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News Brief: Construction is expected to begin next week on Harrah's Metropolis Casino's $62 million hotel and entertainment complex, officials said.

The gambling market for locals in Las Vegas is expected to grow to about $3.2 billion in 2010 from $2.4 billion in 2004, according to Station Casino executives.

News Brief: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger formally stated his opposition to urban casinos with one notable exception.

News Brief: The Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians released a governor-negotiated impact statement for its Ione casino project with hundreds of pages and details of the 55,000-square foot gaming hall that would employ 1,975 people.

News Brief: The two casino boats in Little River, South Carolina, will have five years to phase out their business if Horry County bans them, according to a revised version of the boat bill passed Wednesday by the Senate.

News Brief: Members of the River Hills Riverboat Authority on Wednesday asked the public to remain patient as they moved to re-establish momentum for a casino license.

News Brief: In a surprise move Wednesday, a Senate committee approved a bill that would ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants, bars, casinos and stadiums.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $155 million.

Dean Marshall, co-Chair, East Bay Coalition Against Urban Casinos issued a statement to a proclamation on tribal gaming policies from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

International News Brief: Manchester United says it has signed an agreement to develop a resort and casino. Such a project could create a dilemma for the Bucs owner because of NFL rules.

News Brief: More than one million dollars will be distributed to local agencies by Butte County's Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee for Fiscal Year 2004/2005, according to Cris Navarro, the Butte County Compliance Officer.

Steve Wynn said Tuesday that the public's reaction to his $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas has been better than at any property he's opened before.

News Brief: Brownsville, Texas, police destroyed 30 video gambling machines on Tuesday as part of a new strategy to reduce illegal gambling in the area.

The first resort to open on the 'South Strip,' now more than half built, could eventually have up to 2,000 rooms after a third hotel tower is built to meet future demand, Boyd Gaming Corp. executives said.

The state's top gaming regulator encouraged accountants attending a conference to work with their respective companies to preserve the integrity of the gaming industry.

The WSOP, Celebrity Poker Showdown, DD Poker 2006 and Annie Duke Eagle Games and Donohoe Digital today announced the summer schedule for their best selling DD Tournament Poker franchise.

Conceding their bill would have been defeated, Gov. Tim Pawlenty and his state casino bill allies again put off a House committee hearing Tuesday while refusing to declare the issue dead for the year.

News Brief: The St. Croix Casino is 13 years old this year, and the Wisconsin casino is celebrating by going ‘Hog Wild.’

News Brief: New Yorkers would be able to legally wager on trotters and thoroughbreds with the click of a mouse if horse-racing industry advocates and some state lawmakers have their way.

A Hinds County judge says she will rule after June 3 whether casino management courses can be taught in Mississippi.