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News Brief: Plans for new laws to regulate American Indian gambling got a hostile response from casino-operating tribes who told a Senate committee they're already amply regulated.

News Brief: Eleven years after Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino opened, casino shareholders added another $130 million investment to the casino, Vice President Tom Cook said to the participants of the Information Exchange, sponsored by the Clay County Economic Development Council.

News Brief: The shadow of the stalled West Warwick casino proposal cast a pall of uncertainty yesterday over eleventh-hour efforts to salvage a proposed Lincoln Park purchase-and-expansion deal before state lawmakers close up shop this week.

Powerball paid off big for one lucky ticket Wednesday night. The winning ticket worth $10 million was purchased in West Virginia.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and five provincial casino regulators have signed memoranda of understanding to assist in Canada's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist activity financing.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino report that net revenues for fiscal 2005 were $93.0 million, an increase of $12.1 million, or 14.9%, from $80.9 million for fiscal 2004.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $52 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $63 million for the Friday, July 1, 2005 drawing.

Black Oak Casino is becoming a major benefit to the economic and tourism development of Tuolumne County, California.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway has the biggest 4th of July Weekend celebration planned in the capital region.

The Chehalis Tribes will open their new Eagles Landing Hotel next to the Lucky Eagle Casino here this weekend, tribal officials announced this week.

Empire Resorts, Inc. reports that the company's Mighty M Gaming at Monticello Raceway has drawn more than 1.1 million customers.

John G. Brokopp: Resorts is a dynamic gambling company that is on the threshold of becoming a major player in America’s casino industry.

The opening panel and discussion of the conference presented an inside look at the five-year design and building process of Wynn Las Vegas.

Regulators have scheduled a public hearing this Wednesday to consider an application by Barrick's landlord and silent partner to 'participate in operations.'

News Brief: Oregon's newest casino exceeded tribal expectations during its first year, and if all goes as planned, expansions are likely.

Wynn Las Vegas rooms were an instant hit when they went up on Expedia.com two weeks ago.

The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas has selected Travelocity as one of its premier online distribution channels.

News Brief: Steve Wynn’s ambitious plans for the proposed $1.4 billion Encore hotel on the Las Vegas Strip have grown by more than 1,000 hotel rooms.

News Brief: Golden Acorn Casino neighbors are concerned over waste water released by the casino.

Everything is growing in Mega Millions: the jackpot, the excitement, even Mega Millions itself is growing.