Tag: tribal-casino
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Kansas Casino Workers Want Smoking Ban
Kansas casino workers are banding together to clear the air. They want smoking banned in all state-owned casinos. They say second-hand smoke poses a danger to their health. “I’d say 10 or 11 a.m., that’s when it starts getting busier and more smokers come in and you get people smoking cigars that you can’t get…
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Hurricane Milton Affecting Florida’s Casino Industry
Hurricane warnings across Florida are closing airports, schools and colleges across the state as Hurricane Milton closes in. The storm is expected to cut a path through Tampa Bay, Orlando and Melbourne beginning Wednesday before heading back out to sea later this week. The casino industry stands to take a financial hit because of the…
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Did California Assemblyman Trade Card Room Vote for Tribal Cash?
The city of San Jose, California, receives some $30 million in taxes each year from commercial card rooms, providing vital funding for police and emergency service personnel. But if Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill allowing tribes that operate casinos to sue these card rooms, that funding could be in jeopardy. State Assemblyman Evan Low…