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Louisiana's state-licensed casinos took in $189.4 million from gamblers in April, an increase of just under $13 million from the previous April, state police reported Monday.

News Brief: Poker players from throughout the country are expected to arrive in New Orleans this week to play their hand in the first World Series of Poker Circuit tournament at Harrah's New Orleans Casino.

News Brief: With two weeks until the May 30 deadline for deciding whether to accept slots gambling money in exchange for reduced property taxes, school boards are moving from discussion to action.

News Brief: The Hollywood Casino, confined by bankruptcy rules for months, is finally allowed to surge forward and make a large capital investment. The first move: Buy about 250 new video poker and slot machines, worth $3 million.

News Brief: A plan for a tribal racetrack casino Down East faced fresh opposition this week with the defection of a state lawmaker from Bangor, where officials have been wary of the plan's propensity to galvanize efforts to outlaw slots.

News Brief: With any luck, the Wind River Casino will be open by Christmas, according to Northern Arapaho Business Council Chairman Rick Brannan.

News Brief: Backers of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan for putting two state-sponsored casinos at Canterbury Park delayed a vote in a House committee Monday, fueling speculation that they needed more time to round up support for a still-evolving bill.

The annual East Coast Gaming Congress will include a panel of prominent leaders from tribal casinos who will discuss important casino trends.

Merrill Lynch is warning that prospects for the gaming industry may be dimming, saying Wall Street recently may have been caught up in a general, but misleading, euphoria about casinos and Las Vegas.

News Brief: Legal scholars say going to court is no guarantee that slot machines will arrive in Broward anytime soon.

News Brief: Hundreds of Pennsylvania school boards remain undecided about a controversial state law that uses slot machine revenue to reduce property taxes.

News Brief: Poker winner, Kevin Cantwell, has paid $54,000 in child support repayments after his ex-wife heard about his $640,000 poker jackpot windfall.

The management company running the Lady Luck casino has purchased the downtown property from its landlord and plans to remodel it in addition to expanding the casino and hotel.

Goldline International, Inc. has secured the largest known quantity of the $10,000 notes formerly owned by and displayed at Binion's Horseshoe Casino.

News Brief: Ho-Chunk Nation President George Lewis acknowledges the tribe last year depleted its cash reserves to a dangerously low level but promises the tribe will take in more than it spends this year and defends his record against tribal critics.

News Brief: Supporters of a proposed casino in Allegan County say they are ready to break ground this summer if opponents don't sue the federal government to stop the project.

News Brief: The Seneca Nation of Indians claims that reports it has talked to a Las Vegas group about constructing a $350 million gaming and entertainment complex along Buffalo's waterfront are 'unsubstantiated.'

The battle royal of the Barcalounger soon will be under way in Las Vegas, engulfing this community and others on both the East and West coasts in a multibillion-dollar showdown for recognition as the nation's top furniture showcase.

News Brief: The California Valley Miwok tribe is already in discussions with local officials in Los Banos, where casino Project Manager Gary Ramos said the tribe’s investors had been looking even before announcing plans to scrap a hotel and casino near Hollister.

News Brief: Legislators on a House Tax Committee say that the contributions from gambling interests amount to a small share of all the money they raise, wouldn't influence their vote and reflect support for longstanding positions they've taken on gambling.