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News Brief: Three members of the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force have resigned, and the Heinz Endowments has dropped its funding in the wake of the group's near-endorsement of Isle of Capri for the city's casino license.

News Brief: The chief sachem of the Narragansetts yesterday accused an anti-casino group of misleading and lying to voters about how often the Rhode Island Constitution has been amended.

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. reports that the Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, Mississippi has installed its OASIS Casino Management System.

Susquehanna International Group will host seniors from top colleges and universities around the country to a poker tournament at its Bala Cynwyd headquarters this weekend.

News Brief: A San Jacinto woman wagered $100 in a Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa slot machine Wednesday and won more than $2.5 million.

Colorado casinos reported adjusted gross proceeds for. September's increased 1.5 percent from $68.8 million in August.

News Brief: Former Caesars president, Gary DiBartolomeo, cleared the final hurdle to his return to prominence in the gaming industry Wednesday when the Casino Control Commission approved his application for a key employee license.

Work begins this week at Blue Chip Casino Hotel, Michigan City, Indiana, on the new poker room that is slated to open October 23, 2006 at 11:00 am.

News Brief: Four Pinnacle Entertainment staffers have been approved by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to act as liaison with the Sands as the acquisition of the 26-year-old casino hotel moves forward.

News Brief: Isle of Capri has all but won the endorsement of a city task force in its billion-dollar bid for a slot machine casino in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: More than 400 people packed the Ocean Springs civic center Wednesday for a public meeting intended to determine the environmental impact of a $375 million casino resort proposed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

The International Gaming Conference & Expo has experienced a surge in attendance over the past week due to the passing of the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, according to analysts.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $59 million for Saturday night's drawing.

Sportsbook.com has posted odds on the opening weekend gross for Clint Eastwood's latest epic Flags of our Fathers.

News Brief: The state House of Representatives approved its own broad changes to Pennsylvania's two-year-old slot-machine gambling law Tuesday night and rejected parts of a Senate proposal as the legislative session winds down.

Amateur Brandie Hawbaker rocketed to the top of the Day Two chip count list thanks to a big Full House and leads Brandon Cantu by $150,000 at the Festa Al Lago Main Event.

Default is a looming danger for the Las Vegas Monorail after low fares failed to draw enough riders and a fare hike chased off too many passengers, according to a bleak financial analysis released Tuesday.

ews Brief: At a West Warwick Town Council hearing last night on its proposed casino host-community agreement with Harrah's Entertainment, resident expressed their concerns about the proposed casino.

News Brief: The months-long, often volatile casino proposal for Northwest Stark County took a fatal blow from Canal Fulton City Council on Tuesday night.

News Brief: Facing certain defeat, Horry County Council members who support a 10-year contract with the casino boat industry decided to send the proposal back to the drawing board Tuesday.