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ews Brief: Federal officials don’t consider the Nooksack tribal casino under construction in northern Whatcom County an environmental hazard.

ews Brief: A campaign to leave the door ajar for a major casino in south-central Kansas is trying to enlist support from area counties.

The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling touted a new theme: If You Print The Line, Print The Helpline.

News Brief: B. B King is back to his old self after a bout of illness and still scheduled to perform next week at the Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City.

News Brief: The $220 million expansion and renovation of Lincoln Park is raising the stakes for labor unions that have represented workers at the park for decades.

The glow from those notorious orange shorts at the year-old Hooters Casino Hotel is struggling to be seen against the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip.

After a half decade-long slumber, the prospects for gaming equipment manufacturers appear to be awakening.

When an estimated 60,000 furniture buyers descend on the World Market Center on Monday, they'll find a lot more than bedding and chairs.

News Brief: New Mexico legislators might not approve proposed new compacts between the state and its gambling tribes, but they'll get a chance to vote this session, said House Speaker Ben Lujan.

News Brief: Since 2001, the New York lottery has generated a record-breaking run of profits, more than $2.2 billion last fiscal year, making New York the nation’s big winner in state-sponsored gambling.

News Brief: Most Massachusetts residents support the legalization of casino gambling in the state, according to a poll released today by the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

News Brief: After days of unwelcome national media attention, Philadelphia Park Casino Saturday night paid the disputed $102,000 that a Feasterville slots player said he had coming to him.

One lucky ticket in Arizona matched all 6 numbers and walked away with the $15 million jackpot Saturday evening.

The estimated Mega Million jackpot for the Tuesday, January 30, 2007 drawing grows to $54 million.

Virtually every major name in poker ascended upon the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa for the start of $10,000 World Poker Tour Main Event.

Newly turned pro, Matthew Casterella, of White Plains, New York, withstood the pressure of the day win the $5,000 Borgata Winter Poker Open event and $375,100 in prize money.

News Brief: In the latest motion in its lawsuit disputing the town's taxation of leased slot machines, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe refocuses the arguments about whether its original complaint has legs to stand on.

News Brief: Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's proposal to ban smoking in all public places, including bars, is likely to reignite a longstanding feud between local tavern owners and casinos owned by American Indian tribes.

In time, Northern Nevada residents could see the face of auto industry icon Lee Iacocca on billboards telling them if they can find a better casino than Stockman's in Fallon, they should buy it.

News Brief: Two bills introduced this legislative session would put more checks and balances on the expansion of tribal casinos in Mississippi.