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

News Brief: Vancouver city council is planning to lend its collective ear to the public on the contentious issue of slot machines making an appearance at Hastings Racecourse.

News Brief: A judge on Wednesday threw out two gambling-related charges filed against the general manager of a closed American Indian casino in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

News Brief: Prairie Meadows Racetrack concluded its 2004 meet on July 4 with a 20% increase in all sources average daily handle and a 9% rise in on-track handle.

Cash Systems, Inc. has signed a contract to provide credit card cash advance and ATM services to The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California.

News Brief: Authorities were investigating the death of a Las Vegas area casino executive featured in The Discovery Channel's ‘American Casino’ television series.

News Brief: Indian gambling revenues jumped 12 percent last year as more tribal casinos sprouted in California and slot machines were added in New York and Arizona, according to a new report.

News Brief: When construction is finished, the Choctaw Casino in Pocola, Oklahoma, will expand from 22,000 square feet to 78,000 square feet and result in more than 80 new jobs.

News Brief: Housekeepers found the bodies of two people inside a hotel room at Hollywood Casino Tuesday afternoon.

News Brief: Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino slot revenues held at a steady $5.5 million during the months of May and April despite fluctuations in the number of people who visited.

A BLT Keno Tournament is scheduled for July 24th at the Peppermill Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada.

News Brief: The Kickapoo Indians' modest Lucky Eagle Casino is being replaced by a $15 million stone-and-steel structure next door.

International News Brief: A new generation of online services like Betfair has emerged to allow sports bettors to wager not against the house but directly against each other.

News Brief: The three biggest gambling companies in the nation have teamed up with major banks to create credit card reward programs in which members can redeem points at their resorts.

News Brief: Since 1947 the Mexican government has prohibited casinos and gambling. However that might soon change.

A Fourth of July getaway has delivered financial independence for a California woman who won a $4.9 million slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas.

Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters is thrilled to announce that the record-setting $290 million Mega Millions drawing will be broadcast live from Times Square in New York City on Friday.

News Brief: Seven federal agencies have started pooling resources and working together to investigate crime in the nation's burgeoning American Indian casino industry.

News Brief: FOX Sports Net will air the nation's first live telecast of a professional poker tournament next month.

News Brief: The agreement that allowed Turning Stone Casino Resort to open 11 years ago is invalid, state Supreme Court Justice James W. McCarthy has ruled.