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News Brief: A Juneau business owner told a group of lawmakers Friday that he supports a bill that would legalize poker rooms in Alaska.

Conventional wisdom holds that last week's opening of developer Steve Wynn's newest project will spark new hotel development and economic growth. However, some industry experts say Wynn is joining the growth wave, not causing it.

News Brief: A landowner and developer adjacent to the defunct Waterloo Greyhound Park is pledging $1 million to accredited Black Hawk County high schools and the University of Northern Iowa women's basketball program if state officials choose the dog track for a casino.

Union Equity Inc. has executed a pre-construction reservation agreement to acquire a unit at the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino condominium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

News Brief: Cloverdale's twin casino proposals pit two tribal groups bidding for rich shares of Sonoma County's lucrative gambling market against each other.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $72 million.

When California becomes the 12th state in which Mega Millions is played, Mega Million players will see changes in the game that will make it even more exciting.

News Brief: With anti-gambling legislators triumphant in the Florida House, Senate President Tom Lee said Wednesday he doubts the Legislature will pass bills to allow slot machines in Broward County this year.

News Brief: The Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa in south Reno cranked up its first-quarter profit despite the winter weather that chilled business the first few months of 2005.

News Brief: Alcohol is rapidly becoming the king of profits in the Las Vegas resort industry, thanks to high mark-ups and the popularity of nightclubs and pricey ‘bottle service’ at trendy ultra-lounges.

News Brief: A bill that would allow wealthy Indian tribes to use millions of dollars worth of tax breaks to finance the expansion of gambling resorts was approved Wednesday by a key state Senate committee.

News Brief: The environmental lawsuit challenging the proposed Indian casino here has been settled, eliminating a significant hurdle to the project.

Federal officials have urged a Senate panel to stiffen regulations on tribal gambling, which has mushroomed into an $18.5 billion industry.

News Brief: Senator. John McCain said that his Senate Indian Affairs Committee's investigation into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with Native American gaming tribes will not delve into the conduct of lawmakers who may be linked with those activities.

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday refused to order pretrial arbitration in a suit in Las Vegas between two companies over operation of a casino for an Indian tribe in New Mexico.

News Brief: An appeals court ruling Thursday ended a legal logjam and cleared the way for Detroit's three casinos to build permanent gambling, hotel and entertainment complexes.

A group of investors is trying to buy the Reno Hilton with plans to add condominiums and indoor water park to the property.

Hotel employees from 25 Las Vegas properties took part in the hospitality competition at the International Hotel & Restaurant Show on Thursday. Contests included bedmaking, buffer pad tosses and vacuum relays.

So much for Vanity Fair's exclusive on the first photographic images from inside the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas. The high-end monthly magazine has been scooped by Joann Stabile of New York City with a digital camera.

For the 11th consecutive year, a Los Angeles-based magazine that monitors the global convention industry, ranked Las Vegas ranked atop the Tradeshow Week’s 200.