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House approves casino vote - 2003-05-31
The Maine House voted Thursday to permit Mainers to decide in November whether a casino should be opened in southern Maine.

By an 85-55 tally, representatives voted against passing a citizen-initiated bill authorizing Maine's Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indians to build a $650 million gambling casino, deciding instead to send the question to referendum.

Senate consideration was pending.
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Internet poker player wins $2.5 million - 2003-05-31
Known among his friends as "Money," Chris Moneymaker, 27, became the first person to win the well known tournament title at the 4th annual World Series of Poker by qualifying on the Internet.

Players and experts said Moneymaker's win will revolutionize poker, solidifying the merger of the Internet and big-name casinos and boosting the game's popularity.
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