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A midmorning thunderstorm Tuesday wasn't going to deter developers of the $1.8 billion Cosmopolitan from holding the project's formal groundbreaking.

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequots Tribal Nation has awarded Perini Building Co. a $462.8-million contract to construct a addition to the Foxwoods Resort Casino here.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot grows to an estimated $147 million for the Friday, October 28, 2005 drawing.

Harrah's Joliet will introduce its newest concert and entertainment venue, Stage 151, this week, with a grand opening celebration running Oct. 27 through Oct. 29.

Calder Race Course has cancelled its live race cards scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 28, and will be closed for simulcast wagering through Thursday, Oct. 27.

Calder Race Course sustained damage to its clubhouse facility and parts of its stable area as a result of Hurricane Wilma, which stormed across South Florida on Oct. 24.

Fair Grounds Race Course will open five of its Finish Line off-track betting locations on Wednesday, Oct. 26, Fair Grounds President and General Manager Randall Soth announced today.

Word around the Las Vegas art community is that Steve Wynn is closing the gallery at Wynn Las Vegas.

Southern Nevada's shortage of museums leaves for slim pickings when looking for a cultural or educational experience.

Some experts thought it would take years for the Gulf Coast's casino industry to rebuild after being flattened by Hurricane Katrina.

News Brief: The Arapahoe Park horse-racing track's new owner has added more race dates to it 2006 calendar.

Last month Margaret Neuman received an unwelcome surprise: a letter from the IRS claiming she owed nearly $2,500 in taxes and penalties based on tips she received at the Palms.

The state's biggest employer and taxpayer has four huge projects on its plate, but Lanni and his brain trust are already gameplanning the company's next wave of development.

News Brief: Republican candidates are walking a fine political line this year, as many continue to accept campaign contributions from the well-heeled gambling industry even as they try to woo conservative voters who bitterly oppose gaming.

News Brief: The Bureau of Indian Affairs has launched an environmental impact statement review on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs plans to build an off-reservation resort and casino in Cascade Locks, Oregon.

News Brief: New York is in no rush to be more generous with Buffalo and Erie County when sharing future slot machine revenues once the Seneca Nation of Indians builds a downtown casino.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: The Hannahville Tribe of Potawatomi Indians wants to build a $243 million hotel and casino development in Romulus, Michigan.

News Brief: Pennsylvania's road to casino gambling remains blocked over how to get slot machines into 14 casinos in the state.

Mississippi's tax coffers suffered the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina as the state's tax revenue from gaming fell almost $10 million during September.