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News Brief: Arizona's Indian tribes with casinos gave $9.9 million in gaming revenue to the Arizona Department of Gaming covering the quarter running from October through December.

News Brief: More than seven months after being charged, 13 defendants facing gambling-related charges in Maple Park are finally all represented by attorneys and should head to trial soon.

News Brief: Hancock County officials and gambling executives plunged ceremonial shovels into the earth Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall and Saloon.

News Brief: In a speech billed as the ‘State of Tribal Nations,’ the chairman of California Nations Indian Gaming Association called for casino-owning tribes to settle their differences.

News Brief: Wichita, Kansas, is one of three locations where voters could approve a destination casino under a bill to be introduced next week by a coalition of gambling promoters.

News Brief: Workers at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City voted by a 97 percent margin to ratify a tentative agreement reached last week, averting a strike at the casino.

Rod Stewart, and funnyman Cedric the Entertainer, will kick off a weekend of festivities surrounding the grand opening of the new San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.

nternational News Brief: Euro Off-Track, the wagering company that lost its simulcasting agreements with the NYRA after being named in a federal indictment of 17 individuals on charges of illegal gambling and race-fixing, claims to have acted as a whistleblower in the case.

News Brief: Governor Kathleen Sebelius isn't quite ready to play her hand on a tribal gaming compact that would bring a massive casino to Wyandotte County.

News Brief: Two new casino ships are expected to drop anchor within a few weeks, creating more competition in Pinellas County's growing offshore gaming business.

News Brief: The chairman of the Indiana House committee deciding the fate of using slot machines to fund a new Indianapolis Colts stadium warned Wednesday that he'll let the issue die if bipartisan consensus isn't found.

News Brief: Seven former employees of Thunder Valley Casino have filed a civil suit alleging sexual harassment, age and sex discrimination and wrongful termination.

News Brief: Alton officials are feeling luckier after several months of improved business at the Argosy Casino.

McCarran International Airport hosted more than 41.4 million travelers last year, vaporizing all previous 12-month records.

While Democratic legislative leaders prepare a lottery proposal in which proceeds would help fund Nevada’s public education system, casino leaders are apprehensive.

Green Valley Ranch Station Casino hopes their new luxurious Penthouse Suite will lure in the high rollers.

News Brief: The Oregon Lottery Commission, approving the biggest expansion of state-sponsored gambling since video poker began in 1992, gave the go-ahead to electronic slot machines Wednesday.

News Brief: In his State of the Band speech, Bois Forte Tribal Chairman Kevin Leecy outlined a long list of initiatives to improve the tribe’s economy and took a strong stand in opposition to Governor Pawlenty’s call for a joint state/tribal-run casino.

News Brief: Legislators were critical of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s proposed 2006-07 budget which relies on $200 million in casino revenue and eliminating health care coverage for thousands of Minnesotans to balance the books.

Debbie Cameron won $187,255.00 Monday playing a progressive slot machine at Lucky Eagle Casino, the slot payout ever in the state of Washington.