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Hitching horses to the slots bandwagon

News Brief: The Fair Grounds Race Course kicked off its 81-day thoroughbred meet Thursday with an added attraction: 245 slot machines.

Mountaineer readies for table games

News Brief: Mountaineer Casino Resort & Racetrack to conduct two nights of testing in preparation for the soon-to-be announced official opening of table games.

Man wins $1 million slot tournament

News Brief: A Gloucester County resident won $1 million Saturday night in a slot tournament at Resorts Atlantic City.

Foxwoods dealers vote for union

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino table game dealers had voted by a wide margin to become the casino's first unionized employees.

Looking in on: Gaming

Handheld gambling devices were the big buzz at last year's Global Gaming Expo trade show but are still undergoing testing in the Gaming Control Board's slot lab.

Vernon Downs investors want shares

News Brief: Former investors in Vernon Downs are getting impatient with delays in receiving their shares of the company that now runs the track.

Treasure Bay offers fine dining

News Brief: In time for the holidays, Treasure Bay Casino Resort presents its new CQ fine-dining restaurant and Blu Lounge.

Former official hopes to derail Rohnert Park proposal

News Brief: Sonoma County voters would weigh in on a proposed casino near Rohnert Park under a proposal by a former Petaluma city councilman who hopes a vote against it could derail the tribal gambling hall.

The strip: That old 'Pack' magic

Unlike its Rat Pack-era contemporaries, the Sahara has been spared a date with a demolition team.

NJ casino employees' licenses suspended

News Brief: New Jersey gaming regulators approved a motion this morning to suspend the casino employee licenses of six people charged last week for participating in a $22 million illegal sports-betting ring at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Tropicana owner admits to mistakes

News Brief: Admitting mistakes were made, the owner of Tropicana Casino and Resort said changes are under way to woo back customers after a rocky 11 months of operation.

Firekeepers Casino opened delayed to 2009

News Brief: The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians probably won't cut the ribbon on the Firekeepers Casino east of Battle Creek until the first quarter of 2009.

Ruling delays Foxwoods' plans

News Brief: Opponents of Philadelphia's budding casino projects scored their first court success yesterday with a state Supreme Court ruling that likely further delays Foxwoods Casino's plans to build in South Philadelphia.

Labor board won't review Mashantucket Pequots' claim

News Brief: The National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., has refused to review the Mashantucket Pequots' claim that the agency has no jurisdiction over the unionizing effort at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

River Rock exec resigns

The River Rock Entertainment Authority reports that Norman Runyan has resigned as Chief Operations Officer to pursue other interests.

Small fire at Beau Rivage

News Brief: A small fire led Beau Rivage officials to evacuate part of the casino's retail area Tuesday afternoon.

Caliente Ink takes top honors at Electronic Media Awards in Vegas

Caliente Ink, the in-house advertising team for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, has taken top honors at the Electronic Media Awards in Las Vegas for the second year in a row.

PBL looks offshore

International News Brief: Publishing and Broadcasting says it has commenced due diligence on a gaming business outside of Australia.

Michigan tribe doles out funding

News Brief: Local school and government leaders celebrated Thanksgiving a little early Tuesday when they received more than $3.7 million from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

Union throws more accusations at Foxwoods

News Brief: Labor organizers are accusing the management of Foxwoods Resort Casino of harassing Asian table-game dealers by singling them out for separate meetings in advance of a union vote Saturday.

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