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News Brief: The Campo Indian band has decided to ask the California Supreme Court to overturn last month's appellate ruling in which the tribe was ordered to take an unresolved cas

Navy Chief Petty Officer Benjamin Jones will represent the Normandie Casino at the $5 Million World Poker Tournament at the Bellagio Resort Hotel in Las Vegas.

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed Senate Bill 288 which will re-allocate $20 million from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund to be used for grants to local government ag

News Brief: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s lead negotiator on the casino compact issue will appear to answer senators’ questions about a deal with the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians.

News Brief: The Barstow City Council this week decided not to take a position on the controversial local casino initiative.

A woman won a new 2006 Dodge Charger at the "Go Man Go, Car-A-Week" Give- Away Promotion at Pechanga Resort & Casino.

A woman hit the $100,000 slot jackpot at Pechanga Resort & Casino"s new High Limit Gaming Area.

News Brief: Station Casinos, which paid a record $100 million for land to develop a tribal casino next to Rohnert Park, wants to build an adjacent upscale shopping center that would mirror one of its newest casino properties in the Las Vegas area.

News Brief: San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge John P. Vander Feer decided contents of a lawsuit aimed at blocking the initiative from vote were "premature" and threw the

Men “The Master” Nguyen was the star of Cardplayer Magazine and Bodog’s inaugural “Biggest Night in Poker,” capturing the coveted Best Player honors for 2005.

News Brief: The Fresno County Board of Supervisors sent a clear message on Tuesday that it wants a voice in shaping the growth of Indian gaming within the county.

World Poker Tour prize of $2.4 million was won by Allan Goehring at the Commerce Casino.

News Brief: A field of 500 poker players is expected next week to attend the 10th Annual Shooting Star Tournament at Bay 101 in San Jose, California.

News Brief: A plan for a multi-story hotel adjoining the Agua Caliente Casino hotel along Interstate 10 at Bob Hope Drive was approved for construction Tuesday.

News Brief: Millions of dollars have washed over San Pablo’s City Hall since the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians launched the electronic bingo games and began drawing crowds to what was a sleepy card room.

News Brief: The California Assembly has upped the ante on charity poker by approving legislation that would allow a wide variety of nonprofits to hold fundraisers using gambling.

Poker TV Network, Inc. reports the addition of the Southern California Poker Tour to their lineup of online programming.

CardPlayer.com recently unveiled the first round of its Card Player Fantasy Poker Contest.

Gambling interests behind various Detroit-based Barwest enterprises are the driving force behind a last ditch lawsuit against a casino vote in Barstow, California.

News Brief: Due to a confusing City Council directive, the city of Barstow temporarily stopped supporting one of the two major casino developments proposed for the community.