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Revenue from legal casino gambling worldwide will top $100 billion by the end of the decade and Nevada's casino industry will continue to trump competition from American Indian tribes and regional gambling halls, according to a study being released today.

With no discussion, the Clark County Commission on Tuesday approved plans to begin work on several new parking options for travelers and employees at McCarran International Airport.

News Brief: State legislators in a General Assembly session already crowded with proposals to expand gambling have now sponsored a bill to legalize table games in Delaware.

News Brief: City of Beloit officials and tribal leaders might have thought they had evaded 11th hour attempts to block approval of a Beloit casino a few months ago, but casino advocates find themselves once again on the defensive against legislative interference.

News Brief: City officials are considering a rewrite of Reno’s zoning-related gambling policies that would, among other things, streamline the process for a Las Vegas-based neighborhood casino operator to build a new project in south Reno.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers in Tuesday's drawing, the jackpot grows to an estimated $42 million for the Friday, June 24, 2005 drawing.

For the first time ever, Californians can now play a multi-state lottery game and win Mega Millions.

News Brief: The Kenmore City Council last night delayed a vote on banning cardrooms in the city, allowing a moratorium that prohibits cardrooms to expire Thursday.

News Brief: As a result of an agreement to repay their former casino backers, Rhode Island’s Narragansett Indians might not see any of the new Lincoln Park slot revenue they have been promised until at least 2010.

News Brief: The president of the union that represents 50,000 casino workers across the country met with the Eastern Pequots to pledge UNITE HERE's continued support as the tribe awaits final word on its pursuit of federal recognition.

News Brief: The role Ralph Reed, the Republican candidate for Georgia lieutenant governor, played in blocking gambling in Alabama will be examined closely in the Senate Indian Affairs Committee's third hearing into whether Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff defrauded six casino-operating Indian tribes.

News Brief: A plan to expand state gambling, including a casino and race-track slot machines in Wyandotte County, won support from a key legislative committee today.

News Brief: May saw steady year-over-year revenue gains for two of Southeast Indiana's three riverboat casinos, buy the total betting handle fell about 2 percent.

A couple of weeks ago, Connecticut businessman Michael Vlock sat at a poker table at Wynn Las Vegas with actor Matt Damon, sports legends Pete Sampras and Wayne Gretzky and investment maven Warren Buffet.

American Wagering Inc. has struck an agreement to purchase Sturgeon's Inn Casino in Lovelock and has formed a subsidiary to acquire other hotel and casino operations.

Broward County, Florida Circuit Judge Leroy Moe ruled today that the county's four parimutuels can install slot machines as of July 1.

News Brief: For the third time in 15 years, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has begun talks with the Florida governor over expanding gambling on its reservations.

It was open for only one week, but Louisiana's 15th and final riverboat casino helped boost the May take at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos to $199.5 million.

Hoping to make some headway before the start of a special legislative session, a Senate committee suggested Monday that expanded gambling could provide the needed extra money for public schools.