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News Brief: In the latest round of layoffs shaking the Boardwalk casino, Tropicana has eliminated its limousine department, costing about 40 employees their jobs, one of the drivers said Wednesday.

News Brief: With little fanfare, state officials Wednesday approved a procedure to accept and review applications for four new casinos in Kansas.

News Brief: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is asking New York gambling regulators to block Connecticut residents from placing Internet bets on horse races in New York State.

The California Gambling Control Commission unveiled its proposed minimum internal control standards for Indian casinos Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with tribal officials.

News Brief: Gov. Schwarzenegger warned Wednesday that the California Assembly's continued refusal to ratify renegotiated casino agreements between the state and five tribes will mean less state money for citizens.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board gave Anthony Marnell III and the investment group he heads tentative approval Wednesday to acquire the Edgewater and Colorado Belle casinos from MGM Mirage for $200 million.

Nearly 4.2 million passengers used McCarran International Airport in March, up 3.3 percent from the same month in 2006, Clark County officials reported.

The Sunshine State has been very good for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., according to its latest earnings statement.

eveloper Rohit Joshi on Wednesday told the Las Vegas City Council he plans to re-brand Neonopolis as Fremont Square and is in negotiations with four major chains to lure a department store.

Spider-Man is hanging off a ledge of The Venetian Resort~Hotel~Casino overlooking The Strip where he will remain through this weekend before being moved to Madame Tussands Las Vegas at the Venetian.

Powerball has reached an estimated $20 million jackpot for Saturday night's draw as the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening.

Hot weather combined with a power outage is what brought a Desert Hot Springs couple to Agua Caliente Casino, where they won $782,127.06.

With one month to go before contracts covering 50,000 hotel and restaurant service employees represented by Culinary Workers Local 226 expire, Harrah's Las Vegas cocktail waitress Tina DeValle is nervous.

One of America's most sought-after airport news and gift stores now has a shopkeeper.

The four major professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association are asking members of the House Financial Services Committee to oppose legislation by their chairman that would repeal an Internet gambling ban.

News Brief: The Galena City Council has approved a resolution supporting an election question seeking voter authorization for development of a state-owned casino and hotel complex in Cherokee County.

News Brief: California and tribal officials will meet behind closed doors today to consider adopting federal rules, scuttled by a court ruling last year, that address internal security at Indian casinos.

News Brief: The federal gaming commission responsible for overseeing and monitoring casinos said it does not plan to shut down Turning Stone Resort and Casino at this time.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $69 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Friday, May 4, 2007 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $81 million.

An attempt by Greenwood Gaming, the owner of Philadelphia Park Casino and Racetrack, to make the temporary casino its permanent gaming facility was heavily criticized today by the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.