Word: riverboats
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INDICTED. EDWIN EDWARDS, 71, former Governor of Louisiana, in an alleged scheme to extort millions for awarding riverboat-casino licenses; in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards denies he did anything illegal...
...like the independence, I guess," he says. "The satisfaction is that you do something and sometimes it turns out good. I could go down to the riverboat casinos and gamble it away, but this works out better...
Although the U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans has not said what charges DeBartolo may face, published reports say he is suspected of having paid family friend Edwards $460,000 in exchange for help in securing a gaming license for a proposed $194 million riverboat casino. The money in question was seized by federal agents from Edwards last April. Although he intially said he had won it at casinos, Edwards acknowledged on Thursday that the cash came from DeBartolo, who was paying him to represent his interests in Louisiana. Edwards denied any impropriety in the transaction and explained that...
...riverboat cruise out of Hannibal, Mo.; a bluegrass band picking in a park in Danville, Ky.; a turreted 1898 Victorian near Nappanee, Ind., that just sold for $136,500--these are the warm enticements that draw suburbanites to small towns. But before such lures can work their magic, the towns must remake themselves into places where people want to live. To learn how, more than 1,200 communities since 1980 have turned to the National Main Street Center, a branch of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Best known for its work protecting landmarks, the trust also deserves credit...
When he started looking for international opportunities eight years ago, Barden had had a long career in the U.S. His holding company, Barden Companies, is involved in riverboat gambling (aboard a vessel operating out of Gary, Ind.) and owns radio stations in Illinois, a computer-assisted learning company in Tucson, Ariz., and a construction company building housing projects in Detroit. Last year these businesses racked up sales of $93 million. But Barden had no foreign contacts...