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Frustrated by a lack of restrictions on tribes seeking to open off-reservation casinos, Senator John McCain on Wednesday pressed the Department of Interior to complete regulations

News Brief: The vice chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians said Wednesday that Governor Mike Easley has said ‘no’ to allowing Las Vegas-style card games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, an account disputed by the tribe’s principal chief.

News Brief: The Cowlitz Indian Tribe's pursuit of a casino near La Center is ‘a case study’ of the need for better tribal gaming regulations, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell said Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing.

News Brief: Pennsylvania gambling regulators have unanimously rejected the application to open a $150 million slots parlor in downtown Lancaster.

Players Network is covering the Hooters Casino Hotel Las Vegas grand opening from a most unique perspective: through the eyes of Hooters girls.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $180 million.

HRLogix reports that they will provide recruiting solutions to Cache Creek Casino Resort.

Early predictions from the majority of members of the free national online sports picks contest PicksPal.com indicate that Pittsburgh will win the Super Bowl.

To celebrate its new site, CoolSportsPools is offering a 10% bonus to all individuals who open a new account.

Wageronfootball.com reports the launch of the company’s newest online basketball wagering website: WagerOnHoops.com.

Day Three of the World Poker Tour main event at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is under wraps and the field has been narrowed down to the final table of six players.

News Brief: Maine"s Passamaquoddy Tribe made good on its pledge Monday and turned in more than 61,000 petition signatures in an effort to place the question of a Washington County

News Brief: Opponents of table games legislation believe there's a culture clash between the Northern Panhandle and the rest of West Virginia on gambling.

News Brief: In the largest clinical study of its kind, researchers at the University of Minnesota found that daily doses of an experimental drug called nalmefene appeared to curb the craving to gamble.

Not only is McCarran International Airport not planning modifications to accommodate the A380, but the plane is not welcome.

News Brief: The Cowlitz Indian Tribe would pay La Center as much as $3 million annually for 10 years to recoup lost revenue from cardrooms under a proposal to be presented tonight to the City Council.

News Brief: Bally's held a special jobs fair Monday and Tuesday to help recently laid-off employees find new positions in the three other Atlantic City casinos owned by Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: Gamblers crowded onto the floor of Blue Chip Casino on Tuesday, the first official day of business for the newly built $170 million riverboat.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win Tuesday's jackpot, so the jackpot for the Friday, February 3, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $75 million.

For its first Valentine's Day, Wynn Las Vegas is taking the traditional flowers and chocolates to the next level with several romantic options for lovers.