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ARMS Email System Page 1 of 6 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< arxx9< 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