vegas style casino to be built in san pablo

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Aug 17, 2004 | 11:25 AM

doodoobrown

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vegas style casino to be built in san pablo

I'm not sure how I feel about this yet... it will bring plenty of tax revenue to San Pablo (near my hometown) and CoCo County (and believe me they need it). But I feel like it will make San Pablo even more "ghetto".

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...jorurbancasino

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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) is preparing to sign new gambling agreements with several Indian tribes, including one that could spawn California's first major urban casino — something the governor has said he opposed.

The Bay Area facility, a short drive from Oakland and San Francisco, could be one of the world's largest gambling halls, as large as five Costcos, with up to 5,000 slot machines, multiple sources said Monday.

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