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Lottery Problems Could Hurt Plan For Slots At Canterbury - 2004-02-22
A plan to put slot machines at Canterbury Park could face an even harder time in light of recent controversy surrounding the Minnesota State Lottery, some legislators said.

That's because the bill that passed the House last year and is pending in the Senate calls for the lottery to own a casino at the track and contract with a private company to operate it.

Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton, a co-sponsor of the Canterbury casino legislation and a member of the Legislative Audit Commission, said lottery managers are not ready to assume the responsibility of running the so-called ''racino'' for the state.
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American Tribes Build For The Future - 2004-02-22
While some communities gamble on casinos, others are venturing different ideas to save their way of life, finds Ros Davidson in Phoenix. Turquoise jewellery, jet black hair and a soft lilt testify to Claire Miller's heritage as a Native American. But her role, in a tight-knit team of property developers and money managers near Phoenix, could not be farther from the white stereotype.

Seated in a slick modern conference room, she is talking about a development project requiring billions of dollars over three decades. The Salt River Pima- Maricopa Community, a small tribe, hopes to carve a massive development and enterprise zone out of the Sonoran Desert in the lee of these craggy red mountains
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