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News Brief: Opponents of Philadelphia's budding casino projects scored their first court success yesterday with a state Supreme Court ruling that likely further delays Foxwoods Casino's plans to build in South Philadelphia.

News Brief: The National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., has refused to review the Mashantucket Pequots' claim that the agency has no jurisdiction over the unionizing effort at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

News Brief: John J. James has been named Seminole Gaming's new COO.

The River Rock Entertainment Authority reports that Norman Runyan has resigned as Chief Operations Officer to pursue other interests.

News Brief: A small fire led Beau Rivage officials to evacuate part of the casino's retail area Tuesday afternoon.

Caliente Ink, the in-house advertising team for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, has taken top honors at the Electronic Media Awards in Las Vegas for the second year in a row.

When Planet Hollywood wanted to create a massive message board and video screen for its property, the company turned to Panasonic, the global electronics giant.

International News Brief: European trade chief says US should let foreign companies into its online gaming market, instead of trying to compensate for shutting them out.

International News Brief: Publishing and Broadcasting says it has commenced due diligence on a gaming business outside of Australia.

News Brief: The Revel Entertainment casino going up Atlantic City will be powered by a natural gas power plant that will be nestled between about a dozen homes, officials say.

News Brief: New Jersey Assemblymen Jeff Van Drew and James Whelan remain ardent about passing legislation they revived earlier this year that would legalize sports betting.

News Brief: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said it is unlikely that the state will follow Maryland's attempt to legalize slot-machine gambling to generate revenue.

News Brief: Gov. Martin O'Malley emerged from a special session of the Maryland General Assembly with big wins on tax and slot machine legislation.

News Brief: Local school and government leaders celebrated Thanksgiving a little early Tuesday when they received more than $3.7 million from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

News Brief: Labor organizers are accusing the management of Foxwoods Resort Casino of harassing Asian table-game dealers by singling them out for separate meetings in advance of a union vote Saturday.

News Brief: The Shawnee Tribe's economic development chairman scoffed at the idea that a tribal casino a mile away would cripple Remington Park Racing Casino, and said Tuesday that the tribe wants to work with the horse track-gaming center.

News Brief: The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head wants to build a commercial casino in Southeastern Massachusetts, a move that would pit them directly against the state's only other federally recognized tribe.

News Brief: Gov. Schwarzenegger has gotten involved in a Coachella Valley tribe's lawsuit seeking to block a public vote on its renegotiated gambling compacts with the state.

World Mahjong Tour, Inc. has secured Series A funding from Leo Chu who is owner of the Hollywood Park Casino and Crystal Park Casino based in Los Angeles, California.

The Detroit skyline was completely reinvented today as the sweeping stainless steel roof of the new MotorCityCasino Hotel was completed while high-intensity programmable LED light tubes illuminated the exterior of the new landmark.