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News Brief: Grand Forks City Council members said Wednesday they will begin work on a resolution of support for a proposed American Indian casino just south of the city.

News Brief: Former Philadelphia 76ers president and co-owner Pat Croce is putting together a team of star athletes and entertainers to build a casino at the former Adam's Mark Hotel, although he has not reached a deal on the property, according to a source familiar with the matter.

News Brief: Mississippi will not appeal a Hinds County chancery judge's decision that the state College Board can allow the University of Southern Mississippi to offer casino and resort management courses.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $19 million.

Harrah's Entertainment will re-brand Caesars Indiana to a Horseshoe casino and intensify a planning process to upgrade customer service and enhance guest entertainment experiences.

Construction continued last week on the new hotel tower behind the Palms.

Philadelphia Mayor John Street's gambling panel released a 372-page interim report Tuesday that may have shed light on potential sites for gambling halls.

News Brief: Reputed mafia figure Charles D. Moretina, convicted in 1983 in a casino skimming investigation that effectively marked the decline of organized crime’s influence in Kansas City, died Sunday.

Less than a day after the casino groundbreaking at French Lick Resort & Casino, Blue Sky’s general contractor for the site work, Lauth Construction, LLC, awarded the first $1 million contract to Paoli, Indiana-based Cave Quarries Inc.

News Brief: A proposed $250 million casino just north of the city of Madera won the official support Tuesday of the county Board of Supervisors in a 4-1 vote.

This year, it will be a star-studded celebrity event at the Bicycle Casino that benefits breast cancer research.

Casino operators and slot manufacturers are struggling to manage mounting waves of private, federal and state regulations, industry experts said Tuesday.

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

News Brief: MGM Grand Detroit Casino L.L.C. and Greektown Casino L.L.C. reported revenue increases for July, while MotorCity Casino L.L.C. revenue was 4 percent behind 2004 for July and nearly 1 percent off the year to date.

News Brief: A Superior Court judge has ruled against an anti-casino group’s lawsuit that contended the Hesperia Redevelopment Agency’s involvement in the Timbisha Shoshone casino project is illegal.

News Brief: A $79,722 donation given from the Louisiana Casino Association to the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling on Monday will go toward building an outpatient program.

News Brief: Former NFL quarterback and current Shreveport resident Billy Joe Tolliver has joined the staff of Horseshoe Casino and Hotel and Harrah's Louisiana Downs to work in player development.

News Brief: Marysville, California, city leaders tonight will consider whether to support a local tribe's proposed Yuba County hotel-casino in exchange for nearly $5 million.

Higher gasoline prices appear to be slowing lottery ticket sales, the state lottery director says.