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News Brief: Iowa gambling regulators have unanimously approved a $15.6 million expansion to add 400 slot machines at Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino.

Sources say that the owner of Binion’s Horseshoe has failed to sign or discuss a definitive sales agreement that was delivered to her Tuesday by prospective buyer Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: Slot machine revenue at Connecticut's two casinos grew in December.

The Culinary union and the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation are joining to provide help and answers to Binion’s Horseshoe’s workers.

News Brief: A record $9.375-million in purses and five new races highlight Churchill Downs’s 45-race stakes schedule this year.

News Brief: Louisiana’s Fair Grounds, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last August, may become the latest racetrack to join ranks with Churchill Downs Inc.

The jackpot for the Friday, January 16, 2004 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated annuity value of $35 million.

News Brief: Woodbine Entertainment Group, the parent of the operator of Vancouver's Hastings Park track, announced Tuesday the launch of a Internet-based wagering system called HBIBET.com.

Fantasy Springs Casino is offering a technological boost for today’s bingo enthusiasts with its 15,000-square-foot Bingo Palace.

BetonSports.com has launched a petition and letter writing initiative for online gambling enthusiasts to voice their support for Internet-based wagering.

News Brief: A New Jersey agency is reviving plans for a $20 million parking garage that was put on hold following the catastrophic collapse of the Tropicana Casino and Resort parking garage.

News Brief: A once-prominent businesswoman who faces fraud and theft charges in this southwestern Ontario city has been arrested at Las Vegas’ Aladdin Hotel and Casino where she was working.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been issuing subpoenas in Las Vegas and nationwide to intimidate and discourage publishers and broadcasters from accepting advertising for online gaming sites, media and legal officials said Monday.

Visitors to the Grand Canal Shoppes inside The Venetian walk past men's apparel store Gandini in September. The mall generates more than three times the U.S. average in sales per square foot.

Empire Resorts has completed the consolidation of operating and development rights to Monticello Raceway.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City this week.

News Brief: Sitting in front of his ‘lucky’ slot machine, Gainesville resident Barry Martin is a walking advertisement for the Chickasaw Tribe's WinStar Casino.

News Brief: A man serving 32 years in a Montreal prison has been charged with taking part in the 1999 robbery of an armoured truck guard outside the Palace Casino at West Edmonton Mall.

News Brief: Revenue increased for two area casinos and fell for two others in December, according to statistics from the Missouri Gaming Commission.

Binion's Horseshoe owner Becky Behnen was in serious negotiations this morning to sell the closed downtown hotel-casino to Harrah's Entertainment Inc., sources close to the negotiations told the Las Vegas Sun.