Are Rebel subs beneath casino site?

Four Confederate submarines built in Shreveport to protect the Red River from Union advances may be beneath the proposed site of the Margaritaville casino, a local historian says. But developers of the 400-room resort-casino north of the Louisiana Boardwalk say they're confident the subs are not there. • Article

One opinion on the Gettysburg casino

The Picket hasn't done the research on a proposed casino to have an opinion on the topic. But here's something that ran today in the Philadelphia Inquirer. • Editorial

Preservation group supports casino

A battlefield preservation group announced Monday that it’s throwing support behind a proposed hotel resort and casino half a mile from the hallowed ground of Gettysburg. • Article

Historians against Gettysburg casino

Hundreds of historians - including top Civil War scholars - have signed a letter urging a state board to reject a proposal to put a casino a half-mile from the Gettysburg battlefield. • Details

Gettysburg battles again over casino plan

Amid heightened efforts to protect vulnerable parts of the battlefield and restore other areas to their original condition, preservationists see a new threat on the horizon: a proposal to put a resort casino in an aging conference center a half-mile south of the battlefield on the storied Emmitsburg Road. • Article