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News Brief: Rhode Island House Speaker William J. Murphy says that the General Assembly would study in January whether the state should allow table games at its two slot parlors or even add a full-fledged casino elsewhere in Rhode Island.

News Brief: The Muckleshoot Tribe announced its willingness Monday to donate a 26.5-acre parcel of land to any group that wants to build an NBA arena in Auburn, next to Emerald Downs.

News Brief: Wyoming's Eastern Shoshone Tribe Monday opened its first casino, the first of two Vegas-style gaming halls the tribe plans to build on the Wind River Indian Reservation.

News Brief: The Pauma Band of Mission Indians' plans to replace its temporary, tented gambling establishment with a $300 million casino and hotel resort have set off a wave of opposition from the rural area's residents.

News Brief: The future of Florida's Broward County's slot machines may rest with the courts.

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick threw the Wampanoag another curveball with his plan to license three casinos and give special consideration to an Indian tribe for one of the licenses.

News Brief: Gov. Patrick yesterday laid out his plans to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts, proposing three resort-style gambling casinos and promising to dedicate up to $450 million in annual state revenues to rebuilding roads and bridges and local property tax relief.

The Commodores and George Wallace are teaming up to bring a spectacular night of music and comedy to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, November 23rd at 8:00pm.

Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis is giving away free classic blue 100% cotton denim, button down, long-sleeve, Hollywood embroidered shirts to qualified players.

Franklin Becker, executive chef at Brasserie in New York City, walked away the big winner at the Foxwoods Celebrity Chef Charity Poker Tournament.

PokerTek announces the installation of four PokerPro tables at the Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne, CA.

Dresner Corporate Services, Inc. has been retained by the Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority to provide public relations support for the Foothill Oaks Casino.

News Brief: In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.

The latest savior for Neonopolis could be the Spanish-language television station Telemundo, City Hall officials say.

A $50 million land purchase will add valuable parking and exhibit space to the Las Vegas Convention Center but will also send residents of short-term housing scrambling to find new homes.

Hotel-draping banner ads become latest clutter cutter for enterprising merchants.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reported revenue of $33.8 million, operating income of $0.7 million and EBITDA of $11.7 million for its first quarter ended July 31, 2007.

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and its casino properties, Spa Resort Casino and Agua Caliente Casino, have launched a recycling program that will not only benefit the environment, but also a local animal shelter.

Foxwoods Resort Casino will once again host the prestigious Foxwoods World Poker Finals October 22 through November 13.

On the heels of Regis celebrating his 20th Anniversary of Live with Regis & Kelly, Regis Philbin and Mohegan Sun have just signed an exclusive deal for 2008 with future options.