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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday authorized the purchase of the first-ever comprehensive policy for terrorism insurance coverage should the convention center be damaged by a terrorist attack.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air will begin nonstop round trips between Oklahoma City and McCarran International Airport next month.

News Brief: A Rochester developer with a contract to build an Indian casino in central New York is accusing former Attorney General Dennis Vacco and his partners in Albany law and lobbying firms with major ethical and professional breaches.

Looking to head off technological advancements in the short-term consumer lending industry, the state Gaming Control Board plans to draft regulations that would prohibit so-called "payday loans" inside casinos.

News Brief: Cedar Valley Gaming Co. today unveiled plans for a five-story casino-hotel on the Wells Fargo Bank site overlooking the Cedar River.

News Brief: Eleven of the city's casinos are now operating without a contract, but the 14,500 hotel and restaurant employees involved remain on the job.

News Brief: During Hurricane Frances, Ryan Gabner got together with some buddies for an extended poker match.

News Brief: A group opposing a casino in Lynwood said Tuesday it believes news of Ho Chunk Nation government infighting could halt the project.

News Brief: Georgetown county residents could be asked by next month how they feel about casino boats and what new zoning laws should regulate their location in the county.

News Brief: Roy Horn has never spoken publicly about the incident in which a 380-pound white tiger named Montecore nearly mauled him to death.

News Brief: A measure that would have outlawed card room gambling within Kenmore city limits appeared to be failing in early election returns last night.

News Brief: Penn National Gaming Inc. has unveiled detailed plans for Maine's first racino, a 90,000- to 100,000-square-foot facility on a single level that would house 1,500 slot machines.

A panel of experts met today to launch a national public policy initiative -- "Proposition 1: To Regulate or Prohibit Online Gambling" -- designed to create a framework for lawmakers to regulate the online gambling industry.

News Brief: Francis P. Friel, the governor's choice to lead the state gambling board, will step down today amid growing controversy over several alleged misdeeds in his past.

News Brief: Kansas City's riverboat casinos are having a gung-ho 2004, but August was merely ho-hum, posting a modest 1.7 percent growth over August last year.

Commercial and home construction will continue at a healthy clip for the next couple of years in Las Vegas, but the rising cost of development could threaten the city's competitive advantage, a real estate consultant said Tuesday.

News Brief: The Lake County Council voted to use casino revenue to locally fund Governor Joe Kernan’s one-time tax relief plan, which caps property taxes at 2 percent of a home’s assessed value.

Buoyed by recent and proposed improvements along the Interstate 15 corridor, local tourism leaders are exploring new ways to ease ground-based travelers headed to and from Southern Nevada.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission meets today and is expected to approve the site for a casino in Tunica County.

Scientific Games Corporation reports that the South Dakota Lottery has extended its online lottery contract.