hotel.

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A.G. clears officials in casino video (The Wichita Eagle)

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Attorney General Steve Six’s office said three Wyandotte County officials didn’t intentionally violate the law by appearing in a promotional video by a company wanting to operate a state-owned casino at Kansas City, Kan. “Based on the investigation, this office concludes there to be insufficient evidence to substantiate a knowing and willful violation of the statute in question,” Six’s office …

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Kansas AG says insufficient evidence to prove county commissioners intentionally violated law (Canadian Business)

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Carl Manning November 21, 2008 - 4:51 p.m. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Attorney General Steve Six’s office says three Wyandotte County officials didn’t intentionally violate the law by appearing in a promotional video by a company wanting to operate a state-owned casino at Kansas City, Kan.

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Ford County Casino Remains on Track (WIBW Topeka)

Friday, November 21st, 2008

With the state’s four-casino agenda shaken by the withdrawals of two developers, officials say plans for a casino in Dodge City remain firmly on track.

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