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News Brief: Charles Barkley insists the check is in the mail, but a Nevada prosecutor and a Las Vegas Strip casino want the retired NBA star to show them the money.

McCarran International Airport shrugged off troubles besetting air travel and posted big numbers in a nationwide customer-service survey.

Millions of square feet of upscale retail development remain in the pipeline for Las Vegas despite a shaky national economy that has sales drying up in Southern Nevada.

The state teachers union has agreed not to go forward with a ballot initiative seeking voter approval to raise gaming taxes in exchange for three major gaming companies' support for raising the room tax.

News Brief: Ross County's annual budget could receive a boost of more than $1 million if a casino were located in Ohio, casino supporter Jodi Black, of MyOhioNow.com, told commissioners Monday.

News Brief: The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe handed out more than $3.1 million to 14 government and education entities with a focus on community welfare, during the semiannual event Tuesday.

News Brief: The Seminole Casino Immokalee will be making the 'first pull' on new Vegas-style slots machines in two weeks.

News Brief: The second union election this month at Foxwoods Resort Casino will take place on May 30, when approximately 40 employees in the off-track betting area of the casino will vote for or against representation by the United Auto Workers union.

News Brief: The United Auto Workers union beat out the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and has the exclusive right to seek representation of slot technicians at the Foxwoods Resort for the next two years.

News Brief: A federal judge today sentenced a former casino financier to prison for his role in a scheme to rake millions of dollars through illegal Indian gaming contracts.

News Brief: Officials with the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma have presented proposals to the Cherokee County Commission to improve county roads near the tribe’s Downstream Casino Resort.

News Brief: The San Pasqual Indian band announced yesterday it is planning to add about 400 bingo-style slot machines to its Valley View Casino in advance of a hotel it is building.

News Brief: Newly released rules for interpreting Indian gambling law will not block the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's casino project near La Center, a tribal spokesman said.

News Brief: The Department of Interior has agreed to put into tax-free federal trust three-quarters of Oneida Indian Nation owned land, including the profitable Turning Stone casino.

Delaware Park is pleased to announce the appointment of John Mooney as its Executive Director of Racing.

Howard Bacharach, Executive Director of the Atlantic City Hotel & Lodging Association has been presented with the 1st Annual Tourism Leadership Award from the Greater Atlantic City Region Tourism Council.

Two tickets matched all six winning numbers, 03-04-15-26-31-49, in the May 20 Match 6 lotto drawing.

The Oak Ridge Boys, recent recipients of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, will be coming to Spotlight 29 Casino on June 27.

MGM Mirage on Monday officially revealed the name of CityCenter's 61-story, 4,004-room centerpiece resort: Aria.

In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Las Vegas strip casinos may have overreacted, according to a UNLV study published this month in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.