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News Brief: Governor John Baldacci hardened his opposition to any expansion of gambling in Maine, telling lawmakers Monday that he would probably veto a bill to open a racetrack with slot machines in Washington County.

News Brief: A bill already working its way through the California Legislature seeks to allow the state Gambling Control Commission the right to conduct some of its business behind closed doors.

A law firm hired by the governor to review a prospective buyer for Lincoln Park has cleared the would-be purchaser, despite some lawmakers' reservations.

News Brief: The Wild Rose Casino is well on its way to becoming a reality, and Emmetsburg, Iowa, is planning ways to welcome it and the business it will bring.

Gamblers on their way home from a West Virginia casino were robbed in two separate incidents this month.

An anti-casino group has appealed a federal judge's decision to dismiss its lawsuit seeking to block the construction of a casino in southwestern Michigan.

News Brief: Blyn's 7 Cedars Casino will be home to a destination resort with at least 200 rooms and conference space for up to 500 people, Jamestown S'Klallam Executive Director Ron Allen told the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce on Monday.

News Brief: The West Warwick Town Council has fired its chief negotiator with Harrah's Entertainment, just days before it hoped to restart talks with the company over its proposed casino venture.

International News Brief: Israeli Tourism Minister Avraham Herschson, who is eager to give the green light to a casino in Eilat, is scheduled to take a delegation to Las Vegas in June to learn about the casino industry.

News Brief: Chicago casino, Mayor Daley, dusted off his 2004 plan for a city-owned gambling venue and said it is more comprehensive than the slots-for-schools proposal now pushed by Governor Blagojevich.

News Brief: Governor Tom Vilsack says that he still supports plans for a riverboat casino in Ottumwa, but that he wouldn't get further involved in a debate over whether state regulators should issue more gambling licenses.

NBA representatives next week will return to Las Vegas to further inspect several potential venues for All-Star weekend in 2007 or 2008.

News Brief: The Cherokees say they need the new card games to fight off new competition.

News Brief: Mississippi Senator Tommy Gollott, a lead author of the law that legalized dockside gambling, has made lots of money in land deals with casinos.

The Oneida Indian Nation is protesting the placement of its Turning Stone Casino complex and more than 200 other properties on local tax rolls, a town official said Monday.

A man convicted of using a light optic device to cheat slot machines in Laughlin, has lost his appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Bentley Motors has delivered four personally commissioned Arnage RL limousines to the Wynn Las Vegas resort for use in chauffeuring high-rolling guests and VIPs.

The Atunyote Golf Club at the Oneida Nation's Turning Stone Resort and Casino has been selected as one of the world's finest new courses by the Robb Report.

Faced with the daunting prospect of soon hosting more than 50 million hungry travelers per year, McCarran International Airport is undertaking a $15 million renovation to upgrade travelers' food and beverage options.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $180 million.