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News Brief: For the second time in two years, employee health insurance costs are rising at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun.

Palms owner, George Maloof, is looking for opportunities to expand in Las Vegas or California although he said he won't act until he finds the perfect project.

News Brief: Tropicana Casino and Resort is financially strong enough to weather an undetermined delay of its major expansion project, the Casino Control Commission said Wednesday in awarding the casino a four-year license renewal.

The Las Vegas office of the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Binion's Horseshoe hotel-casino on behalf of a former employee who was terminated.

The Fitzgeralds hotel-casino has reported a widening operating loss and negative cash flow for the third quarter compared to a year ago as part of the company's third quarter results.

News Brief: Louisiana Downs concluded its 80-day meeting on Sunday with a handle increase of nearly 12%.

News Brief: The massive overhaul planned for Pimlico Race Course faced a cloud of doubt when Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich Jr. expressed his support for a slot machine plan that would limit gambling licenses to one per company.

News Brief: A casino shark, of the fish not the loan variety, is leaving the Mohegan Sun Casino for New Jersey.

News Brief: Tropicana Casino & Resort took another step toward normalcy Tuesday afternoon, when authorities allowed the casino to reopen the walkway over Pacific Avenue and the other half of its parking garage.

According to Moody’s, the debt rating outlook for the gaming industry remains stable despite a weak economy and increased operating expenses, while casino revenue is expected to rebound over the next 12 months from the sluggish economy, the war in Iraq and higher gaming taxes.

Acres Gaming has received an order from the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada.

News Brief: The casino will create 800 jobs in Cattaraugus County where unemployment rates are typically some of the highest in the state.

The Greektown, MGM Grand and MotorCity casinos are considering petitioning for a November 2004 vote on plans to allow slot machines at horse tracks.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indian and local economic experts expect that the new $95 million Spa Resort Casino will be a catalyst to revive Palm Spring’s downtown scene.

News Brief: The captain of the Alton Bell Casino boat was fired for helping rescue boaters who had crashed into the Melvin Price Dam.

Aztar Corporation is reopening of facilities at the company's flagship Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

News Brief: Construction crews continued to chip away at the remnants of a 100-foot-tall wall Wednesday at the collapsed parking garage at Tropicana Casino and Resort.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $50 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $60 million for Friday's drawing.

Imperial Palace owner Betty Engelstad and the property's two new trustees have made big investments in technology that are starting to pay off for the center Strip resort.

Despite being dealt setbacks in four out of five states where casinos became an issue, gaming opponents and backers both found reasons for solace in Tuesday's election results.