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News Brief: Governor Kathleen Blanco told the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians on Tuesday that she will oppose any attempt by the tribe to open a casino in Louisiana, according to a public letter sent to the Jena chief.

News Brief: The New Orleans City Planning Commission has decided to defer for a month a decision on Churchill Downs' plan to install hundreds of slot machines at the Fair Grounds racetrack.

No ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers to take home the nation's largest jackpot, so that jackpot now rolls to an estimated $144 million for the Friday, April 15 drawing.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has opened a public comment period on draft regulations covering the manufacturers and suppliers of gaming equipment and general administration.

John G. Brokopp: Harrah’s is looking forward to capitalizing on the public perception and name recognition that gaming legend Jack Binion created with Horseshoe.

A bill that would have eliminated state gaming regulators' power to decide whether casinos' billboards or other advertisements were too racy was withdrawn today.

The Super Bowl weekend and Chinese New Year festivities helped offset a decline in convention attendance in February, while room rates surged upward to meet demand, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Monday.

News Brief: Duluth City Council members on Monday night began to figure out exactly what their spending philosophy should be for the city's multimillion-dollar trust fund from casino profits.

News Brief: Mall of America officials said Monday that a casino-hotel complex at the shopping center would produce more than $1 billion in annual gambling revenue and $267 million a year for the state.

Las Vegas lawyer John T. Moran Jr. today announced his resignation from the Nevada Gaming Commission so he could seek public office.

Breaking Vegas on The History Channel looks at some of Las Vegas's most notorious high-stakes cheaters and the various tactics they've used to fleece casinos in the gambling capital of the world.

A medical device maker and a real estate developer said Monday they will seek the license to operate a casino in southern Indiana's Orange County as part of a $240 million plan to turn the area into a destination resort.

Southeast Kansas officials say Crawford County voters sent a loud message to state lawmakers Tuesday when they approved two advisory measures supporting expansion of gambling into their county.

News Brief: Contra Costa County and the City of Orinda joined the ranks of East Bay casino foes last week, while a Washington D.C. hearing targeted Casino San Pablo.

News Brief: Atlantic City's gambling industry continues to record year over year growth, with the 12 casinos generating a total of $396 million in gaming revenue in March, up 1.9 percent from 2004.

News Brief: Ameristar Casinos Inc. nipped Harrah's Entertainment Inc. for the top spot in the St. Louis casino market in March, with both companies topping the state's previous record for monthly winnings.

News Brief: Governor Rod Blagojevich's new attempt to overhaul the Illinois Gaming Board comes with a hitch: part of it violates state law and the governor's proposed workaround for that concerns some critics.

An abundance of rainy weather couldn't stop Las Vegas' tourism industry from rebounding in February.

McCarran International Airport will this fall host the first Las Vegas World Aviation Forum, an industry-only event that will bring together airport, government and business leaders.

News Brief: Orange County residents hoping a casino will turn around the area's struggling economy said they hit the jackpot today when two Indiana companies announced plans to use gambling revenue to renovate the county's two historic resort hotels.