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News Brief: Fairmount Park leaders touted a plan Monday to create up to 300 new jobs, put roughly $20 million into state and local coffers, bring back the region's marquee horse race and save the struggling track.

News Brief: A legislative push to increase the state’s share of revenues from Hollywood Slots at Bangor could scuttle the Penn National Gaming’s $131 million project in the city.

News Brief: Senator John McCain, who led the Senate Indian Affairs Committee investigation into the Jack Abramoff scandal, has sworn off taking tribal money but continues to accept donations from lobbyists whose firms represent tribal clients.

News Brief: A top official with the Department of the Interior has notified Mississippi Indian tribes that the agency is reconsidering how it handles applications for off-reservation casinos because of public opposition to the expansion of gambling.

Although quarterly earnings for Wynn Resorts Ltd. reversed a year-earlier loss, company Chairman Steve Wynn lectured investors Monday on how Las Vegas history might be used to carefully judge the growth of gambling in Macau.

‘The Nevada Passage,’ a reality television competition aimed at expanding people's perception of the Nevada, will explore Nevada’s outdoor recreational possibilities.

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports that the Florida Legislature has passed two pieces of legislation that MEC anticipates would have a significant positive impact on the slot and pari-mutuel operations at Gulfstream Park.

Pechanga Resort & Casino have announced a name change for the Jade Salon to better reflect the type of games that are being offered.

The missteps of MGM Mirage's top marketing executive for the Asia region were the lead item on the Gaming Control Board's monthly meeting agenda.

News Brief: Police said the blast behind the Luxor hotel-casino was directed at the man and was not a terrorist act or a mob hit.

There was concern, including among Las Vegas police officials, that Saturday's fight would attract a tough crowd, much like the one that traveled to Las Vegas for NBA All-Star Weekend in February.

Standing in line to watch people take their clothes off is commonplace in Sin City.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: Holly Schaver always wanted to see her name in lights. This June, when she and her husband, Wayne, hold their Hollywoods Casino grand opening, she'll get her wish.

News Brief: Ohio legislators are debating whether to allow instant racing terminals at the state's seven horse racetracks.

ews Brief: Since the October opening of the French Lick Resort Casino, gambling has been on the radar for the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

News Brief: Plans are moving forward for a $1 billion mixed-use project at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino.

News Brief: Justin Pantohan from Hawaii hit a Wheel of Fortune $1,049,419 MegaJackpot early Saturday morning at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

New Brief: Silverton casino has announced a big $500 million expansion, the focal point of which will be a 25-story 360-room hotel tower.

News Brief: Studies done on a destination casino in Southeast Kansas agree that it would make money, but disagree on how much revenue it would generate for the region.