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Federal law requires the state of Wyoming to negotiate with the Northern Arapaho tribe on allowing casino-style gambling on the Wind River Indian Reservation, a federal appeals court.

Minnesota's new lottery director said the state will need to introduce a new lottery product if the lottery hopes to meet its revenue goals.

News Brief: Mid-State Raceway may be days from going broke, according to federal government officials.

News Brief: Mississippi state gaming authorities have reported a rash of cheating at Tunica's slot machines, with at least six arrests this year of increasingly sophisticated criminals.

News Brief: A branch of the federal government that deals with drug and alcohol addicts is studying ways to help compulsive gamblers and looking to Louisiana for inspiration.

News Brief: The search for a Cleveland convention center in on again with a new twist for funding it: a downtown casino.

News Brief: Massachusetts residents drop a lot of money gambling outside the state's borders, notably at Connecticut's casinos. But out-of-staters spend a lot here, too, hauled in by the state Lottery.

News Brief: The cost to expand the Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino has increased six million dollars since it was approved last year because of cost overruns and equipment purchases.

News Brief: Casinos in Mesquite were busier in September than they were for the same month in 2003.

News Brief: Massachusetts lottery profits are on a record-setting pace this year, but officials are retooling the sagging Keno operation and launching new games to maintain the growth of state-sanctioned gambling revenues.

News Brief: Harrah's and Harveys Lake Tahoe and Harrah's Reno have joined forces with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to support the hospital's Thanks & Giving campaign.

News Brief: Check cashing is business as usual at many Las Vegas casinos. The service puts people and their money inside the casinos but it also draws some criticism from those in and out of the industry.

News Brief: Most people in the region will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast at home today, but about thousands will take a trip one of Ohio’s casino.

SBRLines offers premium tools to gamblers at no cost and also includes full statistical analysis on each event. The website also offers a 128-bit encrypted log on to all sportsbooks from one central live odds page.

News Brief: Horizon Casino Resort's parent company owner says that under his agreement to buy Caesars Tahoe announced last week, he plans to use its name for a year until the Stateline casino is ‘rethemed.’

News Brief: Assembly Speaker Albio Sires says he will allow a Dec. 2 hearing on a bill that would ask voters to bring sports betting to Atlantic City casinos.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $110 million.

After last Friday's brawl between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, Sports Interaction has responded by allowing its members to place bets on various outcomes, from possible litigation against players or the NBA to whether charges will be levied against any players or fans.

News Brief: Mayor Lyn Howard says there is no connection between a bankruptcy he filed March 18 and his patronage of the Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino in East Peoria.