| Moses Lake casino in bankruptcy, owes $100,000 in taxes
MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- The gambling license of a restaurant and casino that owes about $100,000 in municipal taxes and filed for bankruptcy reorganization has been suspended. The Washington State Gambling Commission voted during a meeting Jan. 10-11 to lift the license of Cardroom Inc., doing business as the Porterhouse Restaurant, for 15 days after hearing that the business failed to pay local gambling taxes, disclose a lawsuit and report financial contributions by an owner, spokeswoman Susan I. Arland said. Ten days are for the three charges and five are for violating an earlier settlement. License holders are required to report criminal, administrative and civil proceedings, including bankruptcies and divorces, Arland said. Failure to disclose contributions is fairly common, but "having charges issued against you for failure to pay gambling taxes (is) very unusual," she said.
Quebecor World secures creditor protection
MONTREAL Quebecor World Inc., unable to strike a compromise with its bankers over the weekend, secured court protection from creditors Monday. Mr. Justice Robert Mongeon of Quebec Superior Court granted the order after a hearing in Montreal, saying the embattled printer is "in serious need of relief and is entitled to benefit from the protection" of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. .
Care about the environment? Eat less meat
Please consider making some changes, for the animals who live horrible lives as objects living under intolerable conditions on factory farms, for yourself and your own health, and for the planet. Posted 23/01/08 at 1:10 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
E-mails' topic: ORU, politics
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Postings bolster a claim that students were coerced into a campaign, an attorney says.
E-mails reportedly sent to ORU President Richard Roberts back up a former professor's claim that Roberts ordered students to participate in Randi Miller's mayoral campaign, attorney Gary Richardson said Wednesday.
Miller, meanwhile, said she entered the mayoral race after a call from U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and discussions with Roberts.
In e-mails obtained by the Tulsa World, a woman named ''Stef'' sent regular e-mails for two years to Roberts' ORU e-mail address advising him on a variety of political issues. Roberts' sister-in-law, Stephanie Cantees, was paid by the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association as a community and government liaison.
Pick 'n' roll: Wednesday's best NBA bets
Tough stretch for the Raptors. They slipped by Portland 116-109 in overtime as 5 ½-point favorites on Sunday and then had to travel to Detroit on Tuesday for visit with a Pistons team that was coming off a terrible loss to the Knicks. Wednesday, Toronto gets a date with a Kings team that has won three of its last four, including a 122-120 win over Dallas as a 5 ½-point underdog. Kevin Martin dropped 39 points in just his second game back after spending the previous 17 games on the shelf with a groin injury. Pick: Sacramento +5 Orlando Magic at Charlotte Bobcats (+1 ½, 207 ½) Check out the Charlotte Bobcats covering five straight pointspreads against some tough competition. They've beaten New Jersey, Boston and Denver over that profitable stretch and lost to Detroit and Cleveland in overtime.
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