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News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino has asked the state's Division of Special Revenue Services to 'reconsider' giving gaming employees' personal information to union organizers after the agency released it under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Myriad Entertainment & Resorts, Inc. has amended its agreement with members of the Jack Day Perry, Sr. family to purchase more than 500 acres of land in Tunica, Mississippi.

News Brief: The surprise announcement by Magna Entertainment that they would not build a $100 million racetrack in the city of Romulus, Michigan, has left officials with one question: What’s next?

News Brief: Mohegan Sun increased its slot-machine revenue in July by more than 5 percent over the same period last year, while winnings dropped by slightly more than 1 percent at Foxwoods Resort Casino during the same time period.

News Brief: The Kansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday gave Crawford County officials more time to secure a casino developer.

155 East Tropicana reports net revenues were $17.3 million during the second quarter of 2007 compared to net revenues of $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2006.

New advertising and reduced room rates helped Hooters Hotel increase second-quarter occupancy. H

The bad news is that no one matched all six numbers from last night’s $122 million Mega Millions jackpot, the good news is that the next Mega Millions jackpot is at $148 million.

The first shipment of slot machines arrived today at the new $412 million Mount Airy Casino Resort, which is on track to complete initial construction and open its doors in October 2007.

Littlefield Corporation has acquired the stock of two Texas corporations who each own a commercial license to lease bingo premises.

News Brief: Tim Donaghy, a former National Basketball Association referee, surrendered to federal authorities today and pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to gambling.

Some of Las Vegas' hottest nightclubs and lounges must ban smoking because they also operate as restaurants at other times of the day, health authorities have quietly concluded.

Brian Slipock felt the blood drain from his face in November when voters overwhelmingly adopted a tougher anti-smoking law for businesses that serve food.

News Brief: Shreveport-Bossier City casinos today gave $63,084 to the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling in recognition of Responsible Gaming Week, which started Monday and ends Friday.

News Brief: Tivoli Resort and Casino developers are aware it will be a challenge to get the Mississippi Gaming Commision to rule their property is a legal casino site.

News Brief: Hurricane Katrina is finally behind the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, which emerged from bankruptcy Friday.

News Brief: The U.S. Coast Guard late Tuesday shut down both gambling ships that operate from Port Canaveral, one for alleged safety violations, the other for problems with documentation.

News Brief: Aaron Payment, who has been chairman of the Greektown Casino Board of Directors since 2004, has been replaced by Fred Paquin, a member of the tribal board of directors and Sault Tribal Police Chief.

News Brief: In a meeting Monday night seeking the Lakeville townspeople's input on the plan to build a casino in Middleboro, residents and the selectmen disagreed over how and whether to fight the plan.

News Brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag secured an option today to buy an additional 205 acres in Middleborough, boosting its land holdings for a planned resort casino to 531 acres, the tribe said.