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Reno Casinos Looking to River to Deliver Tourists10 June 2003RENO, Nevada -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``It was heresy not long ago for a Reno casino owner to encourage gamblers to pry themselves away from the slot machines and enjoy the great outdoors. ``But a growing number of business and community leaders here say the key to weathering increased competition from tribal casinos in neighboring California is to promote hiking in the Sierra, rafting on the Truckee River and mountain biking at Lake Tahoe. ``The latest push is a 24-mile whitewater recreation corridor that would include a kayaking slalom course through downtown Reno. ``Harrah's and Eldorado hotel-casinos have each agreed to match the city's $500,000, making available a $1.5 million loan to begin building the $22 million project this summer. ```For Reno to do this shows how Reno is changing. Reno is no longer a senior slots center,’ said Ferenc Szony, president of the Sands Regency hotel-casino…” |