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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.

News Brief: The developers of the Silver Slipper plan to buy the President Casino's gambling barge and keep employees on the job until the barge can be moved to Hancock County.

Voters in a city targeted for an urban casino would be able to vote it up or down under a bill being pushed by legislators from Bloomington, one of the top sites being considered.

News Brief: The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is asking the courts to block the sale of any Detroit casino until their lawsuit with the city is settled.

News Brief: NJ Transit is looking to create a new rail service that would connect New York and Atlantic City, officials said.

At a cost of $3 million, the sales information center and model complex for the proposed Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas might be the most expensive temporary building on the Strip.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that the new Cherokee Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma has selected an advanced Bally Systems solution that combines the backend Bally One System with the marketing and player-tracking benefits of Bally Casino MarketPlace.

Powerball paid off big for one lucky ticket Wednesday night. The winning ticket worth $18.7 million was purchased in Idaho.

Everyone who walks onstage to present an award at the 2005 Academy Award ceremony in Los Angeles this year will be a winner, once they open their gift bags, that is.

Despite a previously contentious relationship with the current and previous owners of the Aladdin, Culinary Union and company leaders have expressed optimism about their ability to hammer out a deal.

Legislation that would authorize up to 9,500 slot machines in Anne Arundel, Dorchester, Frederick and Harford counties could reach the full House of Delegates for debate before the end of the week.

Aztar Corporation reports that its Board of Directors has appointed Neil A. Ciarfalia to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

Lawmakers got closer Tuesday to the nitty-gritty of regulating and taxing slot machines at South Florida tracks and jai-alai frontons.

News Brief: For three months, Lake Stevens will shelve a proposed gambling tax while city officials make sure it wouldn't hurt existing businesses too much.

News Brief: A proposal to start a statewide, big-jackpot bingo game in Missouri died in a House committee Tuesday.

News Brief: Governor Bill Owens, a staunch opponent of a proposed Indian casino east of Denver, is holding a Western states summit next month on Indian gambling.

ews Brief: A high-stakes public relations battle is underway over the expansion of Casino San Pablo, and at the center of it is a tiny city known more for being an exit off busy Interstate 80 than for its media savvy.

International News Brief: A Las Vegas gambling giant may open a massive casino by the Manchester United ground.