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INX Inc. has been selected to design and deploy a Cisco unified network platform for the new Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino.

The Rock Yard, the desert’s premier, no-cover, outdoor concert venue presents a weekend of tributes featuring hard driving classic rock music as the cover band, Triple 7 performs, Friday, August 1st and Cheap Thrills’s tribute to 60’s music icon, Janis Joplin, takes the stage on Saturday, August 2nd.

The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of San Diego.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors has endorsed the Schools First Initiative which will protect over 12,000 jobs and provide more than $100 million in new funding for schools statewide by updating Missouri's outdated casino regulations.

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi today announced that construction of FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek is making significant progress, with an opening planned for the summer of 2009. Construction of the $300 million casino.

A couple of weeks ago, major bond rating agencies downgraded credit issued by the major gaming companies, warning that the gambling business in Las Vegas is in trouble.

Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport fell 7 percent in June, another indication that the nation's shaky economy is undermining the leisure travel industry.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

You don't need to tell Robert Gibson how tough it is to find steady work in the current job market.

News Brief: Sands officials are racing forward with the largest casino project in Pennsylvania in the face of an economy in such a swoon that even the gambling industry is feeling the pinch.

News Brief: The future of the $780 million Pittsburgh project has been uncertain since construction was halted nearly a month ago.

News Brief: A new rule adopted by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs won't affect a casino proposal in Akela, New Mexico, said a spokesperson for the agency.

News Brief: The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake have received approval from the federal government to place land in trust, a decision tribal representatives say is a crucial step in moving forward with plans to build a $35 million casino.

The Lucky Eagle Casino in Southwest Washington State has completed a new installation of megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision, the industry leader in megapixel IP camera technology.

Casino Enterprise Management magazine will recognize Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell as the "Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year."

Penn National Gaming officials reasserted their commitment to build a casino in Cherokee County and said they don't plan to walk away from it if the company doesn't get the contract to build one in Sumner County as well.

Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods reported to the state Division of Special Revenue a net slot win of $63.6 million, a $6.1 million decrease from June 2007.

News Brief: The Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians, the tribe that hopes to build a casino resort complex at the former Point Molate Naval Base has found a new partner, the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians.

News Brief: The federal government says Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning’s lawsuit seeking to block the Ponca Indian tribe’s plans to build a casino should be thrown out of court.

Station Casino has worked at making the job application process more enjoyable and the results of that work are on display in the company’s employment operation for Aliante Station.