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News Brief: Thursday could be the last, best chance to really drive home Ottumwa's bid for an Iowa casino license.

News Brief: The San Pablo City Council has approved hiring four police officers for crowd and traffic control at an expanded Casino San Pablo.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Caesars Palace, claiming six of the Strip resort's female kitchen workers were sexually harassed by supervisors over a two-year period.

MGM Mirage on Monday named Lorenzo Creighton as president of the company's New York-New York property.

News Brief: Lawyer says top court's ruling means the casino sits on land that is not a legal site for gambling.

Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama has gone live with the backend Bally One System and more than 200 Bally Gaming machines at the new Riverside Entertainment Center near Montgomery, Alabama.

MGM Mirage reports that Lorenzo Creighton has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of New York-New York Hotel & Casino.

International News Brief: Chief Wilfred 'Eagle Heart' Greene is threatening to derail the planned £230 million sale of gaming company Wembley's money-spinning Rhode Island complex to South African tycoon Sol Kerzner.

News Brief: The police chiefs and prosecutors throughout Salt Lake County unanimously decided to start cracking down on Texas Hold 'Em poker tournaments.

A newly married California couple has alleged in a lawsuit that their honeymoon night at the Treasure Island was ruined when four hotel security guards barged into their penthouse suite while they were having sex.

If North Carolina is going to have a lottery, House Speaker Jim Black wants it to be kind and genteel, mindful of gambling addicts and poor people who don't have money to squander on dreams of longshot wealth.

Legal iGaming will deploy the first ever remote access gaming solution to the casino and gaming industry.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: A 69-year-old Ohio woman is suing the Peppermill Hotel-Casino and the city of Reno, claiming that she was dragged out by police for trespassing even though she was a guest.

News Brief: The president of the Chicago Teachers Union on Friday blasted Gov. Blagojevich's latest education revenue plan, saying it merely put a ‘Band-Aid' on a serious, structural funding problem.

Some people claim to live and breathe their work, but Joe Gold literally inhales the fruits of his labor.

News Brief: Renewed lawmaker interest in gambling revenues torpedoed plans for a multi-million hotel at Horseshoe Casino, Horseshoe General Manager Rick Mazer said.

News Brief: Gambling revenues, once a mere trickle, have become a critical stream of income in a number of states, in some cases surpassing traditional sources such as the corporate income tax and helping states lower personal income or property taxes.

One month before completion of the World Market Center's first phase, officials from the furniture showcase near downtown Las Vegas announced Friday the facility is growing and will now include 12 million square feet of exhibit space.

News Brief: Many Stanton residents think having a casino in Martin County will be approved if tested in a countywide election Nov. 1, but that doesn't mean they all like the idea.