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News Brief: Declaring that Nevadans know the odds and are smart enough to decide whether to play lotteries, the Assembly voted Tuesday for a resolution that eventually could end the constitutional ban on lotteries in the state.

Shaker’s Martini Bar in Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis is proud to present local favorite acoustic duo “Common Ground,” every weekend in April.

he Wright Brothers will return to their roots next month with live performances of their musical variety show at French Lick Resort Casino.

Construction and restoration work at the West Baden Springs Hotel, part of the French Lick Resort Casino development, is roaring ahead in time for a late spring opening.

ollywood Casino Bay St. Louis announced the promotion of Holly Lemoine-Raymond from player development manager to the newly created position of assistant marketing director.

News Brief: The Maryland Senate has rejected a Republican plan to close a projected budget shortfall next year by slashing spending and legalizing slots.

News Brief: Federal regulators are signalling a change in climate for off-reservation casinos that could make it much tougher to build a proposed gambling facility south of Petaluma, California.

For the third time in as many weeks, Paradise Jackpots has struck again, this time making a winner out of a Cathedral City man at Spa Resort Casino.

News Brief: The $66 million, 258-room hotel for the Argoxy Riverside casino will register its first guests less than 22 months after groundbreaking ceremonies.

News Brief: David Hanlon, CEO of Empire Resorts, says that the casino supports the expansion of NY Rt. 17 from two to three lanes in each direction.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that Ted Bogich has been named Vice President and General Manager at its Blue Chip Casino Hotel in Michigan City, Indiana. Bogich will oversee all casino and hotel activities at the property.

The Spa Resort Casino is pleased to announce the return of Bill Duke as Director of Table Games.

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. reports that Governor Joe Manchin signed a bill providing for local referenda by which each of the four West Virginia counties having racetracks may authorize table gaming at that county's racetrack.

News Brief: The Peppermill casino is betting that a new $1 million arcade will be a winner with families visiting Reno.

News Brief: Internet gambling charges against an executive with Sportingbet were dismissed Tuesday in exchange for $400,000 after extradition issues left the case nearly impossible to prosecute, St. Landry Parish District Attorney’s Office announced.

News Brief: Governor Mike Rounds and the state of South Dakote refuse to negotiate in good faith a gaming compact with the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the tribe says in a federal lawsuit.

News Brief: Mayor Connie Moran stuck her neck out this week by publicly supporting a proposed casino by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians near Ocean Springs.

ews Brief: The federal Department of Interior plans to rule by June 14 whether Turning Stone is legal - an announcement that has delighted those who have said for years the casino is operating illegally.

News Brief: Ameristar management has previously declined to comment on any expansion plans in Council Bluffs, Iowa, other than to casually mention that something could happen, and the nine acres purchased in 2005 will provide truck and RV parking.

News Brief: Seven gamblers are suing the Ameristar Casino of St. Charles, Mo., claiming they were cheated out of money and points when the casino changed its video poker rewards program.