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Idaho Residents Support Indian Gaming - COEUR d'ALENE, ID - A recent Kootenai County survey found most residents support Indian gaming. The telephone poll performed by North Idaho Polling Services posed the question: "Do you favor continuation of gaming on Idaho Indian reservations with limited increases in gaming machines in the coming years?" The results indicates Kootenai County residents would support Proposition One, the Indian Gaming and Self-Reliance Initiative backed by the Coeur d'Alene and Nez Perce tribes. Proposition One would declare legal electronic gaming devices known as "video lottery" machines, which bring in most casino revenues at Idaho’s Indian casinos. Bob Bostwick, Coeur d'Alene Tribe press secretary, wasn't surprised by the local poll results. "People who know us better understand what we will be able to do in terms of economic growth and investment here," says Bostwick. "I think North Idaho appreciates that." The poll may foreshadow local sentiment for the Indian Gaming and Self-Reliance Act which will be on the November ballot, barring a court injunction. Of 108 people in the poll who said they had formed an opinion, 79.8 percent said they supported Indian gaming.

Verizon Launches Wireless Games - The largest cellular operator in the US, Verizon Wireless, has announced that it has launched a number of wireless games from US applications developer JAMDAT Mobile. The new games are available for subscribers to download to their handsets using the Qualcomm-developed BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) technology. Once downloaded the games can be played offline so that subscribers do not have to pay for airtime. The games -available nationwide - include JAMDAT Bowling, Baseball, Football and Solitaire, as well as Minefield, Mummy Maze, Diamond Mine, Puzzle Penguin and two titles published in cooperation with Electronic Arts: EA Sports FIFA World Cup and EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf. Meanwhile, Hutchison Whampoa has signed an agreement with Swedish games developer, It’s Alive, to develop a mobile adventure game. In BWCS’s recent report, PLAY AWAY: The Future of Mobile Entertainment, information on tech developments, wireless rollout schedules, potential killer applications and in-depth forecasts for mobile gaming, gambling, music and more are profiled.