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News Brief: Just as Broward County officials are considering whether to schedule a referendum to allow slot machines at racetracks and jai-alai frontons, they may have to bail out the gambling ships that sail out of Port Everglades because of declining business.

News Brief: Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos is presenting new legal challenges before the Michigan Court of Appeals.

News Brief: San Pablo's mayor, city manager and police chief are expected to join state and tribal officials for a hearing on a compact for a 2,500 slot machine Nevada-style casino.

News Brief: New Mexico is at a gambling crossroads, facing its biggest public-policy questions since approving casino gaming and a lottery.

Card Player magazine reports that Daniel Negreanu has captured its prestigious 2004 Player of the Year title on the heels of a thrilling final shoot-out at Bellagio's Five Diamond World Poker Classic.

Veteran gaming executive Harvey Perkins has joined Spectrum Gaming Group as vice president in charge of gaming analysis, overseeing audits in such areas as casino operations and marketing.

Vivid Entertainment has entered into a licensing agreement with a subsidiary of ARK Restaurants Corp.to open VIVID, an upscale nightclub, at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.

Reservations pour in furiously as Wynn Las Vegas' hotly anticipated opening nears.

One lucky player in Wisconsin matched all 6 numbers Saturday and walked away with the $36.8 million jackpot.

A selection of news and view from inside the industry this week.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, January 11, 2005 drawing grows to $92 million.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., owner of the World Series of Poker, has retained Pilson Communications, Inc., the sports television consulting firm run by former CBS Sports President Neal H. Pilson, to develop new broadcast extensions for the event.

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc reports that it expects to report record results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

Gracie Salinas had to borrow a dollar from her mother to play the $3 maximum on her second spin of the Wheel of Fortune dollar machine and, as a result, she says she'll split her $3.8 million jackpot with her parents.

News Brief: A completely wired casino, where various computers talk to one another to monitor a customer's every move, represents the next wave in the high-tech world of casino gambling.

All together, Virginia Lottery players won an estimated $749.9 million in prizes during the last calendar year.

Penn National Gaming Inc., the casino owner planning to buy Argosy Gaming Corp., will sell about $300 million of high-yield bonds this month to help fund the takeover, said a person familiar with the offering who declined to be identified.

Rumors that Springfield will legalize gay marriage on an upcoming episode of the Simpsons is sparking talk amongst fans that one of the main characters will come out of the closet.

ews Brief: Meskwaki casino, a gaming facility in Tama, Iowa, plans to double the size of its casino.

News Brief: Black Hawk County's chances of promptly landing a new gambling facility are slim unless the community declares support for one of three competing proposals for a gambling facility within the county's borders, Iowa House Republican leaders said.