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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., tried to attach an Internet gambling ban to a defense bill last week but was rebuffed by two powerful senators, congressional sources said Monday.

News Brief: Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casino revenues took a hit in August despite the reopening of three properties that were expected to grow the market.

News Brief: The Muckleshoot Tribe, a sovereign nation that is exempt from the smoking ban, has opened a non-smoking tribal casino.

News Brief: The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians plans to build a new $80 million casino and resort at the site of its Turtle Creek Casino along M-72.

Hundreds of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents, dignitaries and more than 1,000 newly employed casino workers celebrated the grand opening of Island View Casino Resort on Monday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.

The third day of action at the Borgata Poker Open, part of the World Poker Tour, saw another round of intense battles as players tried to make moves and secure their position in the final six spots.

News Brief: Laughlin appears to be shedding its image as a Nevada gambling town where there's little change.

More than two years ago, Bill Kearney began pushing a bill in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to require soon-to-open casinos to issue monthly statements to gamblers showing their casino winnings and losses.

News Brief: The Louisiana attorney general's office is developing a program to target underage gamblers.

News Brief: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting a job fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25.

News Brief: Gaming advocates will try again in the 2007 General Assembly to win approval for casinos in Kentucky.

Pennsylvania's first new harness track in 41 years, Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack in Chester, is having it"s grand opening today.

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. reports that the Casino Affiliate Convention was an industry success.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $179 million.

International News Brief: Louisiana authorities may have instigated the arrest of Peter Dicks, the chairman of online gambling firm Sportingbet, under pressure from gambling firms in the Deep South.

Somewhere there is a ticket worth an estimated $163 million. That ticket, which was purchased in Bainbridge, Georgia, matched all six numbers in the September 15, 2006 Mega Millions drawing.

To assist the public in responding to the BIA"s Notice of Availability, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is sharing its perspective on the proposed project.

PokerTek, Inc. has received regulatory product approval from the Michigan Gaming Control Board to distribute the PokerPro system in the State of Michigan. PokerPro is the first automated poker table to receive approval in Michigan.

The highly-regarded tournament recorded the largest turnout of players in the history of Atlantic City poker with 540 players anteing-up $10,000 for a shot at the biggest prize pool in Borgata Poker Open history.