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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Mona G. Mohib ( CN=Mona G. Mohib/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ]
)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 17-DEC-1998 17:00:34.00
SUBJECT: Indian News
TO: Lynn G. Cutler ( CN=Lynn G. Cutler/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ] )
READ: UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Forwarded by Mona G. Mohib/WHO/EOP on 12/17/98
04:54 PM
Raho Ortiz @ indian.senate.gov
12/17/98 03:54:00 PM
Record Type: Record
To: Mona G. Mohib
CC:
Subject: Indian News
70 AP 12-17-98 12:18 EST 40 Lines. Copyright 1998. All rights
reserved.
BC-ID--Casino Expansion, Bjt, 340<
Nez Perce Tribe plans expansion of gaming operation<
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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) The Nez Perce Indian Tribe is planning
to expand its gaming operations to include a new casino
building and off-track betting, despite a drop in revenues.
The tribe has hired a new gaming manager with expansion
experience to help.
Bob Lee recently arrived in Lewiston from Iowa, where he
helped add a casino to a racetrack. Before that, he helped open
a racetrack in Houston, Texas, and the Coeur d'Alene Greyhound
Park in Post Falls.
By the first of the year, racetrack enthusiasts will be able
to take part in off-track betting at the Clearwater River
Casino just east of Lewiston. And in six months, bidding will
begin for construction of a new building for the It's Ye Ye
Tribal Bingo and Casino in Kamiah.
Plans will also be finalized this spring for the construction
of a permanent building for the Clearwater River Casino, which
will likely be built in the year 2000.
'`We struck quickly in gaming, and now it's time to elevate
our services, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee treasurer
Jaime Pinkham said. `We've been successful and we're ready to
take it to the next step.
In fiscal year 1998, the two casinos made $2.7 million after
operating expenses. About 90 percent of that came from the
Clearwater River Casino.
This year's net revenue marked a drop from 1997, the first
year of operation for the Clearwater casino, when gaming pulled
in $4 million.
``When you open, you have a phase where you are new and
exciting, the new kid on the block, said Lee, `and typically
you'll soon get to a point where business levels off.
Lee and Pinkham said operating expenses went up this year
mainly due to a rise in employee salaries and benefits.
'We think that creating employee benefits will help lift