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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.

News Brief: Plans to build a riverfront development and casino under Roth Hill, got approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission Thursday to start planning.

Mount Airy Resort & Casino announced today that it has opened an Employment Center and is accepting job applications to fill up to 1,000 permanent jobs at the resort, which will open in Fall 2007.

Multimedia Games, Inc. reported its total Oklahoma player terminal installed base and product mix as of January 31, 2007, and provided an update on other markets the company serves.

News Brief: A Lotto ticket sold in Margate was one of two that matched all six numbers drawn Saturday night, and the owner will split the $42 million jackpot, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.

News Brief: Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez has said that the gaming compacts need to be renegotiated and he has broadened the list of issues that he wants addressed.

Las Vegas-based Tenner & Associates, Inc. has been awarded a long-term contract for branding, marketing and event creation by the soon-to-open Cosmopolitan Resort Hotel.

In the latest development in Mayor Oscar Goodman's quest to secure a major league sports franchise for Las Vegas, NBA Commissioner David Stern told him to submit a plan that addresses the issue of local sports books accepting wagers on NBA games.

Limousines are the transport of choice for the NBA crowd, preferably something high-profile like a stretched Cadillac Escalade or Hummer.

ews Brief: The Chukchansi tribe has agreed to pay nearly $13 million to settle a bitter dispute with Madera County over the tribe's casino expansion.

Chinese New Year begins Sunday, the same day as the NBA All-Star game, meaning Las Vegas is going to be a very busy place.

News Brief: Lakes Entertainment wants a two-year extension on their Mississippi site, according to the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s deputy director.

News Brief: If they win tribal recognition from the U.S. Department of the Interior today, the Mashpee Wampanoag will push aggressively for an off-Cape casino in Southeastern Massachusetts.

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is discussing the development of a new casino on the waterfront in Atlantic City but the tribe said Wednesday it has no current plans to develop the site.

Powerball has reached an estimated $58 million jackpot for Saturday night's draw as the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening.

More than 90 percent of the luxury residential offerings at CityCenter's Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas have sold in a mere 14 days.

Fair Grounds Race Course and Churchill Downs have confirmed their intent to move forward with plans to build a slot machine gaming facility adjacent to the historic racetrack in New Orleans.