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Flux in the gaming industry is generating a wave of new investment and new competitors, even if the two megamergers now coming together leave the casino business less competitive, executives and analysts argue.

News Brief: Casino Rock Island officials aren't resting on the laurels of their recent legislative victory.

News Brief: A proposed Manzanita tribal casino in Calexico, California, has many supporters.

News Brief: Casino patrons who venture to the eastern Upper Peninsula will find the Huron Gaming Room has reopened after a renovation.

News Brief: The University of Southern Mississippi can proceed with its casino management program, Chancery Judge Patricia Wise ruled Friday.

News Brief: The Ulster County Legislature's newly appointed Casino Impact Committee will meet for the first time June 16 to begin analyzing the potential effects of an Indian casino in the county.

News Brief: Northampton County Council will hold a public hearing on proposals to establish slot machine casinos on Bethlehem's South Side and elsewhere in the county.

Multimedia Games' Players Passport player tracking system has been selected by Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc., operator of the VictoryLand dog track, for use in conjunction with the facility's electronic charity bingo operations.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $20 million.

Ohio Mega Millions players are checking their tickets after Friday's drawing, because somewhere there is a ticket worth an estimated $106 million.

News Brief: Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce has issued a plea to Niagara County lawmakers to reach a final decision on how its share of revenues generated from the Seneca Niagara Casino will be allocated.

News Brief: Park City Mayor Dee Stuart says she will ask the Wichita City Council and Sedgwick County Commission next week to support a proposed casino in her city.

Casino bosses cashed out a large number of stock options last year, boosting their total compensation packages to historic highs and easily topping the list of highest-paid Las Vegas executives in 2004.

News Brief: A proposal to divide Pennsylvania into five regions to give more companies a shot at supplying slot machines to casinos is creating some discord within the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

News Brief: After one and half days of testimony, a jury is expected to render a verdict today in what prosecutors call the first criminal trial in a Cameron County court against a video casino.

News Brief: A bill to legalize gambling aboard paddlewheelers that cruise the Mississippi River in the state fell four votes short of clearing the House on Thursday, but its chief sponsor said he will bring the measure back for a second try.

News Brief: President Bush’s promises not to take money from gambling interests boasts of a strong antigambling record had the gambling industry worried. But now it seems have found a way to work with the Republicans.

News Brief The groundbreaking ceremony for the $40.4 million Diamond Jo Worth Casino will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Top of Iowa Welcome Center.

News Brief: The Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians and the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a two-day vendor-interest fair next week in anticipation of receiving state approval for a new gaming casino in Wayland Township.

News Brief: In a historic development Thursday, a bill that would pave the way for a tribal racetrack and casino in Washington County received final and all-but-final approval respectively in the Maine House and Senate.