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News Brief: The Oneida Indian Nation continued the transformation of its Turning Stone casino into a vacation destination with the opening Friday of a new 19-story luxury hotel.

News Brief: The board of directors of Western New York Regional Off-Track Betting on Thursday approved a $9.4 million financing package that will pave the way for the March 1 installation of 1,500 video lottery terminals at Batavia Downs.

News Brief: While the fate of the fast ferry is being decided, some Rochester-area residents maintain that allowing gambling on the ship or inside the terminal would pump money into the operation.

News Brief: Manhattan gem mogul who pleaded guilty to a massive bank-fraud scheme yesterday had dug himself into an $18 million hole thanks to an out-of-control gambling habit and a penchant for playing the stock market.

Scientific Games Corporation reports its contract as a secondary supplier of instant tickets to the New York Lottery has been extended for another two years.

News Brief: The Oneida Indian Nation has appealed a judge's ruling that the state agreement allowed the billion-dollar Turning Stone Casino to be built a decade ago is invalid.

News Brief: NYRA chairman Barry Schwartz said the dispute can be resolved only if the racetracks in the group 'come to their senses.'

Kenilworth Systems has been able to engage CenterStaging Musical Productions, Inc. to provide the entertainment content for its future around the world Roulabette TV broadcast.

News Brief: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver testified behind closed doors Tuesday for nearly three hours to the state Lobbying Commission's staff investigating whether a casino violated gift limits for state lawmakers.

News Brief: A Rochester developer with a contract to build an Indian casino in central New York is accusing former Attorney General Dennis Vacco and his partners in Albany law and lobbying firms with major ethical and professional breaches.

A panel of experts met today to launch a national public policy initiative -- "Proposition 1: To Regulate or Prohibit Online Gambling" -- designed to create a framework for lawmakers to regulate the online gambling industry.

News Brief: A health scare has shut down the casino at the Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg. Haz-Mat crews were called in after several employees became sick and were rushed to the hospital.

News Brief: A federal court ruling will enable an Oklahoma tribe to move forward in its pursuit of opening gambling enterprises in New York state.

Gaming stocks took another dive in July, suffering through their second month in a row of summer doldrums, analysts said Tuesday.

Monticello Raceway’s live racing schedule will change in September.

News Brief: The Seneca Allegany Casino will bring in between $133 million to $178 million in slot machine revenue in its first full year of operation, according to a casino impact study funded by the city of Salamanca.

News Brief: Track officials at Vernon Downs and Raceway Ventures are still focused on one man to financially revive the track: Eric Spector.

Empire Resorts reports that the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma has designated Empire Resorts as the tribe's exclusive casino development partner for the Catskills region of New York.

News Brief: Leaders of an Oklahoma tribe are exploring becoming partners in a stalled project to create a casino at Monticello Raceway, potentially cutting their New York brethren out of the project.

News Brief: Despite near-daily rain over the first 18 days of the 36-day Saratoga Race Course meet, on-track handle has increased 13% and total handle is up 3.9%.