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News Brief: A Minnehaha County jury has found a 31-year-old Sioux Falls man guilty of robbing the Gold Nugget Casino.

News Brief: Developers behind a destination casino in Park City have a plan to create state-owned Indian gaming casinos and use licensing fees to help fund Kansas’ education funding shortfall.

News Brief: One of Hollywood Casino's top leaders is leaning toward a deal with Black Diamond Capital Management trying to buy the property.

News Brief: A couple whose daughter died in the 2003 Paradise fire filed suit Monday against Harrah's and a band of Indians, alleging they refused to equip firefighters with the resources needed to protect the reservation.

News Brief: ‘Opportunity Rocks,’ a casino-sponsored job fair for Biloxi Hard Rock Casino, attracted more than 2,300 applicants for the 1,500 jobs.

News Brief: Amador County is trying to block a new casino from being built in Ione, California, that could result in a lot more traffic in San Joaquin County.

After almost 30 years of parking cars and handling luggage for customers at Caesars Palace, Gary Bruno has seen a fair share of ownership changes.

Kenilworth was bolstered when the use of Remote Wireless wagering was unanimously passed by the Nevada State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Guinn last week.

News Brief: Members of a local commission guiding the development of an Orange County casino unanimously approved a recommendation yesterday for the state to award the contract to a partnership led by a Bloomington-based medical device manufacturer.

Two men who allegedly attempted to rob 2004 World Series of Poker Champion Greg Raymer in December at the Bellagio only to have Raymer call their bluff and fight them off, will stand trial.

News Brief: Reno casinos won more from gamblers in April compared with last year even without a major bowling tournament in town, making it the first month this year to show growth, according to a report released Thursday.

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

News Brief: Oakland City officials this morning declared victory in their fight against a proposed casino near Oakland International Airport, asserting that a North Bay Indian tribe silently abandoned the plan just months after promising it would bring the city millions in annual revenues.

News Brief: The casino proposed for Gettysburg is one of a number of pitched battles being fought between developers and preservationists over Civil War sites heavy with history.

News Brief: A Kentucky House leader who sent a letter to lawmakers last week urging support for casino gambling legislation now says he has no plans to introduce the bill.

Supporters of a gambling operation at the closed Waterloo Greyhound Park want state gambling regulators to reopen the park to racing nine years after it was shut down.

Gov. Kathleen Blanco has rebuffed lawmakers from New Orleans who want her to intervene in the state's refusal to provide millions of casino tax money owed to the city.

News Brief: The Lucky Eagle Casino just marked the 10-year anniversary of its opening. The casino is the reason the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis have been able to expand their business ventures.

News Brief: The state is preparing to call in arbitrators over its casino negotiations with Wisconsin's two highest-grossing tribes.

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