Online Casinos Czar - Online Casino News

Court Issues Ruling on Shingle Springs Casino - 2004-01-07
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:LACO) today revealed a ruling by a California Superior Court in an environmental lawsuit by El Dorado County and another group against the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) relating to the proposed casino project of the Shingle Springs Rancheria (the Tribe). The Court ruled in favor of Caltrans on all of the County's claims against Caltrans' environmental review of the proposed casino project except that the Court requested clarification on one issue.

The lawsuit was brought by El Dorado County and a group called Voices for Rural Living (VRL), challenging Caltrans' approval of the proposed interchange on Highway 50 to give the Tribe adequate access to its land.
Read the full story at Casino City Times

Agreement paves way for casino OK - 2004-01-07
Station Casinos and residents who have fought over the size of the planned Red Rock Station hotel in Summerlin struck a deal Tuesday night that paves the way for the Clark County Commission to approve the project today.

Station agreed to scale back the project by about a third, eliminating 500 of the 1,500 rooms originally proposed and lopping 102 feet off the 300-foot tower the company originally proposed.

The height of the 300-foot central tower had been a key issue dividing supporters and opponents of the project.
Read the full story at Las Vegas Sun