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News Brief: A proposal for two Wisconsin Indian tribes to build a casino in Beloit, Wisconsin, should soon go to the Interior Department for final review after Beloit officials agreed to allow the tribes to operate other businesses on the casino property.

The Southern California Gaming Guide announced today the 2006 Best of Southern California Gaming Reader's Choice Awards.

Chicago Cubs fans experienced a win they never expected when Christy Davis won $100,000 a year for the rest of her life in the Illinois Lottery's "Set for Life" grand finale event.

Since none of those Mega Millions tickets matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $15 million.

Ronald A. Cline of Waterford, Erie County, is one of Pennsylvania's newest millionaires, having matched 5- of-5 winning Powerball numbers to win the second-tier prize in the Sept. 16 drawing.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, New York's first video gaming property, will hold an official ground breaking ceremony for it's $15 million expansion project today.

News Brief: Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco has voiced support for the state's crackdown on online gambling and renewed an extradition request for Peter Dicks, former chairman of Sportingbet.

ews Brief: Ohkay Owingeh , formerly known as San Juan Pueblo, has started construction on a 36,000-square-foot conference center, as an expansion to the Ohkay Casino & Resort, located two miles north of Espanola.

On Saturday, September 30th, Tanya Memme, the quick-witted host of A&E's Sell This House, will award one luck winner a new house courtesy of Mohegan Sun.

North American Video reports the completion of the video surveillance and security system to the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, which celebrated Grand Re-Opening August 29th.

News Brief: The Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque said Thursday that it plans to build a $50 million casino complex along the city's Ice Harbor on the Mississippi River.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. will open a new Playboy Club as part of a multi-faced entertainment venue at the Palms Casino Resort.

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians has signed an Intergovernmental Agreement with El Dorado County that will provide the County with at least $87 million in payments over 20 years.

Magna Entertainment Corp. and Caruso Affiliated reports that certain MEC affiliates have entered into definitive operating agreements with certain Caruso affiliates regarding the proposed development of undeveloped lands surrounding Santa Anita Park

News Brief: Local tribal leaders, area gaming industry notables, government and business VIPs and 10 flying Elvises will be on hand for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Glacier Peaks Casino, the first real casino in Montana, with a reception to follow.

News Brief: A critic of an Indian tribe's effort to open a casino near the Canal Fulton, Ohio, is being pushed to resign from a volunteer board that oversees the historical district.

News Brief: The South Carolina casino boat industry is offering to pay Horry County $5 for each passenger - an estimated $1.37 million per year for a decade - if the county abandons plans to tax gambling proceeds.

News Brief: Backers of Western Pennsylvania's first temporary casino said Wednesday they will start construction today, even as gambling opponents vowed to continue their fight against legalized slots.

On the day the World Market Center has named a furniture industry veteran with a strong connection to the Las Vegas community as its chief executive officer.

New flight service from Asia to Las Vegas is giving tourism officials fresh opportunities to show off the city's recreational assets.