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News Brief: The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission this morning voted, 4-1, to give a gambling license to the Isle of Capri and Cedar Valley Gaming Co.'s proposed casino near Lost Island Adventure Park south of town.

News Brief: Onnam Entertainment wants to put the Havana Casino Resort where Mississippi’s Rock-N-Roll Casino project had been proposed.

While the new kid on the block has received the bulk of the admiration, older neighbors are getting renewed attention.

The estimated Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $42 million for the Friday, May 13, 2005 drawing.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday unveiled its latest five-year marketing plan, and in many ways, the 120-page document reads like a road map for traveling back to the future.

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

These days, the city's efforts to buck another common travel trend is enabling it to outperform most other popular destinations.

News Brief: Look no further than Irmo High School to get a feel for how important lottery-funded scholarships are in South Carolina.

Some of the richest merchandise in Las Vegas has changed hands in recent days at the Ferrari and Maserati showroom at Wynn Las Vegas, which beckons passers-by with luxury cars displayed like fine art.

News Brief: Somewhere in Georgia, lottery officials have got to be smiling as North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery.

News Brief: All three Black Hawk County casino plans seeking state gaming licenses have now cleared their zoning hurdles.

News Brief: An intergovernmental roundtable involving one to two dozen elected officials have met since the beginning of the year to talk about how a tribal casino proposed by the Cowlitz Tribe would affect Southwest Washington.

News Brief: Rhode Island Senate President Joseph Montalbano is signing on to the House of Representatives’ request that the Supreme Court give an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of casino legislation that is working its way through the General Assembly.

Card games being offered at Indian casinos in Oklahoma seem to be a hit with players, who no longer have to travel to other states to do this kind of gambling.

News Brief: The Highlands became the first in the Valley to accept slot-machine revenue, a move that's expected to lower property taxes.

News Brief: Police have charged a Paradise man with supplying illegal gambling machines to five businesses in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The $1.5 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino boldly addresses an emerging trend in Las Vegas where a tourist's primary vacation purpose is shopping, dining and entertainment.

News Brief: The Phoenix Suns has signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with Casino Arizona for title sponsorship to the new Pavilion area at America West Arena.

Scores of Nevada licensees that previously were not affected by state regulations to combat money laundering will be required to file transaction reports.

News Brief: As the Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino nears its one-year anniversary May 11, it's no secret the resort and the Seminoles' other casinos are raking in the bucks.