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In a move to get away from telemarketing to raise money, a Clarksburg-based Fraternal Order of Police chapter plans to open a restaurant with slot machines.

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has agreed to adopt the judge's decision and to issue an alcohol license for the River Rock Casino.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. reports that Hurricane Katrina affected all of Isle's 1,150 team members on the Gulf Coast and the company is committed to providing general emergency assistance to its workforce.

Harrah's Entertainment's top executive is recommending the Mississippi government allow the company to build a temporary casino on land to replace its Grand Casino Biloxi riverboat, which was hurled ashore and destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

Las Vegas governments, businesses and agencies scrambled Friday to coordinate services for those fleeing the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast in search of shelter for the short term or the long haul.

Steve Bottfeld, a local analyst with consumer-research company Marketing Solutions, said the Las Vegas market could begin to see noticeable in-migration from the Gulf Coast within 60 days.

While the Gulf Coast casinos were all covered by some form of business interruption and property damage insurance, it is unclear if the individual policies will keep their corporate owners from having to pay out of pocket to rebuild their multimillion-dollar gambling halls.

Nautica Charity Poker Festivals will extend its 12-festival schedule with one additional festival in September benefiting Art on Wheels.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is exploring options to conduct a portion of Fair Grounds Race Course's 2005-2006 live race meet at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

A former convenience store clerk has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars' worth of scratch-off Hoosier Lottery tickets from two stores she managed.

Rock star Rod Stewart told a jury that he has always been willing to perform a concert at the Rio to make up for a canceled concert in 2000, but the resort never gave him the chance to earn the $2 million advance he received for the show.

Representatives of several conventions and trade shows scheduled to occur in New Orleans within the next 30 to 60 days have contacted local travel officials to ask about moving their events to Las Vegas.

As gaming companies continue to evaluate their losses in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, changes may be sought in Mississippi's gaming regulations before casino operators commit to rebuilding their multimillion-dollar gambling halls.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has scheduled two special committee meetings to discuss potential policy changes in the wake of last year's controversial $1 sale of the ‘What happens here, stays here’ trademark.

Guests didn't want to wait until Caesars Palace's corporate leaders and entertainer Celine Dion cut the ribbon tonight to officially open the Strip hotel's new $289 million, 949-room Augustus tower. The building is already sold out.

The Dow Jones U.S. Gambling Index tumbled almost 6 percent to close at 466.66, and every major Nevada-based casino company came out a loser.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is analyzing statistics on canceled flights from the Gulf Coast region to gauge whether the storm will hurt tourism here.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's compensation committee has recommended increasing the salary of Chief Executive Rossi Ralenkotter by 5 percent.

Casino companies say they are focused on the immediate hurricane relief effort and are trying to reconnect with employees.

The massive rebuilding effort that is sure to take place along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina may impact the price and availability of construction materials in Southern Nevada, according to industry experts.