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State authorities are cracking down on illegal gambling, from a Super Bowl betting pool in Albuquerque to a high-stakes poker game in southern New Mexico.

The head of an antigambling group wants the director of the New Mexico Council on Problem Gambling to quit, saying she has ties to the gambling industry.

The Tribal Council of the Nambe Pueblo of New Mexico voted to select Full House Resorts as the developer and manager of the tribe's casino project.

News Brief: San Juan Pueblo agreed Thursday not to install a new type of electronic bingo device at its casino north of Española.

Opening March 15, 2005, the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino encompasses the beauty and splendor of the Southwest.

News Brief: New Mexico is at a gambling crossroads, facing its biggest public-policy questions since approving casino gaming and a lottery.

News Brief: Just five years or so into the gambling game, Paul Blanchard is part-owner of the Downs at Albuquerque racetrack and casino and the new Zia Park racino in Hobbs.

News Brief: Jemez Pueblo and Santa Fe art dealer Jerry Peters have formally approached the federal government for approval of New Mexico's first off-reservation casino in Anthony.

Gov. Bill Richardson is asking the state's highest court to uphold his veto of a legislative provision that would have blocked use of state pari-mutuel tax revenue for a new or remodeled casino at the state fairgrounds.

The state Gaming Control Board has reached a settlement with an Albuquerque department store over two slot machines that were seized in October.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reported today that net revenue for Q2 was $23.2 million, an increase of $2.6 million, or 12.6%, from $20.6 million for Q2 2003.

News Brief: The bustling new Black Gold Casino and Zia Park Raceway under construction north of town will diversify Hobbs' oil-based economy and create a cornucopia of jobs, said local business people and an economic development official.

Dona Ana County commissioners have decided against discussing plans by a northern New Mexico Indian tribe for an off-reservation casino in the southern part of the county.

News Brief: A state senator has asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to strike down a line-item veto from Gov. Bill Richardson that allows the state to use tax money to build a new casino at the Downs at Albuquerque.

Jemez Pueblo may have competition in its push to build a casino in southern New Mexico as an Oklahoma Indian tribe eyes its own casino project in the area.

News Brief: According to a poll, a slim majority of El Paso voters favor a casino in New Mexico.

Agents with the state Gaming Control Board have seized three illegal slot machines after spotting a full-page ad in the Clovis newspaper promoting a public sale at the National Guard Armory in Hobbs.

Agents with the state Gaming Control Board's enforcement division have seized two slot machines that were on display for sale at an Albuquerque department store.

News Brief: A proposed casino in southern New Mexico could have a negative impact on Dona Ana County's economy, according to a new study.

News Brief: A tribal casino would create about 950 jobs in Anthony with an average yearly salary of $29,000, according to a study by a hospitality and gaming firm.