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News Brief: Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels, who said he's concerned about the financial problems of Donald Trump's casino company, wants the Indiana Gaming Commission to wait before sealing the deal with them to build the state's 11th casino in French Lick.

News Brief: Local schools are finally starting to receive direct tax benefits from casinos, more than a decade after the first riverboats began cruising the Des Plaines River.

News Brief: A return to live racing for shuttered Texas racetrack Bandera Downs and the survival of the state’s existing tracks could be jeopardy if the state does not pass legislation to add video lottery terminals gambling, according to officials with Bandera Downs.

Only two Las Vegas resorts are reporting sellouts. Still, most Strip executives are sure their properties will be filled to capacity when the party hits town.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $145 million.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that its riverboat casino has been moved into its permanent position at the L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino site in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Edward Garruto, interim general manager of Caesars Indiana, the Midwest's premier riverboat casino resort, has been named general manager of the property.

The new, $250 million Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California has been tapped to host Fox Sports Network's (FSN) second annual Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, where 24 of the world's top players will compete.

Behind a massive construction wall wedged between an Elton John retail store and the sports book at Caesars Palace, a short-lived legacy is methodically torn down in time for a polished, adults-only image to emerge by the end of the year.

News Brief: Missouri gambling regulators decided Monday to fine Ameristar Casino $200,000 because of a malfunction in its progressive slot machines at its St. Charles casino.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino's $99 million Rainmaker expansion added its final element this holiday weekend -- a valet parking area that would add 800 spaces to the casino.

Today's gaming floor will meet the future's software thanks to a new transitional protocol from the Gaming Standards Association.

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.

Caesars Palace will open its first poker room in at least 12 years in response to the burgeoning popularity of poker, while Bellagio and Bally's Las Vegas are considering expanding their poker areas.

A selections of news and views from inside the industry this week.

The Standardbred Owners Association of New York has reportedly signed a five-year deal with Yonkers Raceway that will pave the way for long-awaited track renovations and the construction of the proposed video lottery terminal facility.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $127 million.

This December, the National Geographic Channel (NGC) takes you from Sin City to Atlantic City to get an inside look at the making – and the breaking – of these magnificent structures. Meet all the players, from the team that built the first super casino on the east coast, to the infamous M.I.T. college students that took several casinos for millions, to the Loizeaux family that makes a living tearing them down.

News Brief: Mid-State Raceway may be days from going broke, according to federal government officials.

News Brief: Mississippi state gaming authorities have reported a rash of cheating at Tunica's slot machines, with at least six arrests this year of increasingly sophisticated criminals.