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While he is a member of the executive team that oversees the Palms, you won't find Tjeerd Brink, the resort's finance director, hanging out at one of the property's trendy clubs or restaurants.

News Brief: Gambling boats could be big losers if residents in Miami-Dade and Broward vote March 8 in favor of permitting slot machines at seven racetracks and jai-alai frontons.

News Brief: Governor Kathleen Blanco's chief fiscal adviser said Friday his office has asked state economists to see how much revenue for teacher pay raises would be generated if taxes on most forms of gambling are raised.

Agilysys, Inc. reports that Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, WI has selected the Materials Management System from Agilysys to streamline inventory and procurement operations.

It all comes down to the final table of six players in GSN's Poker Royale: Battle Of The Sexes where on Friday, March 4 at 9:00PM ET/PT one gender will prove once and for all who is better skilled at No Limit Texas Hold'Em.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $96 million Mega Millions jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, March 1, 2005 drawing grows to an estimated $112 million.

The Sands Regent has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase two privately held casino properties in Dayton, NV, the Depot Casino and the Red Hawk Sports Bar.

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. reports that its request for gaming site approval with respect to its proposed casino location in Vicksburg, Mississippi has been granted by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board will likely consider the sale of either MotorCity Casino or MGM Grand Detroit Casino at its March 8 meeting, the board's executive director said Thursday.

News Brief: Some anti-casino activists and New York tribes are complaining that the Senate is excluding them from an upcoming hearing on a massive expansion of gambling in the state.

News Brief: A Tennessee couple have been arrested in a forgery case police say involves stolen checks from Memphis cashed at a Biloxi casino.

News Brief: An Illinois Gaming Board member Thursday implied strongly a former gambling adviser for Gov. Blagojevich threatened to remove members of the casino regulation body if they didn't go along with the governor's strategy to get the state's 10th casino license up and running in 2003.

News Brief: A bill to legalize slot machines in Maryland won 71 votes, the exact number needed for passage, in the House of Delegates this afternoon.

Executives of the downtown Golden Nugget resort paid a $30,000 fine Thursday, wrapping up a state complaint that addressed sports book wagering irregularities and an incident in which a Nugget executive misdealt cards at a blackjack table during a celebrity event.

Businessman Don Barden says is hungrily eyeing the Las Vegas Strip to expand his gaming business but intends to wait several months before casino-shopping in the hope that skyrocketing prices stabilize.

News Brief: As news of the impending tribal casino deal filtered out, House Speaker Steve Sviggum said that linking the Indian casino proposal with a proposal to put slots at Canterbury Park racetrack might assure passage for both.

News Brief: Senator Rodney Ellis filed a proposed constitutional amendment that would let Texans decide whether to allow seven casinos in urban areas, two on Gulf Coast islands and three in targeted economic development areas.

CI Host reports television sponsorship of ESPN World Series of Poker contender Dutch Boyd during circuit competition.

News Brief: A national gambling museum, heavily targeting Hispanic travelers, a consumer gaming show, and making downtown smell good were some of the ideas presented at the Northern Nevada Gaming Summit.

News Brief: A bill to increase the tax on gamblers' winnings at Mississippi casinos died without a vote in the House on Wednesday after its supporters failed to scrape up enough guaranteed votes to pass it.