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News Brief: In response to pleas from frustrated county officials, the state is investigating complaints of unsafe working conditions and improper waste disposal at the Campo Indian tribe's Golden Acorn Casino.

News Brief: The B.B. King Blues Fest makes a stop tonight at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.

California officials, fire and police chiefs, and tribal leaders are urging the governor to take the necessary steps to make sure these funds continue to flow to local agencies.

News Brief: Yuba County voters will have their say this November about whether they want a tribal hotel-casino in their backyard.

News Brief: A small expansion at the Pauma Indian casino is turning into a potentially big conflict between the North County tribe and the county government.

Getmintedpoker.com is offering a chance to win seats to the World Poker Tour “Legends of Poker” tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.

News Brief: A second proposal to let voters have a say in whether they want a casino didn't garner enough support from Barstow City Council members Monday night.

News Brief: The newly renamed San Pablo Lytton Casino turned on 500 electronic bingo machines Monday morning, thus becoming the Bay Area's first urban casino.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

A grass fire threatened hundreds of homes in rural Madera County on Monday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

News Brief: A federal environmental review of a proposed casino near Rohnert Park is taking a year longer than initially planned, a sign that the project is likely to be delayed, perhaps well beyond its 2007 opening date.

News Brief: Around one dozen Blue Lake Casino employees who had given advance notification that they would be leaving to work for a competitor were abruptly fired Tuesday.

The all-new Black Oak Casino is proud to announce the opening of Seven Sisters, a signature restaurant located on the third floor of the Casino.

News Brief: The proponents of an Barstow Indian gaming ballot initiative have gathered more than 2,100 signatures, and are prepared to submit them to the city.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements with three more California casinos.

News Brief: Representatives of Michigan-based BarWest LLC and two Indian tribes told City Council members Monday night that they expect to receive compacts within a couple weeks for a two-casino project in Barstow.

Hollywood Park closed its 64-day Spring/Summer Meet today with total common pool wagering of $667,016,796, down less than one-half percent from the figure of $679,693,206 during a 65-day meet a year ago.

News Brief: The Schwarzenegger administration has condemned one of its lottery officials for masquerading as a reporter to gather ammunition in a legal battle over whether the multistate Mega Millions game is constitutional in California.

Hundreds of people from all over Southern California took to the field at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino to play in the world's largest human bingo game.

News Brief: A breach-of-contract lawsuit has been filed against Jim Gannarelli, Bear River Casino’s general manager and former Mazatzal Casino chief executive officer, by his former employer, the Tonto Apache Tribe.