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As casino gaming becomes legal in more and more states, primarily through the spread of tribal casinos, the need to train more casino executives is growing, a keynote speaker at the Global Gaming Expo said Monday.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa would like the public to know that Borgata remains unaffected by the HERE Local 54 Strike, which began Friday, October 1, at other Atlantic City casinos.

If voters approve every ballot initiative on gaming nationwide, supply company experts say they could be asked to provide as many as 175,000 new slot machines in years ahead.

News Brief: With poker's popularity growing because of televised tournaments, retailers are betting that playing cards and chips will be among the must-have items during the holiday shopping season.

News Brief: Tropicana Casino and Resort has accused Local 54 of Unite Here of coercing its workers into a destructive strike that had more to do with labor issues in Las Vegas than in Atlantic City.

News Brief: Nate Silver quit his $55,000-a-year financial consulting job in April to play poker.

News Brief: A freak accident at the roulette tables in Las Vegas has a plumber demanding a payoff.

News Brief: The Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino signed a multiyear deal to be a presenting sponsor for a 7,000-seat arena in downtown Bloomington.

Despite grim prospects for several Nov. 2 ballot initiatives aimed at legalizing or expanding gambling, manufacturers and industry insiders at the Global Gaming Expo's opening sessions were betting slot machines sales will enjoy a big surge in the next two years.

John Grochowski: When I made the trek to East Peoria recently for an overnight stay at the Par-A-Dice hotel, I knew exactly what I wanted to see first in the casino.

News Brief: At least six casinos decided this weekend to bring in replacement workers as the casino-workers strike entered its third day.

Hollywood Poker Club is inviting everyone to a sneak preview celebration with a huge free celebrity tournament.

No one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, so the jackpot will grow to an estimated $177 million.

A single Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers in the Friday, October 1, 2004 drawing for the estimated $101 million jackpot.

News Brief: Courts are finding that casinos have no duty to protect compulsive gamblers from themselves, even if players are on a blacklist.

News Brief: Horse racing account-wagering companies might not be affected by recent amendments added to a pair of bills being considered for federal anti-terrorism legislation that would restrict the use of credit cards for Internet gambling.

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

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday endorsed a common stock offering designed to raise $575 million for the company building the $1.6 billion Palazzo megaresort on the Strip and expanding to Macau.

News Brief: In the decade since the Grand Victoria opened, Elgin, Illinois, hasn't been plagued by the crime wave critics said would accompany a casino just south of downtown, according to Elgin police statistics.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has announced it is implementing GSA's landmark Best of Breed and System-to-System protocols at its Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Seminole Casino properties in Florida.