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News Brief: Warren County supervisors approved the nomination of Renay Jenkins to the tourism board Monday.

News Brief: Council Bluffs casinos totaled $39.1 million in gross receipts for May, up $1.3 million from the same month last year but down about $1.5 million from April's $40.6 million, according to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

While billion-dollar projects on the Strip are the talk of the town, a home-grown chain of taverns is quietly building an empire.

News Brief: It’s the first day of work for 150 people, as Cherokee Casino Sallisaw opens its doors to the public for the first time at noon.

News Brief: Within just five years, virtually everything has changed for the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk, thanks largely to the Black Oak Casino.

Just months after it bought the Westward Ho on the Strip, Centex Destination Properties has ceded most of the property to a partner involved in the purchase.

News Brief: Some New Jersey lawmakers have turned their eyes to Atlantic City, where they believe casinos should pay more to help balance the state budget.

News Brief: Biloxi's lure remains strong more than five months after casinos reopened to surprisingly strong revenues following Hurricane Katrina.

American Indian casinos enjoyed a 15.6 percent increase in gaming revenue nationally during 2005, fueled by the ever-booming gambling market in California.

News Brief: Jimmy Levens, the former Long Beach alderman who has an option to buy a potential casino site, is funding the campaign to allow land-based gambling in the city.

Red Rock Resort imposes curfew on customers under 21 unless they are seeing movies or dining at restaurants.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $12 million jackpot, the Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $16 million for the Friday, June 23, 2006 drawing.

Pinnacle Entertainment intends to build a new $350 million casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, adjacent to its highly successful L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino property.

Fueled by the unyielding spirit of Biloxi and the resilience of its people, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will open its doors for business August 29, 2006, 12 months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast.

News Brief: One year after California joined the multistate Mega Millions lottery game, sales have fallen short of expectations, and the new game has hurt sales of the existing Sup

News Brief: Somewhere in a wallet, in a purse, or maybe in a Dumpster, lies a Washington lottery ticket worth $6.3 million.

This week reflections on parking, family and swimming pools in the world of Las Vegas gaming.

News Brief: Secretary of State Chris Nelson and Attorney General Larry Long are willing to have the challenge from a group that wants video lottery repealed to bypass the circuit court and head straight to the South Dakota Supreme Court.

ews Brief: The new Red Rock Casino says starting Friday it's going to enforce a strict curfew for anyone under 21 years old.

News Brief: Bay 101 wants San Jose to refund $1.7 million in allegedly illegal fees it's taken from the card club over the last two years, according to a lawsuit the casino filed.