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Culinary Local 226 will launch a series of job actions in Las Vegas this week to turn up the heat in its confrontation with four local gaming companies that have workers striking at their Atlantic City casinos, union officials said Tuesday.

News Brief: A woman robbed a 24-hour video poker casino in Belle Chasse early Monday morning.

News Brief: A Harrison County judge has refused to reconsider his ruling in August that the Mississippi Gaming Commission was wrong when it approved plans by Treasure Bay to move its casino barge to a man-made basin.

News Brief: Two casino boat operators want to operate in Georgetown County, now that a judge has ruled the county's ban is unconstitutional.

News Brief: If Nebraska residents vote to allow casino gambling the results will cut into the profits at South Dakota's casinos, many of which depend on a good portion of their business from Nebraskans.

News Brief: Concerned that a gambling report might be tilted in favor of Iowa's $1 billion-a-year casino industry, the head of a statewide anti-gambling group has asked lawmakers to withdraw the $90,000 contract for the study.

News Brief: Harrah's Joliet Hotel & Casino in September led a third consecutive month of improving revenues at Illinois casinos.

News Brief: Tired of their men losing their earnings to illegal gambling, some wives turned to the police, who broke up a dice game Sunday and brought gaming charges against 11 Cambodian men, authorities said.

News Brief: Foes of a measure that could allow slot machines at South Florida race tracks and jai alai frontons lost an attempt Monday to keep the issue off the Nov. 2 ballot when a judge refused to expedite a hearing on allegations of fraud by the initiative's backers.

News Brief: Public debate heated up Monday over Oklahoma's upcoming vote on proposals that would and expand gaming and establish a statewide lottery.

International News Brief: Tsogo Sun's Suncoast Casino fared well over the holiday season, despite a staff strike that lasted almost a month.

While the popularity of televised poker tournaments has helped drive business to casino poker rooms, online poker sites may be equally, if not more responsible, for the surge in casino traffic.

News Brief: Larry Mullin, who got his start in the casino industry nearly 20 years ago manning a promotions booth at Harrah's Atlantic City, has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Borgata.

Fueled by strong play in the slot machines, Nevada casinos bounced back in August, winning $905.1 million, up 11.2 percent from a year ago.

The war of words between Nebraska gambling supporters and opponents escalated Friday into the filing of four complaints with the state.

The Northern Lights Casino & Hotel in Walker, Minnesota is hosting the World Poker No-Limit Hold 'Em Satellite Tournament throughout October.

A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to two felonies related to stealing from slot machines in Deadwood.

Hoosier Park at Anderson has announced a purse increase of $1,000 per race for its Thoroughbred racing program.

The state will seek a greater share of the profit from the casino proposed by the Menominee Indian tribe in Kenosha, the state's chief negotiator says.

The winning $214.7 million Powerball ticket was sold in Delaware. The jackpot ranks as the sixth largest Powerball jackpot ever, and the tenth largest lottery jackpot all-time.