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January 6, 2000

Feds Dismiss Gambling Boat Suit Against Port

Greenville, SC – A lawsuit filed by operators of the gambling boat TROPIC SEA against the State Ports Authority has been dismissed. Norman D. Kline, administrative law judge for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), dismissed the suit against the State Ports Authority, citing lack of jurisdiction and a local ordinance that bans gambling boats. In…