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The rapid growth in demand for rooms on the Strip came close to a shuddering stop in the first half of 2005, following the record increases of 2004 and in the wake of the Wynn Las Vegas opening, analysts said Tuesday.

News Brief: The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska announced plans for a major expansion of its Iron Horse Bar and Casino on Main Street in Emerson.

News Brief: In the wake of a World Trade Organization decision that throws into doubt Utah's ban on Internet gambling, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and 28 other attorneys general have written a letter calling for a greater states' voice in future trade talks.

A California Supreme Court decision allowing a class action lawsuit that alleges false advertising by Nevada casinos to proceed in a Los Angeles courtroom shouldn't lead to a rash of legal filings, gaming attorneys said Tuesday.

News Brief: Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is negotiating with the Ho-Chunk Nation to get $30 million in revenue promised the state from the tribe's gambling operations.

News Brief: Park City Mayor Dee Stuart says she was unsuccessful with her appeals for casino support Tuesday and Wednesday to Wichita and Sedgwick County officials.

News Brief: Governor John Baldacci began talks Tuesday with Passamaquoddy and Penobscot leaders to try to break an impasse over plans for a tribal racino in Washington County.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Friday, June 10, 2005 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $12 million.

News Brief: Magna International Inc.'s strong-willed founder and Chairman Frank Stronach’s horses racing business track record is marred by unfulfilled promises and deep financial losses.

The NPA, National Poker Association , is a new organization designed for the 50 million poker players nationwide of all skill levels.

The controversial neighborhood casino bill that pitted Station Casinos and Boyd Gaming against organized labor was declared dead by Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins, D-Henderson, Monday.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment recently committed $25,000 to pay the West Warwick's casino negotiator, signaling interest in renewing discussions of a proposed host-community agreement despite apparent setbacks in promoting its casino bill in the legislature.

News Brief: A Las Vegas casino company yesterday cut state Senator Mike Stack III and his family out of its proposal to build a slots parlor on the Delaware River in Fishtown, Pennsylvania.

News Brief: The head of a bank with 19 Chicago area locations refused to answer questions under oath Monday about an apparently secret deal he and a son struck to buy stock in Emerald Casino Inc. through an Emerald investor state lawyers say had links to organized crime.

News Brief: The N9NE Group, a company that ran restaurants, a nightclub and a bar inside the Morongo Casino Resort is claiming the Morongo Band of Mission Indians locked out its employees and forcibly closed the establishments in violation of its lease.

News Brief: Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., and other Internet search engines lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two gamblers over advertisements promoting online casinos.

A proposal to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and casinos in Louisiana was snuffed out by the state Senate on Monday.

News Brief: Senator John McCain said a federal moratorium on Indian gaming requested by a West Michigan business leader at a hearing in May is unlikely.

Pekin Mayor Lyn Howard will seek dismissal of misconduct charges that allege he used a city credit card to obtain more than $1,400 in cash advances last year at a riverboat casino, his attorneys told a judge Monday.