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Public gambling arguement; lawmakers direct efforts toward expansion bill - 2004-01-31
As Iowans ready to sound off Monday on the possible gambling expansion in the state, a core group of lawmakers and lobbyists is currently hard at work, crafting legislation that could chart a new direction for the business and communities betting on riverboat casinos.

Horse and dog racing tracks hope they are granted permission to open their casino floors to not only slot machines, but also table games like blackjack, roulette and craps that are allowed on riverboats.
Read the full story at Quad City Times, IA

Player glowing with victory - 2004-01-31
Poker has actually never been sexy. We tend to see professional poker players as fat, sweaty, middle-aged men, hunkered down around a green felt table, enveloped in a haze of acrid cigar smoke. And one really loud guy in a bolo and cowboy hat — there's always that guy in the cowboy hat.

"When I was 14 or 15, I used to hustle pool," she matter-of-factly shares. "That got me into gambling. I started playing blackjack, and then dealing. And from dealing blackjack, I got into dealing poker in the underground Toronto clubs."
Read the full story at Toronto Star, Canada