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News Brief: Jefferson County's casino table games referendum is over, but the level of debate stayed high Sunday as a Charles Town Races & Slots official lashed out at opponents.

News Brief: Clyde W. Barrow has become the undisputed king of academic research on gambling trends in New England and the results of his data-crunching are being cited by gambling proponents as rationale for building casinos in Massachusetts

News Brief: At separate meetings this week, residents in Cayuga and Seneca counties will get their first public opportunities to voice their concerns about a proposed casino deal for the Cayuga Indian Nation.

News Brief: With Nevada holding early caucuses in January, such presidential hopefuls are paying unprecedented attention to the Las Vegas Strip.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $54 million for Wednesday night's drawing.

There was no jackpot winner on Friday, so the Mega Million jackpot is on the move and estimated at $34 million for the Tuesday, June 12, 2007 drawing.

Chris Reslock defeated Phil Ivey to win the $5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud tournament, and Will Durkee won his first World Series of Poker final table to take home over a half a million dollars in a $2,000 No Limit Hold’em event.

Fontainebleau Resorts announced Thursday it has secured approximately $4 billion in financing to complete projects in Las Vegas and Miami and to retire old debts.

News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board says it’s close to auctioning the state’s long-dormant 10th casino license. An appellate court recently upheld a decision to revoke the gaming license of Emerald Casino.

News Brief: A 76-year-old Navy veteran won $3.2 million playing a penny slot machine at Casino Pauma on Monday.

News Brief: The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission was informed of opening ceremonies for plush new casinos in Burlington and Waterloo and also reviewed plans for major construction projects at two casinos in Council Bluffs.

News Brief: Cherokee County voters overwhelmingly approved a casino referendum, with 4,663 votes in favor and 2,054 votes opposed.

News Brief: With approval yesterday by Indiana gambling regulators, the family of billionaire Bill Cook will take full control of the French Lick Casino Resort, ending a troubled relationship with its Indianapolis partner.

News Brief: More than $1,400 in lottery tickets found Sunday in Schiller Park are worthless, Syracuse police said Wednesday.

News Brief: The University of Iowa athletic department and the Iowa Lottery have let their contract expire and are not renewing it by mutual agreement.

Two more bills to repeal an Internet gambling ban were introduced Thursday as a House panel prepared for a hearing today on the $13 billion online wagering industry.

News Brief: When visitors see the new 82-game expansion near the food court at Mohegan Sun, the most noticeable additions are eight computerized blackjack tables.

News Brief: The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians is suing the California Gambling Control Commission to have multiscreen gaming terminals declared single, not as multiple, machines,

The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative announced its support for the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act.

Calder Race Course and Flagler Dog Track and Sports Entertainment Center have initiated a formal request before the Governmental Operations and Environment Committee of the Miami-Dade County Commission for a referendum to be held allowing Miami-Dade voters to consider the inclusion of slot machines at the three existing pari-mutuel facilities in Miami-Dade County.