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Barney Vinson: You wanted a job, you paid for it. Nothing in life was free.

News Brief: Inland legislators announced Thursday they have found a way to restore $20 million in Indian-casino revenue that Gov. Schwarzenegger took away from local governments last month.

In a news conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center this morning, National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern announced that the league has picked Las Vegas as the site for the weeklong NBA All-Star festivities in 2007.

News Brief: To speed the process of licensing casino operators and slot machine manufacturers, Pennsylvania gaming regulators will hire up to three outside financial consulting firms, including one based in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: When Rohnert Park citizens came out to speak up about a possible casino being planned in their backyard, it's unlikely that anyone considered their appearance might one day be shown at a local film festival.

News Brief: Charleston, West Virgnia, is so saturated already with video lottery parlors, new gambling joints can't find any locations to set up shop, say city leaders.

News Brief: In response to pleas from frustrated county officials, the state is investigating complaints of unsafe working conditions and improper waste disposal at the Campo Indian tribe's Golden Acorn Casino.

News Brief: The jury began deliberating yesterday afternoon on the bribery-conspiracy case against Lincoln Park.

News Brief: The Rhode Island Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the latest House casino plan.

News Brief: A new casino hoping to make its way to the south end of Reno has been given a preliminary go-ahead by residents.

As developers of a new casino in Orange County plan to break ground next week, state and federal agencies held a session in Paoli Wednesday to foster related economic development efforts.

The Las Vegas City Council has accepted Boyd's latest offer of $1.68 million to free itself of the obligation to build the parking garage for the defunct Main Street Station.

A three-alarm fire at the Aztec Inn forced the evacuation of the casino and caused an estimated $200,000 in damage but no injuries late Wednesday, fire officials said.

Twin brothers James and John Daly are returning to their jobs after winning $11 million lottery prize.

News Brief: Harrah's Metropolis Casino hopes to fill 45 positions through a job fair Aug. 9 and give those new workers first crack at 125 new hotel jobs opening up in six months.

News Brief: The city of Whitefish could owe a casino owner in town as much as $400,000 now that a jury has decided in favor of the casino owner.

News Brief: Churchill Downs Inc. chief Tom Meeker says momentum toward expanding gambling in Kentucky is building to the point that he sees more reason for optimism than in the run-up to prior General Assembly sessions.

News Brief: The B.B. King Blues Fest makes a stop tonight at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.

News Brief: An environmental impact statement set for public release Friday will detail the anticipated impacts of the proposed FireKeepers Casino in Emmett Township, and the results may favor the casino.

News Brief: Six people dyed more than 100 cattle fluorescent purple and pink -- not as some sort of prank, but as the latest marketing campaign for online casino GoldenPalace.com.