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News Brief: Whether the weight scales and the scales of justice are coming into conflict is a question some people have begun to ask because of a recent employment policy in New Jersey.

News Brief: This fascinating documentary series uses interviews, old news footage and recreated scenes to tell the stories of gamblers who use everything from cutting-edge silicon chips to old-fashioned nimble fingers to gain an edge on the casinos.

Passenger traffic counts got off to a strong start in 2005 with a 9.8 percent increase in the number of passengers served at McCarran International Airport over last year.

News Brief: The video lottery terminals at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in Saratoga Springs have produced a $50,000 donation to Saratoga County to establish a foundation.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is gathering public comment and information on the proposed acquisition of land in southern New Mexico by Jemez Pueblo to build a casino, the agency announced Monday.

News Brief: Governor George Pataki's plan for five Catskills casinos was lauded and attacked with equal fervor as the governor disclosed he wants the federal government to require a broader analysis of potential effects of the huge projects.

News Brief: A group of local lawmakers trying to bring more state casino revenue to southeastern Connecticut heard what they hoped to hear Monday morning in a meeting with House Speaker.

News Brief: Unite Here, which represents hospitality workers in Atlantic City, N.J., and Las Vegas, is courting Grand Casino employees.

News Brief: With a week to go before the March 8 election over slot machines at racetracks, both sides in the debate are trotting out clashing studies to bolster their positions on the impact of gambling on local communities.

News Brief: Kentucky-based subcontractor Morsey Inc. want the Illinois Gaming Board to intervene in a squabble over not being paid at least $1.35 million for work on a halted hotel project at Harrah's Metropolis Casino.

News Brief: A bill allowing folks to play the high-stakes poker game at charity events passes in a near-unanimous vote in the Oregon House.

The adventure apparently continues, at least when it comes to promoting travel in rural Nevada.

Representatives of the Aladdin and Culinary Local 226 will begin negotiating a contract today that will cover about half of the Strip resort's total employees.

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. today announced that its Cash Express Hyperlink four-level progressive game was recently approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.

Nevada's major casino companies all submitted bids Monday to develop a resort in Singapore that will include gaming to lure tourists to the island-state.

Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er progressive video slots awarded $500,000 to a lucky player at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun.

The Showcase mall, known for its landmark facade featuring a multi-story Coke bottle and M&M package, was sold to a California investor who said he will stick with plans to expand the center.

Officers from the Cheyenne Police Department cited seven people at a bowling alley for playing Texas hold 'em, a poker game, a news release said.

Jemez Pueblo wants to open a casino in southern New Mexico, but the tribe is finding out that off-reservation ventures are facing increased opposition.

Authors of the state's slot-machine gambling law slipped it past an uninformed Legislature, opponents wrote in Supreme Court briefs filed Friday, while the legislation's defenders contended it was constitutional and subject to plenty of debate.