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News Brief: A state trooper charged with running a massive gambling ring with retired hockey star Rick Tocchet and another man is due in court tomorrow, his lawyer says.

Trump Entertainment Resorts reports that construction officially commenced in July 2006 on the new, $250 million hotel tower at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.

News Brief: Governor Jon S. Corzine told casino executives in a private meeting last week that the idea of adding video lottery terminals at northern New Jersey racetracks, but the idea deserves a look because slot parlors soon will be added in neighboring states.

News Brief: Lady Luck smiled upon, and then deserted, a Philadelphia man when he won about $20,000 in a casino and then had the money stolen, police said Thursday.

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. reports four new amenities at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort have or are scheduled to open during the month of July, 2006.

News Brief: Despite millions of dollars in lost revenue and tons of negative publicity caused by their unprecedented shutdown, the Atlantic City casinos showed once again that, ultimately, the house usually wins.

ews Brief: Vincent Giblin, chairman of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, was arrested Sunday night in Spring Lake after his wife called police and reported a domestic dispute, authorities said.

Two players at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resorts took home nearly a combined $2.3 million after winning jackpots on Wheel of Fortune slot machines in the month of June.

News Brief: Operators of a second Atlantic City casino have sued Powerball winner Jack Whittaker for allegedly writing checks from a closed bank account in West Virginia.

A New Jersey man has sued Aztar Corporation, the owner of Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort, for failing to protect him and other individuals from the dangers of secondhand smoke.

News Brief: A guilty plea by a former New York City police commissioner in a conflict-of-interest case could bolster a move by New Jersey gaming regulators to bar a construction company from doing business with Atlantic City casinos.

News Brief: With no government-imposed shutdown to worry about then, the Atlantic City casinos racked up $428.1 million in revenue in June for a record-breaking month.

A selection of news and reflections from Las Vegas and Atlantic City this week.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry.

News Brief: Thousands of New Jersey state employees are headed back to work this morning, formally ending the weeklong government shutdown that temporarily halted most state services and closed Atlantic City's 12 casinos for three days.

News Brief: New Jersey's budget stalemate finally ended Thursday, giving hope that casinos and state services would reopen by Saturday.

News Brief: New Jersey's governmental shutdown, which has closed Atlantic City casinos and canceled the state lottery, has ripple effects for Staten Island gamblers and the busin

Thousands of UNITE HERE members gather today at the steps of the State House in Trenton to demand that the leadership of the New Jersey Legislative Assembly approve a budget and end the stand-off that has shut down casino operations and race-tracks.

Blackjack players and other gamblers were banished from the Boardwalk early Wednesday, with Atlantic City's kings, queens and aces temporarily locked away because of New Jersey's worsening budget crisis.

With the New Jersey government shut down for the fifth straight day, gamblers have not missed a beat, turning to online casinos for their gambling entertainment.