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Palace Station, along with Station Casinos Inc. sister properties Santa Fe Station and Texas Station, has gone smoke-free.

News Brief: Job hunters in economically depressed Orange County will be able to learn this week about work prospects at a planned casino near French Lick.

News Brief: The leader of an Indian tribe that runs New York's largest casino and a leading opponent of gambling in the Catskills is getting unusual inside access to a closed-door meeting of state lawmakers today.

ews Brief: A Senate Democrat and group of influential backers are urging Illinois’ Governor Blagojevich's administration to allow online lottery sales, which could generate as much as $100 million annually for the state's cash-starved public school system.

Texas Hold 'Em may one day become a significant source of revenue for local charities, according to Tony Royalty, spokesman for the Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming

News Brief: Each year, gambling represents a larger and larger portion of the Rhode Island’s income.

ews Brief: During Jennifer Evans’ first year as the marketing manager at Harrah's Prairie Band Casino, she received the Chairman's Award for Leadership, which is the top employee award.

ews Brief: Frank Egger has drafted a ballot measure that would temporarily halt casino development and establish a more powerful state gambling commission.

News Brief: Under an Indiana program, nearly 500 people with gambling problems have signed up to ban themselves from the state's casinos.

o tickets matched all six numbers to win the $21 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto South drawing.

One lucky player in Louisiana matched all 6 numbers Saturday and walked away with the $40.6 million Powerball jackpot.

No ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so the estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, February 15, 2005 drawing climbs to $59 million.

Agilysys reports that L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, LA has selected the Lodging Management System from the company.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that the new Pamela Anderson Playboy slot machine has gone live at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas as the first game expansion of the successful QuarterMillion$ wide-area progressive link.

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

News Brief: Despite the Argosy Gaming Co.'s decision to expand its Lawrenceburg, Indiana casino, prospects for legalizing gambling in Kentucky this session remains uncertain.

Tom O'Donnell has been named senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel.

Nevada casinos fired on all cylinders in 2004, winning a record $10.6 billion from gamblers after posting little or no gain for four years.

News Brief: The Sullivan County Legislature has approved Governor George Pataki's plan for five Indian casinos by a 6-3 vote.