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McCarran International Airport had near-record traffic counts last month, posting the best August in the airport's history.

News Brief: Manhattan gem mogul who pleaded guilty to a massive bank-fraud scheme yesterday had dug himself into an $18 million hole thanks to an out-of-control gambling habit and a penchant for playing the stock market.

Casinos need to be certain they are following federal policies aimed to prevent money laundering by terrorists, members of the Senate Banking Committee said Tuesday.

International Game Technology will display more than 380 machines and about 185 new slot brands at the Global Gaming Expo trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center next week.

News Brief: Five more casinos edged closer to a strike Tuesday after members of Local 54 of Unite Here unanimously rejected a final five-year contract offer from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Inc.

In the sixteen years since the first ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery has sold $14.3 billion in tickets and turned over more than $4.9 billion to the Commonwealth.

The 3rd Global Gambling Review: Double or Quits? is now available from Casino City Press, the exclusive North American distributor.

A three-member District of Columbia Court of Appeals panel upheld the city's election board's decision to toss the casino initiative off November's ballot.

With a jackpot of $101 million, the Mega Millions lottery game could make a lucky player an instant millionaire on Friday.

In the sixteen years since the first ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery has sold $14.3 billion in tickets and turned over more than $4.9 billion to the Commonwealth.

News Brief: American Indian tribes, flush with casino cash, are contributing thousands to candidates in close Senate and House races.

News Brief: A nearly $2 million plan is in the works to spruce up the10-year-old Baton Rouge-based Casino Rouge riverboat casino.

News Brief: Casino developer, Gary Kirke, has joined forces with residents in Palo Alto County to bring a riverboat to Emmetsburg.

News Brief: Pennsylvania Senate Republicans say a new law, not a legislative rules change as suggested by the House Speaker, is the best way to prohibit state legislators and other public officials from investing in gaming companies.

Scientific Games Corporation reports its contract as a secondary supplier of instant tickets to the New York Lottery has been extended for another two years.

News Brief: The 2004 report on gambling in Missouri found that more problem gamblers are banning themselves from casinos.

ews Brief: Edward Wray, co-founder of Betfair, the world’s first peer-to-peer online betting exchange who is spearheading the exchange’s international expansion, has welcomed a proposal for a North American exchange controlled by racetracks for the benefit of the sport.

News Brief: The former shareholders of the company that operated Dueling Grounds Race Course in Franklin, Kentucky, now known as Kentucky Downs, were awarded a total of $44-million in damages when a Simpson County jury concluded they were the victims of fraud.

The souvenir signs will be available at casinos and at souvenir stores throughout the city.

News Brief: Casino Fortune, an Internet casino operator, said it is offering Donald Trump $400 million for a stake in his ailing casino company.