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Madison casino agreement leaves allies at odds - 2004-02-14
Following an emotional and big-money campaign that has split residents, voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose whether they want a Ho-Chunk bingo hall converted into a high-stakes casino providing craps and blackjack.

Before it's over, $1.3 million is intended to be spent by local casino enthusiasts - funded by the Ho-Chunk Nation - setting a historical record of spending on a political campaign in Dane County.
Read the full story at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI

There's value in vice stocks - 2004-02-14
Investing in vice has its benefits. At least that's what the portfolio manager of a mutual fund dedicated to sin stocks says -- and he has some numbers to support his assertion.

Dan Ahrens' mutual fund, dedicated to vice, gained 34.3 percent last year, nearly 6 percentage points better than the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.
The quicker the shuffle, the faster the cash comes in from poker or blackjack tables, the company declares.
Read the full story at Oregonian, OR