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ews Brief: Colorado voters would be asked to privatize the state lottery, raising more than $2 billion, under a constitutional amendment proposed Tuesday.

News Brief: A Oregon senator introduced a bill this week that could represent another hurdle for the group trying to bring a nearly $500 million casino complex to Wood Village.

News Brief: Construction will begin this week on Penn National Gaming Inc.’s $131 million gaming and hotel complex.

News Brief: Total Colorado gaming revenue increased nearly 12 percent to $74.5 million in March from a year earlier.

ews Brief: After years of planning, waiting, changes in state law, and other delays, Casino Rock Island will need to wait some more before the final approval for its new $150 million complex, the Illinois Gaming Board ruled Tuesday.

News Brief: Two competitors took their four-year battle for the state's fourth and final harness racing license and the slots casino that will come with it to the state Supreme Court chambers here yesterday.

News Brief: Topper's Salon & Health Spa Inc. will operate the new spa under the name Toppers Spa Salon at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino.

News Brief: New Jersey borough officials want to restrict what projects can be paid for with casino impact funding.

News Brief: Mohegan Sun is converting all of its slot machines to a coinless system, and trimming its labor costs in the process.

News Brief: The Town Board is preparing a resolution that asks state and federal officials to have decisions about Native American casino applications based on local approval.

ews Brief: The Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO has sent a letter to state legislators saying the group opposes a bill that would require legislative approval, in addition to the Governor's signature, of any off-reservation Indian casino projects in Wisconsin.

News Brief: The California senate is set to vote Thursday on bills that would allow five major Southern California tribes, including the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, to expand their gambling operations.

News Brief: The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched a fundraising initiative aimed at increasing donations from deep-pocketed Indian tribes.

The National League of Poker reports the immediate availability of its Authorized Tour Stop program.

Planet Hollywood announces the arrival of the new Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the former site of the Aladdin, in the heart of the legendary Las Vegas Strip.

Australia's largest gaming operator announced late Monday it is buying almost 20 percent of the company building the $2.8 billion Fontainebleau on the Strip's north end.

The National Labor Relations Board is expected to quickly schedule an election at which Wynn Las Vegas dealers can decide if they support having the union negotiate a collective bargaining agreement.

News Brief: The debate over slot machine gaming at Indiana horse racing tracks will color much of Indiana’s state legislative proceedings.

News Brief: The Carnegie Science Center may seek to delay an expected May 1 vote by the city planning commission on a master plan for the proposed Pittsburgh casino.

ews Brief: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, property owners would hit the jackpot under a proposal from the head of city council to cut taxes with casino revenue.