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Missouri Bill Taps Casino Revenue - 2004-02-24
After a dispute that divided Missouri universities, two Columbia lawmakers are trying to change the subject. Rep. Chuck Graham and Rep. Jeff Harris, both Democrats, this week introduced a bill that aims to provide new funds to all public universities by tapping casinos and people who work in Missouri but live in other states.

They would scrap a law that limits casino patrons to $500 worth of chips or tokens every two hours, increase the gross receipts tax on casinos and change the casino admission fee from $2 every two hours to $4 per day.
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Casino Loyale - 2004-02-24
Glamour doesn't really abound in the western Willamette Valley, where the oaks give way to Douglas fir and Highway 18 starts into the Siuslaw National Forest en route to the Oregon Coast.

But Spirit Mountain Casino, Polk County's answer to more popular gaming destinations, manages a rustic but spiffed-up feel that attracts large crowds to its well-appointed property -- a healthy portion of them from the Portland area -- and keeps them coming back.

Metro area visitors account for "about 40 percent of our folks," says Marketing Director Adam Henny.
Read the full story at Portland Tribune