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When the Macau government opened its gambling market to foreign investment a few years ago, it sought companies that could help transform the Chinese seaport into a top luxury resort destination.

Last week, when the Nevada Gaming Commission blocked efforts to allow gamblers to insert debit cards into kiosks for cash-equivalent vouchers that then could be used in slots.

With a major boost from their Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise, the Fertitta brothers made the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans for the first time this year.

News Brief: The Diamond Jo Casino has announced a pledge of $100,000 to Greater Dubuque Development Corp.'s "Destination for Opportunity," the economic development organization's latest campaign to create jobs and build business.

News Brief: Edison College’s Collier County campus will start offering a new continuing education six-week course titled, “Learn How to Deal Poker.”

News Brief: Thanks to a federal judge’s ruling last week, West Virginia businesses with video lottery machines can now advertise more freely.

News Brief: The next round in Illinois government's continuing brawl begins this week, as legislators return to Springfield to debate politically charged state budget cuts and a controversial proposal to expand gambling.

News Brief: Community leaders offered suggestions when asked how to spend the annual $10 million windfall Luzerne County will receive from gambling proceeds at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

News Brief: Community College of Allegheny County and the Northside Leadership Conference are sponsoring a series of free workshops starting tomorrow for aspiring casino employees.

News Brief: Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he would consider Gov. Patrick's proposal when he lays out the specifics in the form of a bill, but he said the Legislature would not make a decision this year.

News Brief: The Bensalem Gambling Advisory Board has asked state regulators to reject any new designs for Philadelphia Park Casino.

News Brief: This weekend marks the first anniversary of the Blackfeet Tribe's Glacier Peaks Casino, but officials are reluctant to say whether their $7 million bet is paying off.

News Brief: Voters may get a chance in February to decide whether the Pechanga Resort & Casino near Temecula and three other Southern California Indian casinos should get any bigger.

After a highly publicized search, Zorina Kroop, a local business owner from Studio City, has come forward as the lucky winner of the $60 Million Mega Millions jackpot drawn on Friday, September 21, 2007.

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News Brief: In contract negotiations regarding dealers at Caesars Atlantic City, the United Auto Workers union is asking the casino to ensure that no jobs are lost due to electronic games.

News Brief: The Florida Supreme Court Thursday rejected a request that it rule on a case challenging the legal basis for slot machines in South Florida, sending the lawsuit back to the trial court in Tallahassee.

News Brief: At noon Thursday, the public got its first look at the $120 million expansion of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.

News Brief: The leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaws told the Jackson County Board of Supervisors that the tribe is willing to pay a four-percent impact fee to affected local governments if it opens a casino in the county.

News Brief: Three months after launching an organizing drive at Foxwoods Resort Casino, the United Auto Workers union has more than enough signatures to petition for an election among workers and may be close to doing so.