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News Brief: California's Secretary of State Debra Bowen's office has certified three more voter referendum measures on tribal-casino agreements, bringing to four the number qualified for the Feb. 5 ballot.

Tamares Las Vegas Properties, the private investment group that owns the historic Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, won a legal victory Monday in its bid to protect its Plaza Hotel & Casino name in Las Vegas.

SAS reports that Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots selected SAS for Patron Value Optimization to maximize loyalty and share of entertainment budget.

Revel Entertainment Group has secured a CAFRA Permit for its beachfront casino entertainment resort on twenty acres of land along the Atlantic City boardwalk.

The Bush administration should consider relaxing laws against Internet gambling rather than risk setting a potentially expensive and "worrisome" precedent with European nations and other trade partners, eight lawmakers said in a letter on Monday.

A Texas-based developer's dream of building the tallest building west of the Mississippi River on the old Wet 'n Wild site on the Strip took a big hit Monday after federal officials lopped nearly 500 feet off the project's proposed height.

Nevada's largest teachers union has launched its initiative targeting the state's gaming industry in an effort to get more funding for public schools.

News Brief: The Bush administration should explore legislation to roll back a U.S. ban on Internet gambling instead of paying compensation to the European Union and other trading partners, the chairmen of two House of Representatives committees said on Monday.

With about 800,000 people expected to go to and from McCarran International Airport from Wednesday through the weekend after Thanksgiving, airport officials are pushing their prescription for good mental health.

Ernie Acevedo had not yet turned 21 when he first walked into Caesars Palace - a wide-eyed UNLV student who wanted to witness the casino's opening day in 1966.

The story of why dealers at Caesars Palace are organizing a union is part of a bigger story about the transformation of the casino industry from its family-run roots in the mob to the modern era of megaresort operators.

European WSOP runner-up John Tabatabai to participate in New Orleans circuit event.

News Brief: If the local delegation provides any insight into the upcoming battle over Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to license three resort casinos in Massachusetts, it's going to be a wild ride.

News Brief: Maryland voters will decide in November 2008 whether to allow up to 15,000 slot machines at five locations around the state.

News Brief: The Seminole Tribe of Florida has begun airing television spots in Orlando and around the state promoting the gambling deal it recently signed with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.

News Brief: Despite impassioned pleas from labor leaders to join in a fight against four tribes, California Democrats decided Sunday to steer clear of the feud and stay neutral.

A federal judge has refused Tropicana’s motion to issue a temporary restraining order against UNITE HERE Local 54, the casino workers union which represents 15,000 workers in Atlantic City.

A tax revenue analysis estimates that regulating Internet gambling would generate between $3.1 billion to $15.2 billion in federal revenues over its first five years, and between $8.7 billion to $42.8 billion over its first ten years.

The Florida Policy Roundtable objects to the deal Governor Charlie Crist signed earlier this week with the Seminole Tribe.

The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa will host Top Rank's big Thanksgiving holiday boxing card on Friday, Nov. 23.