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With 10,000 casino workers going into the fifth week of their walkout in Atlantic City, union officials escalated hostilities Thursday by filing about 200 unfair labor practices complaints with the National Labor Relations Board.

The 2005 Casino & Gaming Market Research Handbook has just been released and is now available for immediate shipment by Casino City Press.

News Brief: The good news for IGT, wrote Robin Farley of UBS, is that the company should continue to dominate the market for quite some time.

News Brief: While state lawmakers debate the prospect of legalizing gambling in Ohio, Argosy Gaming Co. already is staking its turf in the Buckeye State.

News Brief: Governor Schwarzenegger's buddy, Jesse Ventura, the independent ex-governor of Minnesota and former wrestling star, is the unexpected star of a statewide television ad accusing the governor of exploiting Indian tribes that operate casinos.

News Brief: An owner of the Golden Nugget says that his hotel's parking garage was structurally sound despite two cars plunging from the building in less than a year.

News Brief: Three sides of the expanded gambling debate met to debate the issue a week before Nebraska voters decide the issue. The Nov. 2 election is Nebraska's last shot at casino-style gambling.

News Brief: Mohegan tribal leaders will be watching election results in Wisconsin and Washington State next Tuesday to see whether their plans to diversify into tribal gaming in those states will go forward as planned.

Attendance at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this month rose 10 percent from last year to a record 25,018 people, conference organizers said Tuesday.

News Brief: Many have gambling measures on the statewide ballot this year in an attempt to cash in on the soaring popularity of gambling following a decade that saw a rapid expansion of Indian casinos around the nation.

News Brief: After meeting with two tribal leaders, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he intends to continue his push to get $350 million in casino profit for the state.

News Brief: Five Republican state lawmakers came out in favor of Proposal 1 on Wednesday, saying voters should have a voice in whether gambling is expanded in Michigan.

A settlement and fine levied by Nevada regulators against the Hard Rock to settle a dispute over the casino's advertising policy isn't expected to change the way the property conducts business, a top Hard Rock executive said.

Simon Property Group, the owner of the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, reports that third-quarter earnings grew because of strong leasing activity and sales.

News Brief: In the middle of a flu vaccination shortage, about 500 employees of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa received flu shots on a first-come first-served basis Oct. 21, according to casino spokesman Mike Facenda.

News Brief: New Jersey gaming regulators ruled that the so-called loan given to Antonio Scarselli was actually dirty money from the New York mob and denied him a casino license.

Developer Phil Ruffin hopes to jump-start redevelopment of his 41-acre New Frontier site on the Strip with funds from the sale of his Bahamas properties.

Nevada taxable sales rose by 11.8 percent in August over the same month a year ago, led by construction and auto purchases, the Department of Taxation reported Wednesday.

No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, so the jackpot will grow to an estimated $28 million.

Virginia Lottery’s Executive Director, Penelope W. Kyle, reports that the Q1 2005 was the best first quarter in the Lottery's 16-year history.