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News Brief: Polls say residents are ready for a casino resort in Massachusetts, but a prominent anti-gambling legislator said slot machine revenue won't help fill the anticipated $1 billion budget gap.

News Brief: Roughly 1,000 tribal members are expected to attend opening-night festivities Wednesday for the Northern Winz Casino in Montana.

News Brief: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has authorized a second Syucan casino on recently acquired land that is not part of the tribe's reservation and not yet eligible for gaming.

ews Brief: Republicans in the Illinois House have proposed a $5 billion capital plan for highways, schools and colleges that would be financed through an expansion of gaming positions at existing casinos.

News Brief: New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the St. Regis Mohawks have reached a deal to bring a $600 million Indian casino to Monticello Gaming and Raceway.

News Brief; In less than six months, some 675 acres of once-quiet, rural New Buffalo Township farmland will be transformed into one of the region's busiest developments, thanks to the new Four Winds Casino.

News Brief: MGM Mirage is serious about developing a new megaresort on a 70-acre site next to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Deaf people from Illinois and surrounding states are expected to compete in the area's first Deaf Texas Hold'em poker tournament Sunday, February 25 at Hanging Gardens Banquets.

Despite a major snowstorm last week, construction remains on schedule at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $67 million for Wednesday night's drawing.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the jackpot grows to an estimated $150 million for the Tuesday, February 20, 2007 drawing.

News Brief: The Colville tribal casinos have applied for liquor licenses for their three casinos.

Attorneys working on the acquisition of Harrah's Entertainment by two private equity firms are expected to file applications for approval of the merger with state gaming regulators today.

News Brief: Nearly three months after buying a winning Powerball ticket worth tens of millions of dollars, Jackie Alston of Halifax claimed her prize today.

ews Brief: A bill to authorize local referendum elections on casino-style table games in the four counties with racetracks moved one step closer to passage in the House of Delegates Thursday.

News Brief: New Mexico lawmakers dealing with the long-term agreements that govern tribal gambling in the state have three chances to make changes, starting today.

News Brief: The public debate over whether to build a casino with 2,000 slot machines and 80 gaming tables on Indian land between Valley Springs and Ione resumes during public meetings here tonight and Saturday.

News Brief: Coast Businesses for Fair Play is suing the U.S. Department of Interior because it contends the federal agency has not complied with public-records requests about a proposed Choctaw casino in Jackson County.

News Brief: Atlantic City Council is expected to vote next week on a measure that would raise the building height limit for a portion of land bordered by the Boardwalk and New Jersey, Oriental and Metropolitan avenues from 485 to 800 feet.

News Brief: Companies that want to supply items for casinos in Pennsylvania can learn how to capitalize on the state's newest industry next month at the third annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Racing Forum.