Rawlins NewsLocal news for Rawlins, WY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tribe hopes new casino will draw gamblers from Wyoming and beyond- March 29, 2008 "I don't think it's a good thing for the community, but it doesn't do any good to oppose it. It's already there" With the opening of a $30 million casino this spring, the Northern Arapaho Tribe is betting that its earlier ventures into Las Vegas-style gambling have whet Wyoming's appetite for more high-stakes slot machines and card games.The tribe plans to open the 45,000-square-foot casino overlooking Riverton on May 1, nearly three years after a federal appeals court ruled that the tribe...http://www.topix.net/city/rawlins-wy/2008/03/tribe-hopes-new-casino-will-draw-gamblers-fro... More...- March 9, 2008 "For Wyoming, that is an incredible number. We haven't seen this type of excitement in the Democratic Party in many, many years." While they're both Democrats who serve in Red states, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kansas, and Wyoming Sen. via Laramie Daily Boomeranghttp://www.topix.net/city/rawlins-wy/2008/03/more?fromrss=1 UW plans coal-bed methane issue workshops in Sheridan, Rawlins- March 7, 2008 "The workshop is intended to cover several key topics of interest to landowners, and it is being held because participants in a stakeholder survey completed last year expressed interest in gaining more knowledge in these areas" Two workshops are being held for landowners and interested persons in areas of coal-bed methane development this March in Sheridan and Rawlins. via High Plains Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/rawlins-wy/2008/03/uw-plans-coal-bed-methane-issue-workshops-in-... |