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News Brief: Massachusetts will not withdraw its negative comments on the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's land trust application, but the tribe will forge ahead with the federal casino process.

The former teen idols known as The Golden Boys; Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and Bobby Rydell are coming to Mohegan Sun Arena for a performance on Sunday, May 18th at 3:00pm.

Congressman Jim McDermott introduced yesterday the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure that taxes are collected on regulated Internet gambling activities.

Mountaineer Casino has raised its advertising stakes by adding Scala InfoChannel Digital Signage software to the game.

Due to extraordinary demand Billy Joel has added a 7th date to his Mohegan Sun performances.

Early evidence of Las Vegas visitation levels in 2008 shows fewer people coming to Las Vegas, at least by air.

Columbia Sussex Corp. is not leaving New Jersey without a fight.

Crown Ltd. is the latest in a handful of gaming companies that have purchased or leased office space along the Las Vegas Beltway in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, creating a core development totaling about 1 million square feet.

Perfect Escapes report that Ms. Melissa Dickinson of San Clemente, California, is the grand prize winner of the Perfect Escapes "Weekend at the Wynn Las Vegas" Sweepstakes

Mount Airy Casino Resort has the most diverse workforce of any casino in Pennsylvania according to a study on diversity released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

The National Council on Problem Gambling and the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania to proclaim March 9-15, 2008, National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

Youbet.com, Inc. has reached an agreement in principle with Colonial Downs, L.P., the Virginia Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, the Virginia Racing Commission, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick, House Speaker Sal DiMasi and Suffok Downs chairman Bill Mulrow got in a three-way fight yesterday over how many construction jobs would be created by building three resort casinos in Massachusetts.

News Brief: The Kansas Lottery plans to ask Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to extend its casino contract deadlines by 60 days.

News Brief: Atlantic City's casinos will spend $90 million underwriting horse-racing purses and supporting horse-breeding programs over the next three years, according to the New Jersey governor's Office.

News Brief: Grim state finances could create a golden opportunity for pro-gaming lawmakers hoping to gain ground in a state once known as an anti-gambling stronghold.

News Brief: The Shabbona Business Association support the DeKalb County Board's recently approval of an agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to build a 24-hour bingo facility in Shabbona, Illinois.

News Brief: A share of slot machine revenue from the Hogansburg casino has been a boon for St. Lawrence County, New York, but legislators don't agree on how to spend it.

News Brief: The Santa Ysabel tribe is more than $400,000 behind on impact fees to the county for its casino near Julian and also owes an undisclosed amount in overdue payments to the California.

News Brief: Oklahoma received $70.4 million in 2007 from Indian gambling compacts or 'exclusivity fees,' state records show.