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News Brief: Bingo was modeled after the Italian lottery, 'Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia,' which used a game card with three horizontal rows and nine vertical rows.

Progressive Gaming International Corporation reports its shares of common stock will now trade under the new ticker symbol "PGIC" on the NASDAQ National Market Quotation System.

Today Empire Resorts Inc. has received a letter agreement from the Cayuga Nation of New York stating its intention to extend its existing agreements through June 30th, 2005.

News Brief: Taking a gamble on gambling paid off handsomely in 2004. Casino stocks were among the best performers last year.

News Brief: New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. confirmed on Tuesday that one New York City OTB outlet would close by year's end and that others were being targeted for possible closure as well.

News Brief: The Catskill Casino Coalition has begun a media blitz to sell Gov. George Pataki's idea of five casinos in Sullivan County.

News Brief: Casino Fortune says it's ready to ante up more than $5 million to put its name on ‘The Charging Bull,’ the 7,000-pound bronze sculpture near Wall Street.

News Brief: The opening of a second casino in Salamanca and a growing marketing membership program helped drive up profits at Seneca Gaming Corp.

A company that is proposing to buy the troubled Vernon Downs harness track for $38 million wants to restart live racing and operate video lottery terminals.

News Brief: Casino stocks have been on a roll, and some investors are betting on continued strong growth in Las Vegas and gains from industry expansion as far afield as China.

News Brief: Governor George Pataki signed a major casino-land claim deal with a man who had no right to act on his tribe's behalf, according to a majority of the Cayuga Nation of New York's traditional government.

On its inaugural day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Las Vegas Sands became the industry's largest gaming company in terms of market capitalization after its stock price jumped 61 percent Wednesday.

News Brief: The Gambling Recovery Program of Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County received a $25,000 boost Wednesday, courtesy of a state grant.

Scientific Games that its European subsidiary Scientific Games International GmbH has successfully passed a certification audit in accordance with the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System standards.

News Brief: Multimedia Games has received a ‘a series of letters’ from the National Indian Gaming Commission ‘expressing the commission's concern that certain of our agreements violate’ Indian gaming rules.

News Brief: New York could borrow its way out of a budget deficit if it settles Indian land claims and approves new casinos, lobbyists for tribes are telling state officials.

News Brief: With a strong operating history and growth potential in Las Vegas and in Asia's Macau, Las Vegas Sands could offer a significant payout for those investors willing to play a hand.

News Brief: According to analysts, Las Vegas Sands' IPO is a good bet to open strongly and perform well in the aftermarket.

Scientific Games Corporation reports that, in connection with the tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding 12-1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, it has received sufficient consents from the registered holders of outstanding Notes to amend the indenture governing the Notes.

News Brief: New York State’s deal to allow a pair of out-of-state tribes to open two casinos in the Catskills would have financial payoffs for Oneida and Madison counties.