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News Brief: Kanawha, West Virginia, lawmakers say any action to scale back neighborhood slots parlors is at least three years away.

News Brief: If Miami-Dade County voters decide in January to allow slot machines at the county's parimutuels, the election could trigger the sale of venerable Miami Jai-Alai to Isle of Capri.

News Brief: Lawmakers argued at a special hearing held in Philadelphia that the Commonwealth has 'riparian rights' to more than 20 acres of land proposed for Foxwoods.

News Brief: Gov. Deval Patrick is unlikely to endorse casino gambling in the state and will defer to the Legislature, according to sources at the State House directly involved in the issue.

News Brief: The California Senate adjourned for the 2007 legislative session and failed to approve the agreements necessary for the Big Lagoon Rancheria and Los Coyotes Indian tribes to build a casino in Barstow.

News Brief: The Garden Grove City Council voted unanimously late Tuesday to kill a casino proposal that promised $70 million in annual tax revenue and college scholarships to every high school graduate.

The San Diego Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will explore the growth of tribal gaming during a luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. .18, 2007 at Napa Valley Grille atop Horton Plaza.

A $30 million gift from the Harrah's Foundation will breathe new life into UNLV's hotel school by giving it a new building and massively expanding its number of students and faculty.

Hooters Casino Hotel and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are inviting comedy fans to celebrate "National Knocked Up Night" on September 25th, the official DVD release date of the comedy hit Knocked Up.

Jim Beam, along with the RIO All-Suite Hotel & Casino are teaming up to unveil the world's largest distilled spirits advertisement.

News Brief: Smokers may soon be out of luck: At least five of Atlantic City's casinos are making gambling areas smoke-free.

A common amino acid -- N-acetyl cysteine -- may help curb a gamblers' addiction, a University of Minnesota researcher found.

News Brief: The French Casino, last month, put up the third-best monthly visitor count since opening its doors in November of 2006.

News Brief; A casino is being added to the plans for Vieux Crescente Resort and Marina on the Back Bay.

News Brief: One of the biggest comebacks in poker history took place this weekend during the World Poker Tournament Gulf Coast Poker Championship held at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino.

News Brief: Admissions fell again but casino revenues grew in August as the Kansas City area’s four gambling parlors raked in $61.3 million.

News Brief: Interior Department officials told Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's top lieutenants that their boss will give the Seminole Tribe expanded casino gambling if the state fails to work out a deal, an attorney for the tribe said.

After a highly publicized search, Judy Taylor, an executive assistant from Alameda, has finally come forward as the lucky winner of the $93 Million SuperLOTTO Plus jackpot.

Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. announced today that it has been named General Contractor for the $200 million Foothill Oaks Casino in Placerville, California.

DirecTV's 2007 NFL Ticket Package is now available on Mohegan Sun's state-of-the-art television screens throughout the casino on Sundays and Mondays during the season.