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Harrah's New Orleans Casino will close at 6 p.m. this evening due to the approach of Hurricane Ivan.

The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, which is jointly owned by MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group, recently completed a hotel room remodeling effort that includes high-speed Internet access, 27-inch televisions and an updated decor.

aymond & Prokop P.C. reports the formation of its Indian Gaming and Law Industry Group.

News Brief: Four B.A.S.E. jumpers launched themselves Monday off four casino hotel buildings in Reno and Sparks, throwing flips from as high as 335 feet before throwing parachutes and landing safely on the ground.

News Brief: Having children ages 2 years and 3 months were not enough to keep out of prison a fourth defendant who helped steal $1.6 million from a Lake Tahoe casino, a judge decided Monday.

News Brief: Talks between the casino union and two companies failed to produce a contract as a potential strike moved closer Monday, but progress apparently was made with the three Trump properties.

News Brief: Michigan State University has joined universities nationwide and added a host of casino classes and degrees to their course options in order to prepare students for a career near the craps table.

Several weeks will be needed to determine what's ailing the Las Vegas Monorail and make permanent fixes to the troubled rail line, an official said Monday.

News Brief: Various representatives from the casino debate participated in a forum on gambling sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha.

News Brief: Backers of the Nebraska Legislature's proposal to allow two casinos in Nebraska have purchased statewide television advertising time to urge support of Amendment 3.

With no ground-breaking ceremony and no public fanfare, Las Vegas Sands Corp. has started laying the foundation for the $1.6 billion Palazzo casino resort, company documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission said.

Despite two consecutive months with below-par improvements in the local visitor tally, Las Vegas' apparent summer slowdown was little more than a desert mirage, a local tourism official said Monday.

News Brief: Casinos along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are taking preliminary precautions as Hurricane Ivan approaches the Gulf of Mexico.

News Brief: The survey showed that recreational gamblers 65 and older reported being in better health than their peers who don't gamble.

John Grochowski: In the wake of a couple of recent mentions of Las Vegas' better gambling options being away from the Strip, a couple of readers e-mailed to ask if I practice what I preach.

News Brief: Frustration is apparent in the voices of racetrack officials Randy Soth and Scott Savin.

News Brief: Final figures from the North Dakota Horse Park’s 14-day race mixed meeting are not yet available, but track manager Les Schmidt said that handle declined ‘probably 15-20%.’

News Brief: Each of the three stand-alone facilities in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania can have up to 3,000 slot machines when it opens.

News Brief: From high school cafeterias to college dorm rooms to professional card clubs, teens and young adults are playing for money, sometimes big money.

News Brief: PayPal, the online payments arm of eBay Inc. on Friday said it will soon fine people up to $500 for uses related to gambling, adult content or services, and buying or selling prescription drugs from noncertified sellers.