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News Brief: Almost half of the Chumash gaming commission have backgrounds that would preclude them from working at casinos in other states.

News Brief: Governor Kathleen Sebelius has formally announced completion of a proposed compact with the Kickapoo and Sac and Fox tribes for a $210 million casino and hotel.

The $139 million project brings the mall's streetfront entrances to Las Vegas Boulevard South, where untold thousands of people walk or drive by each day.

News Brief: For some Atlantic City casino union members who live paycheck-to-paycheck, paying bills is getting tough as the fight over a casino contract continues.

News Brief: Louisiana's state-licensed riverboats won $166.9 million from gamblers in September, up from $150.3 million in September 2003, state police reported Tuesday.

A Las Vegas attorney who has represented dozens of card counting clients filed another lawsuit Monday, this time to stop Nevada casinos from using a computerized card counting system that boosts the house's odds of winning at blackjack.

News Brief: The Poarch Creek Indians sought federal approval Tuesday for their plan to hold live poker games at the tribe's bingo hall near Atmore.

Caesars Entertainment Inc. reports the latest milestone in its strategy of incorporating more advanced technology tools into its operations.

Penn National Gaming reports that the Maine Harness Racing Commission has granted the company an unconditional racing license for Bangor Historic Track for the 2004 racing season.

Station Casinos reports net revenues for Q3 were approximately $242.9 million, an increase of 11% compared to the prior year's third quarter. EBITDA for the quarter were $90.7 million, an increase of 19% compared to Q3 2003.

News Brief: Indiana's 10 casinos owe the state about $130 million in back taxes plus penalties and interest, an Indiana Department of Revenue audit shows.

News Brief: The Borgata has 120 custom-built table games equipped with nozzles that blow fresh air up, creating an invisible barrier between cigarette-smoking players and the dealers.

Casino Media Group has launched a new media network that places advertising directly inside casinos on gambling table felts, on poker chips, on playing cards and in surrounding POS.

Air Vegas Airlines, a family-operated air tour operator that has specialized in scenic flights over the Grand Canyon for 28 years, has closed its doors.

A group of Chinese journalists on a familiarization tour organized by the Nevada Commission on Tourism was dazzled by Las Vegas' nightlife and thrilled by a helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon.

News Brief: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. made good on a $19 million interest payment on Friday, but still faces an even larger debt obligation next month that could severely test its shaky finances.

Thousands of striking casino and hotel workers staged a peaceful rally this weekend to protest stalled contract talks with seven city casinos.

Gillmann Group and the Delaware Tribe are filing a land into trust application for 80 acres in Bonner Springs, Kansas, this week with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The Michigan School Aid Fund will receive a record $644.5 million from the Michigan Lottery with its fiscal year 2004 net proceeds.

News Brief: Candidates for the 1st Senatorial District of the West Virginia Senate say they want to see in the state fewer of the gambling machines that fund the state's Promise Scholarship.