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ews Brief: Members of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board heard an outpouring of support for slots casino licenses at Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Nemacolin Woodlands during public hearings conducted last spring.

News Brief: Freddy Howard was told he had just won a $260,000 jackpot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood in the early hours of Aug. 29. Hours later, he was told it was a mistake.

News Brief: Starting today, metro Detroiters will be able to cross the Canadian border to Windsor and place live bets on sports, something that is legal in the United States only in Nevada.

Las Vegas casino companies will mail their customers letters to alert them of the impending road work, while the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is readying an advertising blitz of its own.

Pinnacle Entertainment announced that L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino, a $370 million Texas Hill Country-themed resort in Lake Charles, La., broke ground yesterday on a $45 million hotel tower expansion.

The action was fast and furious yesterday during the second day of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open.

News Brief: State legislators reviewed new rules and regulations governing expanded gambling at the state's two pari-mutuel racetracks.

News Brief: The Bangor, Maine, project budget for Penn National Gaming Inc.'s permanent gaming complex has grown from $72 million to $90 million.

News Brief: Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma surveyed 250 registered Canal Fulton voters and released highlights of that survey at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

News Brief: Toxic fumes emitted from a restaurant’s drain at the new Oklahoma casino kept Goldsby and Purcell Fire and Rescue busy for about 10 hours last week.

Mount Airy Resort & Casino has awarded its first round of construction contracts as it continues to move forward with plans to build a $360 million hotel and gaming complex in the heart of the Poconos.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $119 million for Saturday night's drawing.

The BIA has approved the Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the fee-to-trust transfer and reservation designation of land for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians to be used for the Firekeepers' Casino in Calhoun County, Michigan.

News Brief: The Justice Department said Tuesday that it would appeal a federal judge"s ruling that appeared to permit a tribal casino to resume operating in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Key executives at each of Boward County's four racinos will speak at the Oct. 16-17 Florida Gaming Summit to discuss the opportunities and challenges of introducing 6,000 slot machines into the market.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot climbs to an estimated $114 million for the Friday, September 8, 2006 drawing.

Ellis Park concluded its 2006 race meet on Labor Day, Sept. 4, with gains in average daily on-track wagering and attendance.

The Borgata Poker Open, Atlantic City's largest poker tournament, began today in grand style with a full house of more than 1,100 eager players.

A heavy rail line bringing tourists in from Southern California and elsewhere will have to be a part of the solution to growing traffic problems along the Strip resort corridor, experts agree.

What wasn't anticipated after Hurricane Katrina was the outpouring of interest that casino operators would have in joining the Gulf Coast's casino reconstruction.