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News Brief: A fugitive lawyer captured after ‘America's Most Wanted’ profiled his case has been returned to New Jersey to stand trial on charges that he laundered more than $250,000 in stolen funds through an Atlantic City casino.

News Brief: Don Barden, the nation's only African-American casino operator, will join the battle for Pittsburgh's slot machine license, with a proposal to build a $300 million to $

Penn National Gaming, Inc. has filed its Category 1 license application with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that its newest property, South Coast Hotel and Casino, opened to the public Thursday evening.

News Brief: A crowd of impatient gamblers rushed into the IP Casino just after 11 a.m. Thursday, a reopening that was delayed two hours because of a glitch in the surveillance system.

News Brief: Natchez city officials late Wednesday opened the only bid they received for a casino at the riverside Roth Hill site, almost two months after the city sent out a request for proposals for a hotel and/or casino.

News Brief: Through the St. Croix Casino's Gifts from the Heart toy drive, more than 65,000 toys have been collected and distributed to charities in northwestern Wisconsin.

ews Brief: From an office high above the aging Mellon Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday unveiled the first glimpse of a plan for a casino and a new arena team officials hope will secure the NHL franchise's future in the city.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million.

Linux users looking to join the online poker craze are finally finding Linux compatible online poker software at MacOnlinePoker.com.

One of the key issues the American Gaming Association will tackle next year will be fighting initiatives across the country that would ban smoking in casinos.

A panel of four key California legislators will discuss the outlook for the 2006 legislative session at the Western Indian Gaming Conference in Palm Springs January 11, 2005.

When the Imperial Palace reopens as an upgraded, refurbished casino resort on December 22, the optimistic fresh start for the Mississippi Gulf Coast will begin with it.

News Brief: Southeastern Indiana's Argosy, Grand Victoria and Belterra casinos all managed to post increases in November gambling revenues even though total wagers declined for the month at all three riverboats.

News Brief: Tacoma casinos should remain open until voters can decide whether to keep or reject a gambling ban approved six years ago by the City Council, a judge has ruled.

News Brief: Sumner County on Tuesday became the second county in south-central Kansas to vote in favor of a casino, should the Legislature pass expanded gambling in Kansas.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. has signed a joint development agreement with the Lemieux Group LP that includes a provision for Isle to fund a new multi-purpose arena and pursue a gaming license in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: George Clooney's plans to build a Las Vegas casino are set to be scrapped.

Local businessman Louis DeNaples has filed an application for a gaming license for a new $360 million redevelopment of the former Mt. Airy Lodge ski resort in Paradise Township, Pennsylvania.