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Las Vegas Sands Corp. reports after a thorough evaluation of the impact of proposed statutory changes in the neighboring Missouri gaming marketplace, the company will no longer pursue a gaming license in the state of Kansas.

News Brief: After a string of lucky sevens, the Council Bluffs casinos rolled snake eyes over the past year.

News Brief: Rep. Tom Burch said yesterday he will file a bill for next year's legislature to allow up to 18,000 slot machines across the state, including at eight licensed racetracks.

News Brief: A large group of Wichita investors are betting heavily on a state-owned casino in Dodge City.

News Brief: The newly expanded Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs reported tnearly $32 million of wagers during the Friday-Sunday period, compared to less than $20 million each of the prior two weekends.

News Brief: A roulette worker at Foxwoods came up the big loser when he bet that nine women gathered around his table couldn't understand the gross comments he was making about them in Spanish.

News Brief: Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have rejected Republicans' request for an inquiry into the connection between political contributions and tribal gambling compacts negotiated by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Vegas.com, the largest seller of Las Vegas show tickets and source for Vegas information, is launching Mobile Concierge and Box Office in Your Pocket.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is heating up the desert with “Hot August Nights”, during their search to crown the “Most Beautiful Latin Woman in the World”, held every Sunday night at 7pm, during the month of August.

Gaming expert says organizing dealers a tough sell.

South Point owner Michael Gaughan admits his timing could be better.

News Brief: Gov. Charlie Crist is betting that bringing the Powerball multistate lottery game to Florida in January will be a big winner, generating lots more dollars for education.

News Brief: Thanks to gamblers who have laid down their money in any of the six fully-operational casinos in Pennsylvania, homeowners throughout Crawford County will soon open up their property tax bills and witness a rare occurrence: lower taxes.

News Brief: The anti-slots movement is counting on for funding from a small crowd of well-heeled donors.

News Brief: Significant creations by local artisans add to the appreciation of local history and heritage designed into the new Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs casino, which opened Thursday.

News Brief: The decision for a contract for a state-owned casino in Sumner County has taken on additional importance for residents of Cherokee County who are hoping a casino in that county will result in economic benefits.

News Brief: Sonoma County supervisors and the Graton Indian tribe proposing a Rohnert Park casino are close to an agreement that will prohibit it from building a second casino and puts any other developments under county planning review.

News Brief: Penn National is betting on a rezoned part of Route 30 as a potential site for a casino project.

After surviving 15 days in Las Vegas covering the World Series of Poker, the Casino City editorial team lists 10 reasons why you should get up off your couch next year and join them.

In the past week, several signs, read together, show that long-held assumptions about growth in Southern Nevada could be fundamentally changing.