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Ho-Chunk Members Talk To Casino Foes - 2004-01-07
No Dane Casino is pushing for a "no" vote in a countywide referendum to develop gambling at DeJope Bingo Hall on the Southeast Side. Members say they're worried about the negative economic impact on Downtown businesses and the societal ills gambling might cause.

If the casino is approved, Madison and Dane County will each receive roughly $3.5 million a year, perhaps much more, from the Ho-Chunk, indefinitely. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz opposes expanded gambling, but County Executive Kathleen Falk is in favor and has said she would use the money for property tax relief and human services.

Ho-Chunk members attended Monday's meeting and addressed the crowd after questions arose about why the tribe may get the right to expand DeJope into a casino offering games such as poker, blackjack and roulette.
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The Lighter Side - 2004-01-07
Chrysler unveiled a 12-cylinder sports car Tuesday that can go 250 miles an hour. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time. They put this car into production right before they got word that the oil belongs to the Iraqi people.

Pete Rose told “ABC News Monday” he bet on baseball games while he managed the Cincinnati Reds. The players should have guessed something from all the phone calls he made in the dugout. The Reds never had a bullpen coach named Yes, Godfather.

The World Series of Poker airs on NBC Sports from Las Vegas this winter. The action is exhilarating. Recently a player keeled over dead in the middle of a hand and out of respect for him, everyone played standing up for the rest of the evening.
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