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Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts
Friday, April 19, 2019

Quick hits: Rural education needs more attention, cities pressure rural water sources, Mueller report has coal connection

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at he...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Rural Nevada town goes on sale for $8 million

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For $8 million, a rural town along the Nevada/California/Arizona border could be yours, Henry Brean reports for the Las Vegas Review-Jour...
Monday, December 14, 2015

University of Nevada study looks at the national county-level impact of legalized gambling

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Revenue increased in non-Indian counties that opened casinos from 1987 to 2007—a period in which the number of states to legalize gambling w...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Land wars between Native Americans, Washington leaving poorer tribes in the dust

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While richer Native American tribes are fighting what they call a hostile Supreme Court and Congress over lands Indians want to reclaim, po...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Native American casino wars heating up in a new 'mini-Las Vegas' in Western North Carolina

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Native American land in Western North Carolina has turned into a mini-Las Vegas, drawing 3 million visitors in 2013 to Harrah's Cher...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

Weekly newspaper tells amazing tale of two hugely successful expatriates who died in the same week

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By Al Cross Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Some of the best stories to be told in rural news media are those of suc...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Tribe divided over tapping their lands' resources

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There is great beauty on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, writes Jack Healy of  The New York Times .   "But there is als...
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Once destitute Calif. tribes fight to keep others from benefiting from off-reservation casinos

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Thomas  Lozano at the planned Enterprise Rancheria Casino site (NYT photo by Max Whittaker) To pull itself out of poverty, the Maidu ...
Wednesday, June 06, 2012

N.C. lets Cherokees expand casino, build two more

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Sequoyah Fund map shows Cherokee land (Qualla Boundary) in red next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Heavy black line is Intersta...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Despite new rules, lots of race horses keep dying

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Twenty-four horses a week die at racetracks across the country, and many are inexpensive horses racing with little regulatory protection, a...
Friday, March 09, 2012

Greyhound track owners, reliant on casino games, want relief from state rules on number of races

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Greyhound racing parks are losing millions because casino gambling in track basements, which owners lobbied for and won years ago, is drawi...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

As Derby looms, Thoroughbred industry suffers

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As the Thoroughbred industry approaches its crowning event, Saturday's Kentucky Derby, it has a grim outlook. Over the past two years Th...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Illinois casino seeks 2nd tourism grant from city

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A small Illinois town with a big name is again planning to use part of its tourism budget to bring big-name musical acts to the local casino...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Alabama electronic bingo facilities spark debate about what kind of jobs rural areas need

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An attempt by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley to rid the state of electronic bingo has put rural county officials on the defensive for one of the few...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

First tribal solar plant to be built in New Mexico

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The 3,000-member Jemez Pueblo tribe in northern New Mexico is on the verge of building the nation's first utility-scale solar energy pl...
Friday, June 05, 2009

Bill would recognize seven Indian tribes in Virginia and North Carolina, but they couldn't build casinos

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A bill passed by the U.S. House this week would recognize seven Indian tribes in North Carolina and Virginia, but would not permit them to b...
Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Thoroughbred interests blame Va.'s anti-gaming attitude for decline of their industry in the state

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Virginia once had a thriving thoroughbred industry, but since 1996, no Virginia-bred horse has raced in the Kentucky Derby. “Breeder funds” ...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Kentucky governor gives up on casino proposal

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Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat who ran last year on a platform of casinos at racetracks, including those in rural areas, said today...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Cockfighting probe accuses 63 people of taking part in contests in rural Oregon and Washington

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A sting operation that involved 500 law enforcement officers has led to 63 people being accused of taking part in a dozen cockfight derbies ...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Ky. governor proposes 12 casinos, some rural

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Kentucky would have up to 12 casinos, some in rural areas, under legislation proposed today by Gov. Steve Beshear. The plan is being pushed ...