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The Poker Players Alliance plans to lobby federal, state and local officials to help fight a potential federal ban on Internet gambling and stop raids on community poker games by state and local law enforcement officials.

News Brief: A casino whose surveillance camera operators were caught spying on women has asked New Jersey regulators to bar the release of the videotaped footage, saying it would violate the privacy of the victims.

News Brief: Two firms lobbying on behalf of companies seeking to open casinos in New York State have agreed to pay fines to the state lobbying commission to settle investigations involving prominent political figures, officials said yesterday.

The Peppermill Hotel Casino has outlined plans for a $230 million expansion project that promises bring the opulence, luxury amenities and design sensibilities of the most luxurious Las Vegas resort properties to Northern Nevada.

News Brief: Frustrated that Sedgwick County won't allow residents to vote on casino gambling, backers of a proposed Park City casino are looking elsewhere for the project.

News Brief: A coalition of Western New York religious leaders reiterated staunch opposition to a proposed casino in Buffalo and maintained that there is still time to block the casino.

News Brief: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal applauded a federal ruling that allows Indian casino workers to unionize and engage in collective bargaining.

News Brief: A New Orleans storm victim who spent just $4.25 in a slot machine has won a $1.6 million jackpot.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's 14-member board will vote to amend a November 2004 agreement on the city’s trademark slogan, ‘What happens here, stays here’.

The Palms Casino Resort will unveil the ultimate suite for the basketball enthusiast later this month, the "Hardwood Suite".

Pokerbeat, an informative, fresh new television show, is in the final stages of production in Las Vegas.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will reach an estimated $205 million.

Olympia Gaming's new $750 million Southern Highlands Casino-Resort will appeal to both locals and tourists alike.

Harrah’s Entertainment provides an update on damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

It was at a preliminary mini-tournament on Labor Day weekend at the Palms that someone tried -- and failed to take the place of star poker player Antonio Esfandiari.

Oscar Goodman, the normally loquacious mayor of Las Vegas, turns into a near mute anytime he's asked if he wants to run for governor.

News Brief: The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians presented a $4 million check to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The money represented the tribe's annual payment for balancing the effects of its large casino and resort in Brooks.

News Brief: Mississippi’s inland casinos that avoided the destruction of Hurricane Katrina are reporting that their numbers are up since the disaster.

The Clark County Commission on Tuesday pulled from its agenda a proposed ordinance that would ban the use of Segways on the Las Vegas Strip.

News Brief: The Cayuga Indian Nation of New York has temporarily closed its video gaming hall in the town of Seneca Falls while it considers challenging a local law aimed at permanently shuttering the facility.