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STOCKCARTOON YEAR IN REVIEW: Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007; Kevin Harvick won the season-opening Daytona 500 and then was not heard from again, going winless in the next 35 races. Jimmie Johnson won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March and never slowed down, winning nine more races en route to the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship.
Lawmakers in Indiana eyeing gaming options: Friday, March 18, 2005; INDIANAPOLIS -- Senate Republicans have discussed at least two gambling proposals that could reap hundreds of millions of dollars for the state, including legalizing and taxing video gambling machines now operating unlawfully in hundreds of bars, social clubs and truck stops.
Voters in Indiana county OK casino plan: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003; FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- Proponents of a casino for economically depressed Orange County won a swift victory Tuesday, passing a referendum after a decade-long campaign to win gambling rights.
Indiana moving toward 24-hour riverboat casinos: Wednesday, July 9, 2003; INDIANAPOLIS -- The state's 10 riverboat casinos could get approval on Friday for offering around-the-clock gambling.
Indiana casino winnings up on dockside gambling: Monday, Sept. 9, 2002; INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's riverboat casinos took in nearly $198 million during the first month of dockside gambling in August, an increase of $25 million, or 14.5 percent, over July when more stringent boarding restrictions were in place.
Casino fined $2.26 million over allegations of prostitution: Tuesday, July 30, 2002; INDIANAPOLIS -- An Ohio River casino must pay a $2.26 million fine and close for more than two days over allegations it entertained guests with prostitutes and money for gambling during a golf outing last year.
Dockside gambling OK'd for seven Indiana riverboats: Tuesday, July 30, 2002; INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Gaming Commission gave approval Monday for seven riverboat casinos to offer dockside gambling starting Thursday.
Indiana lawmaker throws support to dockside gambling: Thursday, June 20, 2002; INDIANAPOLIS -- With time running out on the special session, the fiscal leader in the Indiana Senate said Wednesday that he could support dockside gambling as part of a tax-increase and tax-restructuring compromise.
Plans to expand Indiana gaming at risk: Wednesday, June 12, 2002; INDIANAPOLIS -- Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee plan to strip all provisions that would expand legalized gambling from a Democrat-drafted tax-and-budget bill passed by the House last week.
Newest Indiana casino failing to meet minority business goals: Wednesday, May 30, 2001; INDIANAPOLIS -- Casino regulators are growing impatient with operators of the state's newest riverboat casino for failing to meet statutory goals in contracting with vendors owned by minorities.

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Blog Entries

Electric pace car: extension cord not included: Tuesday, April 17, 2012; Hummmmmm. Can you hear it? That’s the sound of an electric pace car at a Sprint Cup race.
Twitter and Dale Jr. are cartoon subjects that can't be ignored: Sunday, March 11, 2012; I've done a few cartoons on the Tweeting talents of Brad Keselowski and I approach the subject again today in one of my sketches from the press box at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
You have to be creative to get a driver's autograph: Saturday, March 10, 2012; The Neon Garage in the infield at Las Vegas Motor Speedway allows racing fans to get a closeup view of the drivers and teams as they prepare their cars in the garage area.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sketch Pad: Friday, March 9, 2012; I love the smell of exhaust fumes in the morning.
Going off-road in style: Tuesday, March 6, 2012; If I could choose to own any high-performance vehicle available today, I would have to pass on the exotic names that would initially come to the mind of any car fantastic.
SCORE off-road racing returns to Laughlin, Nevada: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012; The NASCAR offseason is always tough for me. As soon as the Cup season ends, I find myself counting the days until the Daytona 500.
Jeff Gordon break-dances at the NASCAR After The Lap event: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011; Consider it the verbal version of "boys have at it." Each year, as part of the weeklong series of events leading up to the championship banquet, Ford and Coca-Cola sponsor the NASCAR After The Lap event.
Now that Stewart pays the bills, he has adjusted his attitude: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011; Opinions are often based on personal experience and a fear of consequences. So it was no surprise when I read today that Tony Stewart wants NASCAR to hold drivers accountable for retaliation on the track.
Objects in Carl Edwards' rearview mirror may be closer than they appear: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011; Carl Edwards needs to keep checking his rearview mirrors now that a resurgent Tony Stewart is riding his rear bumper in final stretch to the Sprint Cup trophy.
Ron Hornaday wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011; Camping World Truck Series driver Ron Hornaday took the checkered flag for the 51st time in his career in Saturday’s Smith’s 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.