GAMBLING IN MONTANA
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NATIONAL
NEWS
  11/08 USB memory coming to VGMs?
  11/08 Economic turmoil affecting licensees
  11/08 Fantasy sports betting is flat
  11/08 Wass steps aside at GIA
  11/08 Entertainers: contractor or employees
  10/08 AG candidates addressed MTA
  10/08 Top regulators address MTA
  10/08 GIA eyes political landscape
  10/08 Gambling Control honored
  10/08 Fantasy pari-mutuel grows
  09/08 53rd MTA Convention Sept. 8-11
  09/08 Haney up for Top shelf Award
  09/08 GAC tackles 'negative tax'
  09/08 Fantasy pari-mutuel hits hurdle
  08/08 Times' Porter passed away
    > 08/08 Porter obituary
  08/08 Liquor Division making progress
  08/08 Lottery to launch 'Sports Action'
    > 08/08 How 'Sports Action' will work
  08/08 Machine technology gets scrunity
  07/08 Miller's goes smoke free
  07/08 MTA analyzing issues
  07/08 MTA board met June 4
  05/08 Gaming Council crunches issues
    > 05/08 Raffle law overhaul
    > 05/08 Gambler treatment gets boost
    > 05/08 License amendment streamlining
    > 05/08 'Negative tax" considered
    > 05/08 Bingo changes backed
    > 05/08 New license for related firms
    > 05/08 No progress on zoning issue
    > 05/08 Technology study group formed
    > 05/08 Record keeping reduction requested
  05/08 Credit gambling pursued
    > 05/08 Staples amplifies cautions
    > 05/08 Reporting timetable set
  05/08 Five AG candidates speak out
    > 05/08 Lee Bruner, Republican
    > 05/08 Tim Fox, Republican
    > 05/08 Steve Bullock, Democrat
    > 05/08 Mike Wheat, Democrat
    > 05/08 Mike Wheat, Democrat
  05/08 City, county VGM taxes reported
  06/08 GIA Convention May 20-21
    > 06/08 GIA social events
    > 06/08 GIA E.D.: Convention was Great!
  06/08 Gaming growth dips
  04/08 Tavern Timetable
  04/08 Peterson new GIA exec
    > 04/08 Peterson getting ready to rolll
  04/08 MTA mulls bill validator problem
  04/08 Fantasy pari-mutuel rules see progress
  04/08 Three reappointed to Gaming Council
  04/08 MTA will not endorse candidates
  03/08 Conterfeit ring cracked
  03/08 Miller steps aside at GIA
  03/08 Gaming Industry board met
  03/08 New fantasy league pari-mutuel rules
  03/08 Industry group seeks funding
  03/08 Mayor has bar background
  03/08 SWTA slates poker tourney
  03/08 Bob Miller files for HD 71
  02/08 Liquor revenue up $8.4 million
  01/08 Kennedy to serve on GAC
  01/08 Peterson to head Summit
  12/07 MTA committee eyes issues
  12/07 First quarter taxes up 5.29 percent
  12/07 GIA votes on Internet gaming
  12/07 Fantasy League Pari-mutuel explained
  12/07 MTA board met Nov. 7
    > 12/07 PO Committee urges Meth Project support
  12/07 Gaming Advisoyr Council met Nov. 2
  11/07 White to head MTA
  11/07 Meyer is Worker of the Year
  11/07 Carson leaves Summit
  11/07 Blasdel joins Advisory Council
  10/07 Governor speaks to MTA
  10/07 Staples: 'cabaret' will work
  10/07 Attorney General hopefuls faceoff
  10/07 Meyer tabbed top worker
  10/07 Regulators address MTA
  10/07 GIA had annual meeting Aug. 28-30
  09/07 '07 taxes top $60 million
  09/07 2007 MTA Convention
    > 09/07 Convention Monday
    > 09/07 Convention Tuesday
    > 09/07 Convention Wednesday
    > 09/07 Outlaw will host MTA
    > 09/07 MTA will cover business
    > 09/07 Convention Committee
    > 09/07 Sporting clays event
    > 09/07 Poker tourney's big draw
    > 09/07 Trade show sold out
  09/07 'Cabaret' license lotteries
    > 09/07 Winners listed
  08/07 Gaming Council gets underway
    > 08/07 Mcgrath appoints two
  08/07 'Cabaret' drawing set
    > 08/07 Cabaret license stats
  07/07 'Cabaret' licenses listed
  07/07 Town Pump making news
  07/07 Changes nixed, rules published
  06/07 MTA hears legislative report
  06/07 Flathead Reservation stalemate
    > 06/07 Tribes sticking with Class II
  06/07 New liquor laws
  06/07 GIA convention rescheduled
  06/07 Third quarter taxes up
  06/07 Gaming Council shuffled
  05/07 Gaming taxes up 7.50 percent
  05/07 Summit, Game-Tech deal closes
  05/07 Liquor, gaming bills done
  04/07 Legislation moving
  04/07 Tax bill 'ill considered'
  03/07 Legislation ferments
  Gaming tax comparisons
    > 08/06 Crusaders and class actions
  03/07 License bill passes Senate
  03/07 Gambling council back on track
  03/07 Governor ready to negotiate
  03/07 Indian gaming bill tabled
  02/07 Youth 'bootleggers' nabbed
    > 02/07 Compliance at 77 percent
  02/07 Leg eyes liquor gaming bills
  02/07 Internet reporting on track
  01/07 Liquor bills pending
  01/07 Staples: Don't bet on gridlock
  01/07 News from Flathead, Rocky Boys
  01/07 MTA meets January 30
  12/06 Quota system protects public
  12/06 MTA legislative outlook
  12/06 MTA executive board met
    > 12/06 MTA PR Committee met
  12/06 New responsible gaming campaign
  12/06 Flathead compact expires
  12/06 Blackfeet not running Class III
  12/06 Poker bill heavily revised
  12/06 GIA, MCMOA met
  12/06 New Fleetwood era
  11/06 Internet gambling banned
  11/06 Blackfeet scrutinized
  10/06 MTA previews legislation
  10/06 Summit Gaming sold
  10/06 Govenor backs status quo
  10/06 GIA board met August 24
  10/06 regulators addressed licensees
  09/06 State control threatened
    > Correction
  09/06 MTA Convention Sept. 11-14
  08/06 Foreign help on the way
    > 08/06 Meet Vitaly and Ratmir
  08/06 Gaming Council ponders card games
  07/06 MTA board met
    > 07/06 Regulatory matters mulled
  07/06 GIA members met
  07/06 Tribes negotiating
  07/06 3rd Quarter taxes up
  07/06 Deregulation threat
  06/06: Treatment program growing
  06/06: Schedule of events
  06/06: State, tribe meet
  06/06: New AARS rules
  05/06 Robberies epidemic
  05/06 GAC meeting
  04/06: MTA board meets
    > MTA legislative and gambling
    > MTA health insurance committee
    > Public relations committee
  03/06: Gaming Research group
  03/06: Alcohol taxes raise usage
  03/06: Helena GIA Board meeting
  02/06: Lottomatica buys GTECH
  01/06: Year in review
  10/08 Staples gets UM award
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