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News Brief: Garden Grove city officials say they have no idea whether the grand plans of a local Indian tribe to build a casino will ever crystallize.

News Brief: A labor union hopes California voters will do what the Legislature wouldn't: block the expansion of five Indian casinos in Riverside and San Diego counties.

DynamicARK, Inc launches a second generation "Jackpot Board" for Normandie Casino in Gardena California.

Bally Technologies, Inc. has signed a contract with Viejas Casino & Outlet Center to provide a complete slot accounting and casino management system and 2,500 iVIEW interactive displays for all of Viejas Casino's slot machines.

Month-long series of Texas Hold'em tournaments begins Sept 4 and culminates in $2,580-buy-in championship event Sept 22-23.

News Brief: For the second time in as many days, a traffic engineer opined yesterday on the Barona casino's liquor license and drunken-driving accidents.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians hosted a 'Topping Off' party where VIPs, tribal leaders and construction workers gathered to sign the last steel beam that was lifted into place for the tribe's $215 million, 16-story hotel.

Poker players of all levels can join Matt Vasgersian, Channel 4 San Diego’s voice of the Padres, for a night of Texas Hold ‘Em to benefit local charities.

A man from Las Vegas found luck at Spa Resort Casino overnight, taking home a Paradise Jackpot worth $88,303.84.

The Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa has opened the doors to its newest restaurant venue, Desert Orchid, which adds contemporary Asian cuisine to the variety of dining choices already available at the four-diamond resort.

SoftBrands, Inc. reports early success at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA, with its utilization of SoftBrands Karyon Distribution Service.

Nearly three out of four high-propensity voters favor keeping the four recently ratified tribal-state agreements that allow more slot machines at four Southern California casinos if the issue were put to a vote, a poll commissioned by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians has found.

They have sold more than 40 million albums and scored hit after chart-topping hit, and now New Edition is coming to Spotlight 29 Casino on August 4.

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and California Council on Problem Gambling today jointly announced the designation of the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino as a "Certified Responsible Gambling Establishment."

News Brief: Hundreds of thousands of dollars set aside to help Inland communities deal with the impacts of Indian casinos went to unrelated projects, such as a rescue ambulance boat and a program for troubled students, according to a state audit released Thursday.

News Brief: The final processing of the recently signed casino compacts will start the clock on a 90-day window for opponents to collect signatures needed to put the multibillion-dollar deals to a statewide vote.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians along with two other tribes this morning quietly reached the end of a campaign to expand their tribal casinos when the governor signed bills ratifying revised gambling agreements.

The California Lottery is celebrating that luckiest of days, July 7, 2007 with a new SuperLOTTO Plus promotion.

News Brief: The Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln is set to get a multimillion-dollar expansion that will make it one of the biggest casinos in Northern California.

The River Rock Entertainment Authority reports that its Board of Directors has announced plans to build a complete destination resort on its Rancheria in Alexander Valley.