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News Brief: The Teamsters Union is attempting to organize employees of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, and the organizer says the move to unionize is getting a good reception.

U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne today published his notice of intent to appoint Norman DesRosiers, a Tribal Gaming Commissioner for the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, to the National Indian Gaming Commission.

News Brief: House Republican leaders have apparently dropped a late attempt to pass a bill that limits off-reservation Indian gaming, after several tribes raised objections.

The Flop a Lock innovation is a side bet that allows hold 'em players to bet on the outcome of the first three community cards on the table, called the flop.

News Brief: The Grand Victoria casinos took a self-excluded program member"s winnings and donated it to the the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling.

ews Brief: Clark County has decided not to take a dispute over the proposed Cowlitz casino all the way to the Washington Supreme Court.

News Brief: Station Square casino developers yesterday used a video simulation to argue to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board members that concerns about traffic jams are overblown.

News Brief: Proponents of slots parlors in Allentown and near Gettysburg will appear before Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday.

McCarran International Airport will become entirely smoke-free by Friday - a dramatic transformation for the smoker-friendly airport.

News Brief: The racing industry has come to terms with the idea that slots players are not horseplayers, but horse racing can still learn a lot from slot machines.

When Lee and Adrienne Vance join the herd of more than 40,000 people who come to Las Vegas for National Finals Rodeo, they shop.

News Brief: A group of Southern Nevada tavern owners and casino operators have filed a lawsuit to block enforcement of the public smoking restrictions approved by Nevada voters Nov. 7.

News Brief: Investors in the proposed Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia agreed to pay a record $200,000 in fines after one of the group's partners violated a Pennsylvania ban on making political contributions while seeking a slot-machine license.

News Brief: Las Vegas Sands is competing for a license to build a casino that would anchor shops and condominiums, preserving the historical Bethlehem steel plant and bringing an initial 1,825 jobs to the former industrial region.

News Brief: The day-cruise gaming ship Palm Beach Princess, laboring under more than $30 million in debt, filed for protection from creditors Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

News Brief: Pinnacle Entertainment has confirmed that its proposed south Baton Rouge riverboat casino would operate inland on a large pond between River Road and Nicholson Drive, and not be berthed directly on the Mississippi River.

ews Brief: A 29-year-old Tucson man who attempted to rob the Desert Diamond Casino last year was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Monday, officials said Tuesday.

News Brief: Even if Las Vegas Sands gets a state gambling license, it may still have to fight to build a casino in Bethlehem.

News Brief: The Biloxi City Council on Tuesday hired a lawyer to oppose a casino proposed in Jackson County by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

ews Brief: Slots investors from the Poconos fired shots Tuesday at a competing proposal near Gettysburg, saying among other things that Gettysburg would draw fewer gamblers and bring in less money.