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A group of developers filed a land-use application with Clark County for a condominium-hotel project on the Strip at Harmon Avenue and unveiled details Wednesday.

News Brief: A proposal by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to share casino profits with the state in exchange for certain concessions will probably get a good reception in the state House, at least initially.

News Brief: Governor Ed Rendell said he likely will select a woman as the final appointment to the seven-member Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

News Brief: As states turn to casinos for gambling revenues, public colleges nationwide are increasingly offering courses and majors on casinos and gambling.

News Brief: A week before Steve Hillard and Colorado Governor Bill Owens square off over an American Indian casino near Denver International Airport, Hillard is doubling the size of his proposal.

News Brief: State House Speaker John Perzel said Governor Ed Rendell should "rethink" his decision to appoint former Philadelphia police captain Frank Friel as chairman of the new Gaming Control Board.

Pinnacle Entertainment has been selected by the Missouri Gaming Commission for priority investigation in connection with the Company's two casino and related development proposals for St. Louis City and County.

Prof. I. Nelson Rose: The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has thrown the future of Indian gaming and the fiscal health of the state into doubt.

News Brief: More than 15 million people in the U.S. played fantasy sports last year, including 12 million in fantasy football, according to a survey conducted by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association.

International News Brief: According to a online casino poll, the ice-cool nerve of the poker-faced card-sharp is no better embodied than by Steve McQueen.

A member of the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino board of directors has dropped his proposal that board members receive an annual salary.

News Brief: When they organized a $1 million fundraiser for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in February, Gavin and Joe Maloof's family casino business was negotiating a deal that would net them millions from running what could be one of the world's largest casinos.

Travelocity.com has acquired Allstate Ticketing, a Las Vegas company that operates Showtickets.com and sells tickets to a variety of attractions, including Grand Canyon tours and 60 shows at local resorts, for $25 million.

Workers of the Aladdin hotel and casino had New York strip steak for breakfast this morning in the employee dining room. It was Robert Earl's way of saying thank you for persevering through 35 months of operating in bankruptcy.

News Brief: Tribal officials continue to talk with Grand Forks officials about a casino in that city.

Zone4Play has signed an agreement with The Gaming Channel Limited, a UK-based gaming operator, to launch its new multi-player iTV game, Texas Hold'em Poker.

News Brief: A vote for riverboat gambling in Washington County narrowly passed Tuesday to the relief of residents who for years have been praying for progress to touch their small town.

News Brief: The sharp rise in gambling is threatening to outstrip Oregon's free treatment program for those whose betting hobby gets them into trouble, officials warned.

News Brief: The price of opening a tribal casino in Wyandotte County appears to be submitting to the toughest state regulation in the nation.