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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.

Less than half of Kenosha County residents back a plan to build an $808 million casino complex at Dairyland Greyhound Park, according to a poll conducted for the Kenosha News.

Any new Indian-run casinos built in Connecticut should be located in the southeastern corner of the state near the highly successful Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mohegan Sun, the Darien Republican running for U.S. Senate said.

News Brief: Seven state lawmakers are appealing to U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton to reject a proposal to build a casino near Anthony.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $72 million.

News Brief: The union's divide-and-conquer strategy kicked into high gear Sunday, as Resorts Atlantic City held its first solo talks with Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union.

What's the difference between being an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Connecticut and the chief of administration and human resources at Las Vegas-based gaming giant Caesars Entertainment?

Training courses to bet on football games are really no different from classes in the fine art of Chinese cuisine, or at least that's the word out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

News Brief: A month-long investigation has led to the arrests of four people accused of operating an illegal sports betting operation in Mississippi.

Members of Teamsters Local 631 approved a new labor contract Saturday, ending a weeklong strike that was threatening to disrupt Las Vegas' multibillion-dollar convention business during one of its busiest times of the year.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: A Kansas City municipal judge being investigated for accepting loans from lawyers has a gambling addiction, her attorney has confirmed.

ews Brief: A steady-handed driver was credited Sunday with saving lives in a tour bus crash in North Mississippi that injured 17 senior citizens, three critically.

Three local casino operators are betting they can reflag the Castaways at the head of Boulder Highway as La Joya del Sol, complete renovations and reopen it in December, one of the new owners said Friday.

News Brief: Wood River businessman Rick Jones has almost completed a $3 million, 14-month renovation of a barge that had been used as a landing for the Alton Belle Casino.

News Brief: A health scare has shut down the casino at the Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg. Haz-Mat crews were called in after several employees became sick and were rushed to the hospital.

News Brief: The clink, clink, clink sounds of coins cascading from slot machines are disappearing from many Iowa casinos.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $64 million.

News Brief: A last-minute attempt to put a gambling referendum on the November 2 ballot ended in frustration and finger-pointing.

News Brief: Real estate developer and gaming lobbyist Harvey Whittemore defended plans for a new casino on the north edge of Sparks before a hostile crowd of more than 250.