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Global Payments Inc. reports that three additional Las Vegas casinos have signed agreements for various offerings in the VIP LightSpeed suite of products.

The Nevada Assembly on Wednesday voted not to concur with controversial Senate amendments to a gaming bill that would change regulations on neighborhood casinos.

News Brief: The Las Vegas-based group operating the nightclub and restaurants at Morongo Casino Resort Spa closed operations Wednesday and began negotiations to sell their properties to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

News Brief: On Wednesday, Bensalem Gambling Advisory Board members met publicly to discuss the slots casino construction plans and their meeting with Philadelphia Park owner Robert Green.

News Brief: A Casino Queen spokesman says a bill, which would scale back casino tax rates from 70 to 50 percent, would help pave the way for the casino's plans to build a new $150 million floating gambling boat and moat on 80 acres just east of the riverfront.

News Brief: In a 7-3 vote, Davenport City Council cleared the way for the Rhythm City Casino Expansion Proposal.

News Brief: Two closely held FBI memos that played a central role in the rejection of the Emerald Casino project in Rosemont were revealed in court, giving a glimpse of the alleged organized crime ties dogging the project.

California will roll out the red carpet for the Mega Million game's arrival when tickets go on sale statewide on Wednesday, June 22.

Thousands of poker enthusiasts will begin descending on the Nevada desert today to compete in the 36th annual World Series of Poker.

News Brief: East St. Louis Mayor Carl E. Officer’s plan to wrap various city debts into one low-interest payment is meeting with strong resistance from the city's largest taxpayer, the Casino Queen.

State regulators are working to get state police troopers off riverboat casinos and back to traditional patrols, and new gaming commission agents will perform their old duties.

Van Heffner has joined the Nevada Tourism Alliance as the group's chief executive.

News Brief: Gambling-related businesses continue to hire high-priced Annapolis lobbyists, hoping to position themselves for profits if Maryland legalizes slot machines, disclosure forms showed yesterday.

News Brief: The Bureau of Indian Affairs wants to know what issues to examine in the environmental impact statement for the proposed Enterprise Rancheria hotel-casino in Yuba County.

Rick Tabish's attorney said Tuesday that $3,100, a Mercedes and other personal items seized by police officers when Tabish was arrested for looting Ted Binion's silver vault in Pahrump should be returned to Tabish.

Pennsylvania's ambitious plan to use gambling revenues to reduce homeowners' property taxes by nearly $1 billion appeared on the brink of collapse Tuesday after only one-fifth of the state's 500 school boards voted to participate.

News Brief: The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians is holding a two-day job fair to fill positions for its proposed casino.

News Brief: Every car that's valet parked at the Pechanga Resort & Casino is automatically photographed from six angles and the name of the valet is electronically recorded.

A rapidly expanding ground services provider for corporate and private aircraft has agreed to buy the Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal for approximately $60.4 million.

News Brief: Mayor Craig Foltin says he has an ordinance ready for City Council consideration, if necessary, for Lorain to become a chartered city in order to get casino gambling.