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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.

News Brief: A group calling itself Associated Casino Employees for Survival, or ACES, wants the public to help save minicasinos in Tacoma.

The state has received more than $40 million from July slot winnings at Connecticut's two American Indian-run casinos.

For the third consecutive year, residents of the United Kingdom made up the largest segment of Las Vegas' growing overseas visitor count.

The South Coast is going to be a lot more than just another locals casino when it opens early next year, industry experts said Monday.

News Brief: Sedgwick County commissioners are poised to approve on Wednesday another countywide election on casino gambling. This time, even those who oppose gambling say it's likely to pass.

As increasing numbers of residents and visitors stretch the limits of Southern Nevada's inbound fuel network, leaders are planning to discuss what options might best prevent local cars, trucks and planes from running on fumes.

News Brief: Already surrounded by Indian casinos in neighboring counties, Elk Creek's Grindstone Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians wants the support of the Glenn County Board of Supervisors to build its own.

Organizers of a new casino are presenting this town of about 1,000 people with some new challenges even before the casino is built.

News Brief: Supporters and opponents of a resort casino will make their cases today before Madera County supervisors, who will vote on whether to approve a resolution for the $250 million facility.

L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino implements the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System to manage food & beverage and retail operations, and the MICROS iCare Gift Card Solution, a full featured guest relations management and gift card module.

News Brief: A routine call for two Bridgeport Police Officers turns into much more after future illegal gambling investigation.

News Brief: A California lawmaker wants to free up $20 million in an earmarked account to help local governments cope with traffic, public safety and other problems exacerbated by Indian gambling.

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

News Brief: Three weeks have passed since the Seneca Nation of Indians reaffirmed plans to open a casino in downtown Buffalo, and while the Senecas are staying mum on potential sites, that silence is being filled by the buzz of rumors.

A familiar face bobbed among the real-estate brokers lined up Sunday morning to reserve units in Ivana Las Vegas, a planned high-rise on the Strip.

News Brief: The Rhode Island Supreme Court is holding a hearing this morning on a proposed casino in West Warwick.

News Brief: In addition to promised jobs and entertainment, the new Riverside Casino and Resort is bringing difficult decisions to the town of 1,000 people.