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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.

News Brief: A bill by Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would keep a tribe from expanding its San Pablo casino cleared a key committee Thursday in a unanimous vote.

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board on Thursday issued an order that all gambling at Detroit’s three casinos will halt if the budget impasse in Lansing triggers a shutdown of state government functions next week.

Butler National Service Corporation has submitted its Boot Hill Destination Casino and Resort Management Application and Proposal to the Kansas Lottery Commission on Thursday, September 27, 2007.

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick argues his projections are conservative and provide 'the most compelling case' to expand legalized gambling.

News Brief: The Pueblo of Pojoaque is asking a District Court judge to block a fired casino worker’s claim that the pueblo should pay damages for retaliation.

News Brief: The new chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians spoke about the tribe's proposed casino project in Jackson County, describing it as a 'win-win' situation.

News Brief: A Michigan bill by House Majority Floor Leader Steve Tobocman, would allow applicants for service-related jobs to skip the state's rigid gaming license requirements.

News Brief: Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a gambling agreement with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians on Tuesday, then sent it to the federal government for final approval.

News Brief: The Pala Band of Mission Indians and the United Auburn Indian Communit have joined forces in an effort to repeal four new compacts ratified by the Legislature earlier this year.

News Brief: The Mohegan tribe is hoping to develop a casino and resort in northeast Kansas, not far from a south-central county where its rival, Foxwoods Resort Casino, is putting in a bid of its own.

News Brief: The Wisconsin Legislature may get the opportunity to say “no dice” to future gaming agreements with Indian tribes if legislative proposals by two state Republicans becomes law.

American tourism boosters are turning to the federal government for help reversing a decline in foreign visitation to the United States that's sapped more than 70 percent of the nation's travel trade surplus since 1996.

The holder of the only winning Mega Millions ticket in the nation has not yet come forward to claim the $60 million jackpot.

While negotiations between the Culinary and hotels continue, other contract talks between the Culinary and an industrial laundry company could affect casino operations in Southern Nevada.

The gambling industry lost a dependable ally last week when Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Illinois, announced he would not seek re-election in 2008.

A Nevada lawmaker, quipping that he represented the "state of Las Vegas," joined a California congressman on Wednesday to launch a new bid to boost the federal government's involvement in recruiting tourists from overseas.

Recently, the Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council and Treasure Island Resort & Casino executive management and maintenance team members volunteered their time to the Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity.