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News Brief: An Indian tribe wants to build what would be Amador County's second Indian casino, but opponents are lining up against it.

News Brief: The owner of Penn National Race Course in Grantville has pushed back its projected opening of a slot-machine casino at the track from the spring of 2007 to the third quarter of that year.

News Brief: Jeff Benedict has stepped down as president of the Connecticut Alliance Against Casino Expansion to pursue a law practice and fulfill a new publishing contract with Warner Books, organization officials said Thursday.

News Brief: As the 13 damaged or destroyed casinos on the Mississippi Coast continue to emerge from the rubble of Hurricane Katrina, many residents from West Florida are seeking new gambling outlets.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved on Thursday the site of the proposed Back Bay Beach Resort & Casino in Biloxi.

News Brief: The casino deal with the Spokane Tribe of Indians could for the first time guarantee the state of Washington a share of tribal gambling proceeds.

News Brief: Leaders of the Jamul Action Committee and county official are continuing their fight against the hotel and casino proposed by the Jamul Indians on six acres of tribal land.

The seven employees of a National City Bank branch located at 364 Center Avenue in Butler jointly won an $853,492 prize in a recent Powerball drawing.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. reports that the Pompano Park Harness Track will remain closed until repairs are completed following Hurricane Wilma.

Jerome E. Horton, Chairman of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, postponed an informational hearing on Indian gaming citing a lack of participation from Governor Schwarzenegger's office as the reason for the cancellation.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $27 million.

News Brief: Competing sides in the debate over a possible Cowlitz Indian Tribe casino at the La Center-Interstate 5 junction will square off tonight in a presentation before government officials.

News Brief: Talks that start Friday between Amador County and a tiny tribe that wants to build a casino between Valley Springs and Ione are the first under the compact for tribal casinos that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed in 2004.

News Brief: Columbia Sussex Corp.'s withdrawal from a $57 million takeover deal of the bankrupt President Casino on the Admiral could result in breach of contract litigation.

News Brief: Six-time boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya and Desert Diamond Casino are hoping to continue their boxing card relationship for another year.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that its Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana is scheduled to reopen on November 3.

Anyone who has been to a nightclub in Las Vegas has seen a form of gender discrimination at work.

News Brief: A plan to bring a tribal casino and entertainment complex to Kenosha drew a crowd of about 500 mostly staunch supporters Tuesday night, who stressed one main theme in urging federal officials to approve the plan: jobs.

Visa restrictions imposed by the federal government are preventing Chinese airlines from committing to nonstop flights between China and Las Vegas.