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The 3,200 'backside workers' who care for and train horses at one of West Virginia's four racetracks have withdrawn their support of legislation that would legalize casino-style table games at the tracks.

The installation of slot machines in Florida's Broward County could adversely affect Calder Race Course in Miami, as well as racing and breeding interests throughout Kentucky.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay traveled to Britain with his wife, several aides and lobbyists on a $70,000 junket mostly paid for with money from an Indian tribe and a gambling services company.

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

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $18 million.

The Strip's top executives and managers were well- represented during the 2004 federal election cycle, showing a proclivity to Republican candidates while ensuring Nevada's congressional delegation was well-funded.

Eliminating soft money contributions from the political process played a major role in shrinking the amount Nevada's largest casino companies donated during the 2004 federal election cycle.

Bay Area Congressman George Miller has pulled an about-face, joining overwhelming community opposition to a plan to convert Casino San Pablo into a huge Indian casino.

No ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so the estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, March 15, 2005 drawing climbs to $27 million.

News Brief: Texas counties could form special gambling districts where video slot machine venues would be legal if legislation filed Thursday is enacted.

The Culinary Local 226 is currently in subcommittee negotiations with the Aladdin, working to hammer out the union's first deal with one of the three remaining large nonunion hotels on the Strip.

The $1.5 billion Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino will bring two new equity investors to town -- New York developer Ian Bruce Eichner and SFM Capital Management, an affiliate of New York City-based Soros Fund Management LLC.

News Brief: Residents in Orange County, Indiana are frustrated about stalled plans to build a casino in French Lick.

News Brief: Cow Creek tribal leaders are confident that the Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort strengthens the economy of Douglas County and support a recent study on the economic benefits of Oregon’s tribal casinos.

News Brief: Bois Forte tribal officials say they will actively oppose Governor Tim Pawlenty’s proposal to create a metro-area casino with three other northern Minnesota bands.

News Brief: It's probably a good bet that most members of Amherst City Council either don't like the idea of casinos along the lakefront in Lorain, or don't really care, but because they didn't have to put their cards on the table no one knows for certain.

Join us at the Reno Peppermill Hotel Casino for the next exciting Biggest Lucky Ticket Keno Tournament No. 45 on Saturday, Apr. 23, 2005.

News Brief: Rich people in the East Bay hills should ‘keep their patronizing opinions to themselves’ and stop denying working-class people jobs to feed their kids and send them to college, Indian casino proponents said Thursday.

News Brief: The Seneca Nation of Indians is taking a fresh look at Buffalo as the location for its third gaming facility.

Barney Vinson: Growing up in Texas, I'd never even seen an Italian girl up close.