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News Brief: Louisiana will receive almost $60,000 from Casino Rouge because a person on the Voluntary Exclusion List was repeatedly allowed to gamble there.

News Brief: Mystic Lake Casino officials says that its lobbyists will file amended documents with the state about the cost of an advertising campaign it waged to thwart plans for a state-sponsored casino.

Faced with strong existing demand that should soon worsen because of pending construction, the Clark County Commission today will consider a plan that would give outbound travelers and airport employees several new options when parking at McCarran International.

Absolute Poker has partnered with the poker event producer Outlaws of Poker and Hawaiian Gardens Casino to host the Hawaiian Garden's Super 7 Series benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

AWI Gaming, a American Wagering, Inc. subsidiary, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Sturgeon's Inn & Casino.

State lotteries and casinos have historically had a distant, if not adversarial, relationship to one another.

While a Nevada tourism delegation in China didn't get everything that it wanted from a meeting with Asian airline executives, it did get a consolation prize from the Chinese government.

Sportsbar owners and bartenders can make $10,000 extra cash in their pockets by sharing information from an ultimate gaming platform, Uplinegames.com.

A nine-year-old illegal gambling case has paid dividends for the Louisville police force.

News Brief: More than a month after they adjourned without agreeing on how to regulate slot machines in Broward County, the House and Senate are again searching for a compromise over what machines local pari-mutuels can install.

A Laramie County judge ruled that machines used to bet remotely on horse racing are illegal, shutting down the machines at one local business.

News Brief: California’s beleaguered gambling commission, a scrappy band of 48 employees, will not receive any reinforcements under the new state spending plan.

News Brief: Online-poker company PartyGaming has warned investors that the U.S. government could interfere with its operations, but observers say that's about as likely as drawing four aces in a game of five-card stud.

State Attorney General Patricia Madrid has told federal officials that a plan by Jemez Pueblo and Santa Fe art dealer Gerald Peters to build an off-reservation casino in southern New Mexico is a bad idea.

The Senate has rejected legislation that would have let a New Orleans-based Mississippi River cruise ship have a gambling area on board for people taking two-day excursions.

News Brief: With a change in Oklahoma law last year, Indian casinos are in the midst of a building boom as they start to offer blackjack, poker and Vegas-style slot machines.

News Brief: Within the past year, Orange County casino supporters have seen a dramatic reversal of fortune in their effort to revive gambling in the area.

News Brief: The opening of the Black Gold Casino and pending opening of Zia Park Racetrack is changing the face of Hobbs, New Mexico.

News Brief: As one of its first tasks, the Ulster County Casino Impact Committee will develop a standard procedure on deciding casino issues, if the New York county ever gets that authority.

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