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News Brief: Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday called a Sept. 27 special session to deal with issues related to Hurricane Katrina.

News Brief: Over 100 people who turned out Monday evening for the third of five public meetings sponsored by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Bureau officials are studying whether to approve an off-reservation casino roughly 40 miles east of Portland.

News Brief: A Barstow, California, gaming initiative the city's attorney described as ‘fatally flawed’ was scheduled Monday for a public vote in the June 2006 state primary elections, prompting the developers of a proposed casino project to threaten a lawsuit.

News Brief: The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled Monday that proposed legislation that would allow a Harrah's Entertainment/Narragansett Indian casino in West Warwick, would not give the state adequate control and is unconstitutional.

All of the largest operators of commercial casinos with properties in Mississippi and Louisiana have committed to rebuild their properties in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

News Brief: West Virginia lawmakers expect to address table gambling legislation next year but probably not until after the fall 2006 elections are final.

The Lakes Region Greyhound Park has a new owner, who has begun hiring back employees so the park can get back in business.

News Brief: Million-dollar Indian casinos are expected to boost customer counts and sagging sales at the two Barstow, California, outlet malls.

Culinary history has been made in Las Vegas as legendary chef Joel Robuchon opens his first restaurants in the United States, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon and Joel Robuchon at The Mansion and at MGM Grand.

News Brief: Slot supporters and opponents get ready for a second showdown over a bill that would allow a casino-centered entertainment complex in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

A civic-minded organization of Cleveland area business leaders plans to write a proposal in support of casino gambling.

An Indian tribe that abandoned plans to build a casino near San Pablo Bay because of local opposition has paid $100 million for a new 270-acre casino site outside of Rohnert Park.

The Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa was a sea of pink as the Ladies Only No Limit Hold 'em event kicked off Sunday and players sported their new pink Borgata Poker Open hats.

The Peppermill hotel-casino intends this week to announce a $230 million expansion, including a new hotel, convention space and larger gambling floor, a newspaper reported Sunday.

News Brief: The board of directors of the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Southland Greyhound Park's attempt to expand gambling in a Nov. 8 election.

News Brief: The Ehli Group is opening The Midas Touch, Billings, Montana’s, latest offering in the casino business, at the end of September.

Event six of Borgata's 2005 Poker Open came to a conclusion late Saturday night as Woodside Park, New Jersey's Michael J. Nargi defeated Tamarac, Florida's James M. English for the title.

The California Attorney General’s office still haven’t resolved a seven year old conflict involving no-limit wagers at a Colma card club.

News Brief: Greektown Casino's proposal to stay in its temporary location doesn't sit well with Darlene Williamson or hundreds of other low-income residents of Parkwycke Towers Apartments, which will be bulldozed early next year to make way for a 3,500-space parking garage.

ProJo Poker and the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City will play host to 26 weekly tournaments beginning Wednesday, Sept. 21 and running through January 18, 2006.