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News Brief: U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who had been neutral on the issue of a casino in Port Huron, Michigan, has switched course and thrown his support behind a proposed casino at the Thomas Edison Inn.

News Brief: The operators of the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, rather than fight to keep gaming out of Massachusetts, want to open their own casino in the western part of the state.

News Brief: Sheldon Adelson, majority shareholder and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., reveals that he remains interested in building a resort-style casino in the Marlboro area, in Massachusetts.

Many of the most exceptional of these culinary stars, including Tom Colicchio, Michael Mina, Bradley Ogden, Wolfgang Puck and Carla Pellegrino, will come together for the first time for Las Vegas Restaurant Week

California resident Anthony Sandstrom received approval this week from the Secretary of State's Office to circulate a petition that would create a state-run online poker room that would work in conjunction with the state's lottery system.

SBE Entertainment Group and Stockbridge Real Estate Funds have completed their acquisition of the Sahara Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Gordon Gaming Corporation

News Brief: A shortage of immigrant workers recently reminded the horse racing industry that there can be no wine and roses without grooms and hot walkers.

When Debra Acquaviva's husband was trying to persuade her to go on a trip to Las Vegas, the Picasso ceramics exhibit at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art was the clincher.

The state of Washington has become a focal point in the fight against criminalizing online gambling. One online player is suing the state for making Internet gambling a felony. Another is arguing that his betting exchange is legal.

News Brief: A third video bingo parlor has opened in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, while a video bingo operator has expressed an interest in opening a parlor in Ponchatoula, officials said Tuesday.

News Brief: State regulators are scheduled to decide today if Vernon Downs can continue racing this season.

News Brief: Patrons of Hollywood Slots at Bangor contributed more than $20 million to area restaurants, hotels and motels over a 15-month period after the facility opened, according to a recent study by a University of Maine economics professor.

News Brief: Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill yesterday refused to throw a bone to the Bay State’s struggling racetracks, slamming proposals to put slot machines at local racing venues.

News Brief: Plans are afoot on the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Reservation to build a new casino, tribal government and business officials confirmed.

News Brief: Area dignitaries on Tuesday praised the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma’s plans for a $200 million casino and hotel as an investment that could boost the economy of the entire area.

News Brief: Cayuga and Seneca counties are planning to meet with Richard Rifkin, Gov. Eliot Spitzer's legal adviser on Indian affairs, to discuss the Cayuga Indian Nation's proposed casino agreement with both counties.

News Brief: The Four Winds Casino Resort is to open today for news media tours and to the public at noon Thursday just off Exit 1 of I-94 near New Buffalo.

News Brief: California could be in the Internet poker business next year, if a petition drive catches on.

News Brief: A citizens group has urged the state to deny a liquor license to Turning Stone Resort and Casino because, the group says, the casino is operating illegally.

Money Centers of America has renewed a multi-year contract with The Sandia Casino, New Mexico's largest casino.