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News Brief: As the number of casinos on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, grows, there are questions about how many the area can support.

News Brief: Industry insiders believe the New England market alone could grow to $4 billion to $5 billion as more casino resorts open.

News Brief: Governor Patrick has pegged 2012 as the opening date for three proposed commercial casinos in Massachusetts, but the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe believes it may be able to jump into the game earlier.

News Brief: The Palm Springs City Council has voted to support Mayor Ron Oden's request to send a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet and discuss the impact of the tribal gaming Special Distribution Funds.

News Brief: As spending and profits at the Wisconsin's 25 casinos rise to record levels, state oversight has fallen short, a state audit released Friday says.

MotorCity Casino Hotel has named Detroit native, Randall K. Villareal, as vice president of hotel operations effective immediately.

Magna Entertainment Corp. has exercised its option to acquire the remaining interest in The Maryland Jockey Club that it does not already own.

News Brief: A hearing has been scheduled within the next two weeks on a bill that would allow slot machines at Massachusett's four race tracks.

News Brief: Several Illinois House members say they are in no hurry to embrace the gambling/capital package, even though it could mean millions of dollars for the state.

News Brief: The Chickasaw Nation's WinStar casino in southern Oklahoma has begun construction to transform itself into a destination casino with a 400-room hotel, a convention center and a doubling of gaming space.

News Brief: Joseph M. Finnerty, the Buffalo attorney who has helped shepherd the fight against the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino, is stepping down as lead counsel for casino opponents Citizens for a Better Buffalo.

News Brief: Suspects in the robbery of nearly $200,000 from Cher-Ae Heights Casino face several years in prison at their November sentencings after recently pleading guilty to a handful of counts.

News Brief: Plans to open a $20 million Indian casino in downtown Kansas City, Kan., by the end of the year received a major endorsement Thursday from Wyandotte County’s Unified Government.

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously rejected a concept of allowing casino customers to use their debit cards to buy ticket in-ticket out vouchers that can be gambled on slot machines.

Interest in visiting Atlantic City remains 'turned on,' according to key second quarter visitation statistics.

Excitement continues to build, and so does the list of celebrities joining the inaugural All-Star Poker Challenge at Spotlight 29 Casino.

International News Brief: James Packer's casino and gaming empire has fingers in many casino pies and is now considering Massachusetts.

News Brief: A casino at the Golden Triangle does not appear to be in the cards.

News Brief: The Illinois senate approves a bill that will use 3 new land based casinos to pay for road repair, school construction and transporation around the state.

News Brief: Two unions have moved to represent security officers and slot technicians at Tropicana Casino and Resort following an August election in which dealers voted in one of them, the United Auto Workers, by a sweeping majority.