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A Northern Arapaho Tribe representative told a legislative committee that they believe an agreement is near with the Interior Department on issuing a high-stakes gambling license for a new tribal casino now under construction.

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

Starting this week James Woods and Vince Van Patten will be online exclusively at HollywoodPoker.com playing real money games against poker players everywhere.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $72 million.

Since no tickets matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the Mega-Million jackpot for the Tuesday, November 16, 2004 drawing rolls to an estimated $126 million.

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

Scorpio traditionally symbolizes sex, death & rebirth, shared resources such as banks and taxes, biology, chemistry, quantum physics and psychology.

Canterbury Park Holding reports earned net income of $1,064,204 on revenues of $17,279,804 for Q3, compared to net income of $575,547 on revenues of $14,981,550 for Q3 2003.

News Brief: New Jersey's incoming acting governor is pushing a plan to introduce slot machines to at least one of New Jersey's horse racing tracks.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is exploring a long-range plan to develop 142 acres behind its Wynn Las Vegas resort into a "large, mixed-use" hotel, casino and residential resort complex.

The Bellagio was one of three hotels that have received the AAA's Five Diamond Award.

News Brief: The monthlong strike in which thousands of union workers walked off the job at seven casinos was bad for business. It was also good for business.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $63 million.

MTR Gaming Group, which owns the downtown hotel-casino, said it will take over management and rename the property simply Binion's on March 11.

The Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling involving companies embroiled in a dispute over the collapse of the $5 million Las Vegas Hilton marquee sign on July 18, 1994.

Wynn Resorts, reports that its subsidiary, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of the $247,580,000 aggregate principal amount of outstanding 12.0% Second Mortgage Notes due 2010 issued by Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

Season One of the World Poker Tour’s Professional Poker Tour is jampacked with a stellar line-up of All-Star players, 134 of which turned out for the Tour's inaugural competition on November 9-10 at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

A $400,000 judgment against the Strip casino Imperial Palace for detaining a gambler who had broken no laws could be good news for the future of gambling in Las Vegas -- but only if it marks the beginning of a trend.

News Brief: Union employees from the city's three Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts properties were the last to approve a five-year contract that provides increases in wages, health care and pension contributions and guarantees workers that their jobs will not be replaced through subcontracting.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the excitement continues to grow for the Friday, November 12, 2004 drawing, which will have an estimated jackpot of $106 million.