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News Brief: Indiana lawmakers have nixed a plan to charge hefty fees for expansions but let casinos abandon their boats in favor of buildings constructed on permanently moored barges.

News Brief: Delaware’s racino customers are showing their discontent by going over the border to Pennsylvania’s new Harrah’s Chester casino.

News Brief: The Carson Nugget celebrated the grand opening of its new smoke-free slot area last week, marking the first stage in a complete renovation of the half-century-old casino.

News Brief: Gamblers have risked well over $500 million in the slot machines at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs so far this year. Some of that money appears to be coming at the expense of local bingo parlors.

News Brief: Lawmakers may finally be ready to expand gambling in Texas, with the House set to consider a bill this week to allow Indian casinos to reopen.

News Brief: The second phase of development at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will add 300,000 square feet and about 2,000 slot machines to the casino adjoining a horse track just outside of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, according to casino president Robert Soper.

News Brief: The group business being done by the French Lick Resort Casino is meeting expectations of the owners and operators, with one weekend luring more than 2,000 people who were part of different groups staying at French Lick.

News Brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe has made its first move to open a casino in Massachusetts by agreeing to purchase a 125-acre tract in Middleborough.

One lucky ticket in New Hampshire matched all 6 numbers and walked away with the $67.6 million jackpot Saturday evening.

That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $69 million.

Kris Kolluri, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation will replace Governor Jon Corzine as the keynote speaker at the 11th annual East Coast Gaming Congress.

News Brief: Borgata's first-quarter earnings were squeezed by higher promotional expenses in a fierce battle with competitors for market share, parent company Boyd Gaming Corp. reported Thursday.

News Brief: Atlantic City officials say a company building the resort's newest casino in the South Inlet got a little ahead of itself, digging up foundations and underground tanks before it closed off the site with a proper construction fence.

News Brief: Legislation that would have allowed Texas' three federally recognized Indian tribes to operate legal gambling casinos on their lands was shelved Wednesday in the Texas House when a gaming foe pointed out a technical error in the bill.

ews Brief: Lawmakers talked yesterday about allowing the Indiana’s casinos to get rid of their boats and essentially build on platforms over water -- if they're willing to pay a substantial fee.

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank on Thursday introduced legislation to repeal the Internet gambling ban approved by Congress last year.

Lightning Poker, Incorporated today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Commerce Casino to install multiple Lightning Poker Tables.

If Las Vegas City Hall wins its battle to restrict how jets fly into and out of McCarran International Airport, it could ultimately cost the Las Vegas economy more than $281 million annually by reducing the capacity of the airport.

Nevada's publicly traded gaming companies didn't experience much of an impact Wednesday when the Dow Jones industrial average cracked the 13,000-point barrier, analysts said.

News Brief: Off to a strong start in its interim casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is poised to break ground on a second phase of construction that will quadruple the facility in size and add several amenities beyond additional slot machines.