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• Man returns $10k cash found at Vegas airport

  December 26, 2011 in Nation/World A Colorado man who found $10,000 before boarding a flight in Las Vegas says he returned the money to the owner because he wanted to show his children it was … 2

• Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s casino expansion honors land, tradition

  April 28, 2011 in Business, Idaho on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has spent about $75 million on a major upgrade of its resort and casino in Worley, Idaho. Most of the investment went into a 15,000-square-foot spa … 10

• Editorial: New casino not worth gambling on Fairchild

  February 5, 2011 in Opinion on Page B4 Only Oklahoma and California have more Indian casinos than Washington’s 28. If the Cowlitz and Spokane tribes get their way, it will be 30, and if the trend they represent … 13

• Man sentenced for family theft

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man was ordered this week to repay his mother nearly $140,000 after bilking her out of the cash to fund his gambling addiction. 1

• Spokane Tribe pushes case for casino

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B3 AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A glittering casino that has brought financial success to a tiny Indian tribe is drawing covetous eyes from a larger neighbor. The Kalispel Tribe’s off-reservation Northern Quest … 3

• Court: WA ban on Internet gambling constitutional

  September 23, 2010 in Business, Region The state Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state’s ban on Internet gambling doesn’t run afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s protections of interstate trade. 2

• Gambling website violates state law, court rules

  September 3, 2010 in City on Page A9 OLYMPIA – An Internet gambling service is an illegal bookmaking operation, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, despite claims by its operator that losers could refuse to pay without fear …

• Washington justices dealt online poker question

  May 27, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Is Internet poker just a 21st Century twist on the friendly game played around a kitchen table or “the crack cocaine of gambling”? That’s the question the Washington … 1

• Idaho lawmakers slashed spending, assailed federal initiatives

  April 4, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho lawmakers’ session this year was one of slash and bash – slashing deeply into state budgets for everything from schools to health care while passing measure after … 4

• Officials close online gambling site in Spokane Valley

  March 26, 2010 in City on Page A5 An illegal car-racing gambling Web site that authorities say a Spokane Valley man ran from his home may have operated undetected for as long as a decade. But the black … 1

• Idaho tackles old gambling law

  February 26, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Looks like Idahoans can fill out their March Madness brackets without looking over their shoulders.

• Time-shift to the Spokane of olden days

  September 19, 2009 in City on Page B1 I’ve been immersed in Spokane history recently and, occasionally, when I emerge from the library, I feel like a regular Rip Van Winkle. In fact, there are times when … …

• Coeur d’Alene Tribe gives $1.8 million to schools

  July 15, 2009 in News, Idaho Two colleges, 15 school districts and a drug-addiction program received donations totaling $1.8 million from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe this week in an annual distribution of a portion of its … 2

• Colvilles building temporary casino

  June 5, 2009 in City MANSON, WA — Mill Bay Casino will build a bigger, temporary $7.4 million casino with room for 500 slot machines, up from the 380 now available for gamblers. The building …

• Work to begin on casino

  July 5, 2008 in City on Page A6 The business arm of the Colville Confederated Tribes will break ground Monday on a 58,000-square-foot casino on reservation land near Omak, Wash. The $24 million project, expected to be completed …

• Reels are turning, but no one’s home

  April 15, 2007 in Features on Page D1 I have, against my will, accompanied various 80-year-old-plus companions to our local casino and seafood buffet emporiums. Each time, two thoughts have occurred to me. The first: At any given …

• Fbi Studying How Gamblers Got So Smart

  March 1, 1998 in City on Page B1 It almost sounds too good to be true, the way Spokane’s Todd Horner tells it: He and a few other ingenious gamblers found a numerical pattern in the Coeur d’Alene …

• Missiourians Can Play Lottery, Federal Judge Says

  February 17, 1998 in City on Page B2 Missouri gamblers cannot be barred from an Idaho Indian tribe’s Internet and telephone lottery games, a federal judge has ruled. Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon had sued the Coeur d’Alene …

• Tribe’s National Lottery Up And Running Offer From Gte To Provide Phone Access Puts Telephone And Internet Gambling In Business

  January 20, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Someone could win a $1 million prize today in the first national telephone and Internet lottery drawing, which is sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe. Tribal officials hope to …

• Flap Over Jackpot Comes Full Circle Casino Reverses Decision, Pays Jackpot

  January 15, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Herminia Rodriquez talks to reporters on Jan. 7 after her $300,000 casino jackpot was voided by Harrah’s Ark-Chin Casino. The casino has now reversed its decision after Rodriquez took her …

• To Be In On The Action Is To Be More Alive

  January 13, 1998 in City on Page B4 If you’ve seen ladies sitting in front of video slot machines, you know why they’d never stop playing, even after what happened to Herminia Rodriguez. The ladies sit before the …

• Casino Takes Back $330,000 Jackpot

  January 10, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 “I want justice to be done,” says Herminia Rodriquez. Photo by Associated Press

• Tribal Casino Neglected To Get Federal Approval Gao Concerned Glitch Wasn’t Caught By Someone

  January 9, 1998 in City on Page B4 Congressional auditors took the National Indian Gaming Commission to task Thursday for letting a Washington state tribe operate a casino illegally, without the required approval of the Interior Department. The …

• Tribe Ready To Scratch Lottery Deal Nez Perce Object To Language Of Proposed Compact With State

  December 5, 1997 in Idaho on Page B7 Negotiations between state and Nez Perce tribal officials to bring the Idaho Lottery back to the reservation after nearly four years have run into a snag. Lottery representatives and Indian …

• Casino Ok’d For House-Bank Status

  November 27, 1997 on Page S6 David Montecucco, owner of the Silver Lanes Casino, expects a jump in business with the operation’s new house-bank status. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

• Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

  November 10, 1997 in Sports on Page C4 Let’s face it. There’s no logical reason Rock’n Boy keeps winning, but it’s time to quit betting against him. His background suggests cheap speed, good cheap speed, but cheap nonetheless. …

• $12 Million Lotto Winner Says Church Gets Half

  November 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 New Jersey’s newest lottery millionaire plans to donate half of her nearly $12 million Pick 6 jackpot to her church. Eleanor Boyer, 72, is a longtime volunteer at the Immaculate …

• Bingo Charms Bring Hall Good Luck Clubhouse Parlor Doing Better Than Ever

  November 7, 1997 in City on Page B1 Luella McCargar of Athol uses a monitor to keep an eye on bingo numbers Thursday at Clubhouse Bingo in Post Falls. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

• Trainer Could Touch Gold Again In Breeders’ Hofmans Sees Same Winning Traits That Alphabet Soup Had

  November 7, 1997 in Sports on Page C2 Trainer David Hofmans says he tries not to think about what happened in the Breeders’ Cup Classic last year. Of course, he does remember. Asked about Touch Gold, the Belmont …

• Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

  October 25, 1997 in Sports on Page C6 Some old favorites from successful stables have a chance to enhance their reputations tonight. Kyle’s Ace has the speed to win the fifth race and he’s always run well over …

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