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News brief: Rep. Daniel E. Bosley, a staunch opponent of casinos, was was ousted as chairman of the House committee that oversees gambling.

The notices document either problematic construction work or a failure to check work and have descended on the MGM Mirage project.

News brief: House Speaker Greg Stumbo wants to add slot machines at Kentucky racetracks, but doubts the measure will pass this year.

News brief: Salt Lake County Sheriff's deputies 25 video gaming machines and a small amount of cash from the establishment.

The Mesquite City Council has extended the Oasis' liquor and gaming permits through July.

President Obama's comment that Las Vegas is used for corporate excess has touched a nerve in Sin City.

News brief: A brother of Baltimore County Councilman may be connected to an $18 million illegal slot machine operation.

A revenue dip in Macau helped send Las Vegas Sands to a fourth quarter net loss of $111.3 million

News brief: The poker celebrity will testify at a trial of five players arrested at a poker house raid.

Class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of current and former banquet servers who claim the Venetian resort failed to pay them all of the overtime wages they are due.

A woman escaped with her life after the car she was driving broke through a fifth-floor Harrah's garage barricade.

Death is no excuse for not paying your gambling debts, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in District Court.

Nevada casinos are reporting gambling winnings were down a shade under 19 percent in December, compared with the same month a year earlier.

President Obama said that executives at companies taking taxpayer bailout money shouldn't hold meetings in Las Vegas.

News brief: Vegas casinos are taking huge losses from deadbeat gamblers who are walking away from debt.

Sin City tourism fell 4.4 percent in 2008, but declined 14.2 percent in December alone.

News brief: Some city council members expressed support for placing video lottery terminals at Underground Atlanta.

Despite the company reporting a net loss of $101.1 million, analysts found some positive news for Ameristar Casinos.

News brief: Opponents of a proposed smoking ban say that casino revenues will plummet and people will lose jobs if the ban is passed.

News brief: Day-to-day management of the facility will be taken over by Station Casinos, who have operated the casino since its opening in 2003.