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News Brief: About 850 unionized workers at four northwest Indiana casinos have threatened to walk off the job next month if they can't agree to a new contract with riverboat companies.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements to install its unique mechanical "multi-reel" games into Cher-Ae Heights Bingo and Casino and River Rock Casino located in Northern California.

Although the Morongo casino sits about 30 minutes from its nearest desert competitor, experts say it is raising the stakes in the hotly contested battle to attract gamblers to the five other tribal casinos in the desert.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $14 million.

There was no jackpot winner, so the Mega Millions jackpot is on the move and estimated at $17 million for the Tuesday, December 14, 2004 drawing.

News Brief: Gambling revenue at Atlantic City's 12 gaming halls dipped 1.1 percent to $375 million in November, according to figures released Friday by the state Casino Control Commission.

With Venus and Mars still in close alignment and now the Sun conjunct Pluto the lingering intensity of Scorpio is persisting.

Wynn Las Vegas said it is advising job applicants to complete online job applications by Dec. 31 to be considered for positions at the resort, which is scheduled to open April 28.

MGM Grand has defined yet another genre of nightlife with the grand opening of Teatro Euro Bar.

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.

News Brief: Thousands of VIP guests will party at invitation-only events tonight to kick-off Friday's grand opening of the new $250 million Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa.

Magna Entertainment Corp.’s parent company, MI Developments Inc. has agreed to provide project financing for the reconstruction of facilities at Gulfstream Park race track in Florida of $115 million and at The Meadows race track in Pennsylvania of $77 million.

A casino industry trade group is exploring creating a global think tank on gambling addiction that would involve alliances between research institutions worldwide that specialize in addiction studies.

Belterra Casino Resort & Spa will maintain its status as the ‘Official Hotel and Casino of Kentucky Speedway’ through 2007 thanks to a new marketing partnership.

The owner/developer of an Acapulco gaming establishment is benefiting from a $4,000,000 expansion loan from direct private lender Kennedy Funding, based in Hackensack, New Jersey.

The consolidation that is occurring in the gaming industry is a sign of its maturity and success, an American Gaming Association executive said today.

Although the slide in value of the American dollar abroad is looked upon as a sign of economic weakness, it's also a sign that it's time to roll out the global welcome mat.

Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno will toast 2005 with a New Year’s Eve celebration of free champagne, party favors and free live entertainment.