Harrah's, Hilton May Find `Friendliest Border' Less Welcoming

The casino, jointly managed by Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Beverly Hills, California-based Hilton Hotels Corp., is just one of the businesses on both sides of the border that are concerned the new rules will deter millions of travelers, hurting the economic prospects of restaurants, bars, stores and tourist spots. Local politicians worry the rules will split border communities accustomed to decades of easy co-existence. "We are one metropolitan region," Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis said in an interview. If the rules are tightened, "a lot of people will change their behavior." The new regulations are the latest potential irritant to the relationship between the world's largest trading partners. The list of grievances includes both political and economic issues: Canada didn't join the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the countries have been feuding for two decades over lumber duties. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=a6bcuiqPdn9o&refer=canada# [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on March 8, 2006]

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