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News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. kept the top spot among St. Louis-area casinos last month, but Ameristar Casinos Inc. gained ground.

News Brief: Health officials insist there's no cause for widespread worry, but many gamblers aren't taking any chances after the confirmation of a case of tuberculosis at MotorCity Casino.

Southern Nevada received high marks for its 2004 economic performance this morning from the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Development.

News Brief: Norman Dillard, Dee Dee Odom and Jovita Thomas-Williams have returned home to Detroit as high-ranking managers at MGM Grand Detroit Casino and hope to be a part of the revitalization of their hometown.

News Brief: The Ho-Chunk Nation is in the giving spirit this holiday season, but leaders at a south suburban school are at odds over whether to take the present.

State Attorney General Troy King took the first legal step Tuesday to try to shut down the state's newest electronic gambling business in White Hall.

Coupling big-time sports with this city's existing amenities would be a marketing home run for the local tourism and travel industry, executives with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and advertising agency R&R Partners said Tuesday.

The General Tribal Council of Wisconsin's Oneida Nation has overwhelmingly approved a plan that could end a long-standing land dispute in the state of New York.

News Brief: Former Casino Association of New Jersey President Thomas D. Carver warned that the state's gaming industry could be in trouble when gaming halls open in Pennsylvania and New York.

News Brief: Trying to jump-start the process of bringing slot machines to Pennsylvania, the new Gaming Control Board hired two 'head hunter' firms yesterday to round up candidates for its three top administrative and legal jobs.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board adopted the state's Ethics Act as its initial code of conduct to ensure that it does business according to the highest ethical standards.

News Brief: A Black Eagle father and son allegedly passing fake $20s at a Great Falls casino appeared Monday in Justice Court, each charged with forgery and tampering with evidence.

Mega Millions is growing and providing excitement for players in the eleven states across the country where Mega Millions is played.

Premiering this month is Hollywood Poker's ‘Oscar Night with the Stars’, an enormous cash prize pool plus an exclusive opportunity for players to win a chance to party with the stars on Oscar night.

MGM Mirage report that the Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved the company's merger with Mandalay Resort Group pending receipt of other required approvals.

News Brief: Multimedia Games has received a ‘a series of letters’ from the National Indian Gaming Commission ‘expressing the commission's concern that certain of our agreements violate’ Indian gaming rules.

News Brief: Las Vegas Sands commanded a premium of about 50 percent over its IPO price Wednesday as investors bid up shares of the casino giant on the company's growth prospects in the U.S. and in China.

Wynn Resorts, Limited reports the completion of the refinancing of the indebtedness of its subsidiary, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC.

The ‘Official World Poker Tour’ Poker Set is flying off the shelves this holiday season.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that it intends to offer 3.0 million newly issued shares of its common stock.