Observer editorial | Speaker’s blind spotCharlotte Observer - Perhaps Speaker Jim Black and his colleagues in the N.C. Optometric Society are right: Maybe it is legal to have a political action committee as well as a “legislative committee” to raise money and dole it out to candidates. But if it is legal, it […]

Poker tables are a winner for one local businessBismarck Tribune - Like the outfitters that sometimes made the best money selling mules and shovels to gold-rush prospectors, Eric Nordstrom is betting that he can make a profit from poker tables, rather than the game. A lifelong carpenter, Nordstrom began making poker
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A Recommendation for VPInsider.com  Rolling Good Times - Feb 19 9:03 PM I’ve been a regular subscriber to your newsletter, and everything you tell us about slot machines being random is true.Save to My Web
Catawbas would get 2nd bingo hall in Santee via Matthews-Hutto bill  Times and Democrat - Feb 15 10:33 PM COLUMBIA The Catawba Indians […]

Comptroller Accused Of Lax Video Poker Enforcement WBAL Channel.com, MD - Jan 30, 2006 BALTIMORE — A Montgomery County delegate intends to give the state comptroller’s office a wakeup call through proposed legislation over video poker machines.
Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Lovetripper.com, TX - Feb 20, 2006 owned by presidents and other […]

Black campaign broke law, official says  The News & Observer - Feb 11 1:42 AM The state deputy elections director says the speaker or his campaign committee violated elections laws.Save to My Web
If the NBA Is Willing, Vegas Is Able  Washington Post - Feb 16 7:56 PM At first glance the NBA and Las Vegas may make […]

Security Will Be Tight Oscar NightWXXA - The attorney for Saturday Night Live alumni Tracy Morgan is fighting the comedian’s Hollywood drunk driving arrest, it was reported Thursday. Morgan was pulled over Dec. 2 for speeding and subsequently charged with driving under the influence of
Raiders draw first bloodBrampton Guardian - For local […]

Lawyers: Black’s office solicited money for speaker’s allyFayetteville Observer - Three optometrists said Wednesday they turned over incomplete checks to the head of the industry’s state political action committee, who then made them payable to a former state representative closely allied with House Speaker Jim Black. Their
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What’s Jim Black’s Impact On His Political Party, Future?  WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - Feb 14 5:35 PM His fundraising and influence are the subject of state and federal investigations. So, what’s the political damage assessment for House Speaker Jim Black and his fellow Democrats? VideoSave to My Web
Illegal Gambling  The Monitor - Feb 19 11:47 PM A first-time […]

ONGAME’S NEW ONLINE CASINO ROOM HAS FRESH GAMES Online-Casinos.com, Denmark - Jan 26, 2006 Casino Room’s collection of video poker games has also been extended to appeal to poker enthusiasts with the release of A Jack’s Quest Video Poker, a medieval
Black to appear before elections board News 14 Charlotte, NC - Feb 8, 2006 […]

Decker takes 5th Amendment, declines to testify in elections board Winston-Salem Journal - Former state Rep. Michael Decker took the Fifth Amendment yesterday, citing his right against self-incrimination as he declined to testify about campaign donations he got from optometrists after he switched parties in 2003 to help optometrist Jim
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