Maine Eyes Tribes' Bid
For Casino in Kittery

Horseshoe To Offer Online “For Fun” Games - CALGARY, CANADA - Horseshoe Gaming, Jack Binion’s privately held gaming company with casinos in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Indiana, has contracted Chartwell Technology to develop a “play for fun” online casino as part of Horseshoe’s overall Internet strategy.

The online games will be available to all new and current members of Horseshoe’s customer loyalty program, Winners Circle.

"Horseshoe is excited to be partnered with Chartwell in this extremely important Internet initiative," states Jon C. Wolfe, senior vice president and CIO of Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.

Slots at Kentucky Racetracks Unlikely - FRANKFORT, KY - Kentucky Senate President David Williams vowed on March 1 to move to kill a bill that would allow video slot machines at the state’s eight racetracks. Kentucky racetracks maintain that they need the slot machines to compete with riverboat casinos in Indiana.

Racetracks estimate that slot machines would generate an additional $1.7 billion for the state in the next six years.

However, Williams strongly denounced the measure Friday, saying that even if the bill gets out of the House, he would ensure it was sent to an ''unfriendly'' committee in the Senate, where he would vigorously oppose it.

A House committee has agreed to hold a public hearing Monday on the proposal.