31.   Schneider said in a statement Wednesday the debate over the definition has inhibited development of casino hotels.

32.   The city is counting on three casino hotels that have not been built.

33.   The provision has also angered St. Croix business owners, who say it will make it difficult to find investors for casino hotels.

34.   There is no ownership limitation for casino hotels of other sizes.

35.   There is no such provision for other sizes of casino hotels.

36.   With only executives and nonunion workers left, the casino hotels had to curtail even the most basic services -- everything except gambling.

37.   Part of the development is to create residential communities, interspersed with casino hotels.

38.   Showboat owns and operates casino hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey.