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News Brief: Hundreds lined up for a chance at over 200 Horseshoe Casino jobs, from managers to cashiers.

News Brief: A year after the Seminoles' casino was reborn with a new complex and new name, the Tampa operation is a financial success for the tribe.

News Brief: The Pawlenty administration and three northern Minnesota Indian bands jointly announced an agreement that could give the tribes a metro casino.

News Brief: Parents, politicans and a principal led a petition campaign to protest an Oakland gambling casino. The petition will be presented to the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.

News Brief: Backed by a bipartisan group of Minnesota legislators, owners of the Canterbury Park racetrack today announced their latest proposal for a state-sponsored casino at the track in Shakopee.

News Brief: Milwaukee will lose 2,000 existing jobs if a proposed Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin casino is built in Kenosha, according to a new study sponsored by local community and business groups and a prime competitor to the would-be casino.

News Brief: The poker craze has moved from the basement card table to the home computer, as millions of players take part in low-stakes games or $10,000 tournaments that stretch for hours.

There was no Mega Millions jackpot winner, so the jackpot is on the move and estimated at $20 million for the Friday, March 11, 2005 drawing.

Broward County’s referendum question authorizing slot machines at the four existing pari-mutuel facilities that have conducted live racing during each of the past two years in Broward County was approved by a majority of Broward County voters on March 8, 2005.

Fair Grounds Race Course today announced a 12-percent increase in overnight purses effective with the race card of Friday, March 11.

John G. Brokopp: The Grand Victoria Casino deserves a tip o’ the hat for being recognized for sponsoring one of the “Ten Best Casino Promotions of 2004”.

All but nine members of the state Assembly said yes Monday to a state lottery, which has been banned in Nevada since the state constitution was written in 1864.

News Brief: Police departments nationwide dramatically have cut the number of arrests they make for unlicensed lotteries, sports-related wagering and other illicit betting activities.

Officials with a national problem-gambler's hotline based in Shreveport are preparing for an increase in calls this week resulting from publicity about National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

News Brief: The Winnebago Indian tribe has officially raised its legal gambling age to 21 years old, which means young adults no longer can play slot machines and table games at the western Iowa casino.

Some children as young as 15 have been turning to state experts for help in dealing with their gambling problems.

News Brief: West Virginia Senator Andy McKenzie and Delegate Gil White believe table gambling legislation will pass in West Virginia but not before the Legislature has discussed the tax rates for both table gambling and video lottery terminals at racetracks.

News Brief: A study released today finds that the industry means $1 billion a year for Oregon's economy and sustains thousands of jobs.

Wynn Las Vegas has completed its lineup of chefs to run the new hotel's fine-dining restaurants.