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American Real Estate Partners has entered into agreements to acquire additional oil and gas and gaming and entertainment assets in transactions with affiliates of Carl C. Icahn.

News Brief: The Meadowlands and the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey will donate all of their proceeds from both on-track and off-track wagering on the Tsunami Relief Race.

It took 10 years and a ton of money, but the once-humble Silverton is finally gaining some respect.

North Las Vegas Police will be on hand at Texas Station this weekend to provide extra security in light of a shooting there last Friday.

Democrats in the Legislature plan to propose a Nevada lottery this session that would largely go to education.

News Brief: San Juan Pueblo agreed Thursday not to install a new type of electronic bingo device at its casino north of Española.

News Brief: Turtle Mountain tribal leaders will pitch their Grand Forks casino concept directly to the public in a meeting next week.

As another legislative session nears, the Nevada Resort Association's chairman says the association is starting the year with commitments from the state's major casino companies.

The Nevada Gaming Commission has been asked to discipline the owner of the Venetian resort over a 2004 incident in which a minor was allowed to gamble and was served alcoholic beverages in the casino.

Governor Ruth Ann Minner has released a study quantifying, for the first time, the impact of the equine industry on Delaware, an impact that is estimated at $360 million a year.

News Brief: After weeks of grumbling about the prospects of passing a slots bill, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. will again introduce a plan to legalize 15,500 slots to raise money for school construction and education aid to local governments.

News Brief: Southeast Iowa's riverboat outpaced the growth of all other Iowa casinos, according to Catfish Bend Casino CEO Joe Massa.

News Brief: Caesars Entertainment has paid $64.7 million for a site along the Delaware River that it hopes to turn into a slots parlor, the company confirmed yesterday.

News Brief: After more than 12 hours of negotiations, UNITE HERE Local 1 and Blue Chip Casino have reached an agreement.

President Casinos, Inc. reports that Broadwater Development was the winning bidder for the company's Biloxi casino and hotel operations under the terms of Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Argosy Gaming Company reports that at a special stockholders meeting this afternoon, its stockholders approved the merger agreement under which Penn National Gaming will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Argosy for $47 per share.

News Brief: The Las Vegas Sands Corp. is likely to face stiff competition in any attempt to purchase the MGM Grand Detroit Casino and build a new casino, hotel and convention center in Detroit.

News Brief: Central City is seeing a boost in gambling business since the Central City Parkway opened Nov. 19.

News Brief: Colorado's mountain casinos returned to their winning ways in 2004, with revenue increasing by 4 percent over 2003.

News Brief: As the battle over casino gambling heats up again in Massachusetts, Gary Loveman, chief executive of Harrah's Entertainment, contends gambling foes may be losing their grip on Beacon Hill.