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The chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, who has criticized the state's casino compacts with Indian tribes, also chairs a company that sells slot machines to casinos, the Star Tribune reported Saturday.

Anyone who has watched any television over the past year has likely stumbled upon a program or series related to casino gambling.

News Brief: The possibility of a strike remains for about 320 members of the Operating Engineers Local 501 who work at three Mandalay Resort Group properties.

News Brief: Kansas Senator David Adkins, in one of his last acts as a state lawmaker, could cast a swing vote on Tuesday to advance a $210 million tribal casino proposed near the Kansas Speedway.

News Brief: Manufacturers are rolling out new slot machines that have more in common with the latest video games than with the old one-armed bandits.

News Brief: Sure, gamblers leave behind plenty of cash wagering in Detroit's three casinos, but dentures, wheelchairs and shoes?

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. say its World Series of Poker has won a Horizon Award from the Atlanta Sports Council.

News Brief: Taxpayers Of Michigan Against Casinos says the courts have misinterpreted a tribal gaming law and is currently fighting against a proposed casino in New Buffalo.

News Brief: It was business as usual on the Boardwalk this weekend for the first time in a month.

News Brief: Development leaders in communities across Iowa are putting the finishing touches on proposals for new riverboat casinos they hope will win over state regulators.

New technologies might soon allow Nevada gamblers to withdraw cash from a credit or bank account without interrupting their round of video poker or hand of blackjack, state gaming regulators said last week.

News Brief: The division of Harvard Medical School that studies pathological gambling is under fire from some antigambling activists who point out that virtually all its funding comes from the gambling industry.

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

News Brief: Expectations for financial salvation were sky-high back in 1992 when Louisiana cleared the way for construction of a land-based casino in downtown New Orleans. However, the results have fallen short of expectations.

News Brief: Illinois gambling proponents are proposing new casinos as the General Assembly returns this week for its fall veto session.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $52 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the estimated Mega Million jackpot for the Tuesday, November 9, 2004 drawing advances to $90 million.

Slot Expert John Robison answers your slot and video poker questions.

As of the writing of this column, the first of the votes in the U.S. presidential election are already in.

News Brief: Regardless of where a slots casino ends up in Pittsburgh, Mayor Tom Murphy says he would like to see a portion of the revenue used to finance the construction of a new hockey arena.