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News Brief: Four companies that threatened to complicate the bankruptcy reorganization plans of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. have been paid every penny they were owed.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements to install its unique, multi-reel mechanical games into Hopland Sho-Ka-Wah Casino and Blue Lake Casino.

The owner/developer of an Acapulco gaming establishment is benefiting from a $4,000,000 expansion loan from direct private lender Kennedy Funding, based in Hackensack, New Jersey.

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association reports that Allen Lawson has been elected vice chair and Michael Hunter has been reelected secretary of the organization.

NCR and Scientific Games Corporation report that NCR's human factors consultants will develop the next-generation user interface for Scientific Games' self-service and teller-operated terminals used for pari-mutuel race wagering.

IGT today announced that Thomas J. Matthews will succeed G. Thomas Baker, as chairman of International Game Technology.

International Game Technology’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twelve cents ($0.12) per share, payable on January 4, 2005 to shareholders of record on December 21, 2004.

Wynn Resorts reports that Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., the underwriter of its previously announced offering of common stock which closed on November 15, 2004, has exercised in full its option to purchase an additional 1,125,000 shares of Wynn Resorts common stock to cover over-allotments.

A pair of small Southern Nevada communities could soon have equal representation with two of Clark County's largest cities when overseeing what might be Nevada's most influential pro-tourism organization.

The allure of Las Vegas as a hot tourism destination is drawing more InterContinental Hotels Group properties to the area.

Nevada Gaming Control Board member Scott Scherer confirmed today that he would not seek a second term on the board.

In its latest restructuring move, Mikohn Gaming Corp. will sell off its casino sign division to the division's employees by March and will rename the company in a move to focus on its slot machine and systems business.

Casino companies need to do a better job making workers feel more comfortable about approaching their employers for help in conquering personal problems, including a gambling addiction, Steve Wynn's top human resources executive said at a conference Monday.

The consolidation that is occurring in the gaming industry is a sign of its maturity and success, an American Gaming Association executive said today.

Global Casinos, Inc. reports that its common stock is eligible for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol GBCS.

News Brief: State Rep. Ron Miller is rewriting a bill to use money from slot machines to shore up the Pennsylvania Lottery if the lottery loses money after slots parlors open in Pennsylvania.

Riverboat workers have set a strike date and are preparing to walk off the job during the busy Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend unless new contracts can be reached at four area casinos.

News Brief: New Jersey slot machine operators would be able to control jackpot funds worth millions of dollars under legislation headed for the governor's desk.

With worldwide membership now exceeding 75, the Gaming Standards Association will bring its new, landmark standards to Europe, exhibiting for the first time at the International Casino Exhibition in London this January.

Cheryl Teamer has joined Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., as Regional Vice President of Government Relations.