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California officials, fire and police chiefs, and tribal leaders are urging the governor to take the necessary steps to make sure these funds continue to flow to local agencies.

cause no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $82 million.

The Nevada Supreme Court Tuesday reinstated a suit against the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas by a woman who said she was injured in the parking lot during an attempted burglary.

Democrats worked Tuesday to settle differences over pay raises, cigarette taxes and a lottery so they can close a budget deal for state government.

St. Bernard Parish has ordered a 180-day moratorium on new video poker truck stops while the parish government tries to change zoning laws to restrict the locations of the mini-casinos.

News Brief: GTECH, a Rhode Island maker of slot machines and video lottery terminals, has sold its one-third interest in the Turfway Park thoroughbred race track.

News Brief: Second-quarter revenues were up for two of Indiana's riverboat casino operators, as Argosy Gaming Co. and Pinnacle Entertainment both reported quarterly results on Tuesday.

News Brief: The St. Bernard Parish Council on Tuesday approved a 180-day moratorium on new video poker truck stops, temporarily halting new permits for such businesses while officials try to tweak zoning laws to restrict their location in the future.

News Brief: Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron on Tuesday presented city council with information about how other West Virginia cities are battling the rise of video gambling parlors.

News Brief: East Dubuque leaders are trying to get their gaming license back.

News Brief: Yuba County voters will have their say this November about whether they want a tribal hotel-casino in their backyard.

News Brief: About 3 percent of Hoosier high school students told researchers that they have wagered at a casino, even though the minimum age to board an Indiana riverboat for gambling is 21.

News Brief: A small expansion at the Pauma Indian casino is turning into a potentially big conflict between the North County tribe and the county government.

The Memorial Day weekend opening of the $365 million L'Auberge du Lac resort in Lake Charles, La., propelled Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment to one of the company's strongest-ever quarterly financial reports.

Getmintedpoker.com is offering a chance to win seats to the World Poker Tour “Legends of Poker” tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.

News Brief: A second proposal to let voters have a say in whether they want a casino didn't garner enough support from Barstow City Council members Monday night.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, so the jackpot for the Friday, August 5, 2005 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $32 million.

Those Nevada casino billboards advertising 'loosest slots in town' would have to go, but you still could learn the Idaho winning lottery numbers under a bill being resurrected by a Logan, Utah, legislator.

News Brief: The Springfield City Council voted to make the city the latest to allow local bars and restaurants to host Texas hold 'em poker games.