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The Wyandotte Nation has ended its pursuit of 1,920 acres of land near downtown, saying it won't appeal a dismissal of its claim.

The acquisition of the Las Vegas Strip's Aladdin hotel-casino by a group headed by Planet Hollywood co-founder Robert Earl has cleared another regulatory hurdle.

The Las Vegas call center of Expedia.com -- an Internet travel company that helped launch the careers of two high-profile gaming executives -- is closing.

Two people with Las Vegas connections are poised to become part of a management team that is expected to run one of the world's largest casinos in the densely populated San Francisco Bay Area.

News Brief: Curtis Bashaw has a few words for anyone who has designs on his high-profile job as executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority: I'm not leaving yet.

News Brief: The number of casino bus passengers heading to Atlantic City will likely drop again this year, and the pace of decline could accelerate when a major gaming hall motor coach company leaves the market next month.

News Brief: Governor John Baldacci´s five nominees to Maine’s new Gambling Control Board and his choice for a seat on the state panel that oversees campaign activities all won strong votes of support Tuesday from a legislative committee.

News Brief: Garden Grove officials have talked with a San Diego County Indian tribe and developer Steve Wynn to build a casino here just blocks from Disneyland.

Just when it seemed as if every brand imaginable had made it to the Strip, along comes Hooters -- billing itself as delightfully tacky, yet unrefined -- with plans to plant its high-profile brand on one of the quietest little hotels in town.

News Brief: Santa Fe art dealer and entrepreneur Gerald Peters, who saw his bid for a southern New Mexico racetrack and casino fizzle 10 months ago, says he's now pushing for an Indian Pueblo-sponsored casino in the Mesilla Valley.

News Brief: Representatives of Gary Kirke and Isle of Capri Casinos have submitted petitions in three counties to put the issue on the general election ballot.

News Brief: The Narragansett Indian tribe on Tuesday said it asked Attorney General Patrick Lynch to review the legality of gambling at Newport Grand and Lincoln Park.

News Brief: Gamblers dropped more than $55 million at the four New Orleans area casinos in July.

News Brief: The chief sachem of the Narragansett Indian tribe yesterday asked Attorney General Patrick Lynch to investigate whether the state's two existing gambling facilities pass constitutional muster.

News Brief: Councilman Leo J. Costantino Jr., who has repeatedly voted in favor of allowing a casino here, says that he will no longer support any casino proposal for the West Warwick Industrial Park.

ews Brief: The designation of a small plot of land in a redevelopment plan for Davenport’s riverfront that would allow casino and hotel construction was enough to cause a majority of the city Plan and Zoning Commission to table the River Vision plan indefinitely.

News Brief: After years of bitter battling, the neighboring Ewiiaapaayp and Viejas Indian bands are quietly discussing a plan for side-by-side casinos on the Viejas reservation, which could create the nation's largest Indian gaming complex.

News Brief: In a deal worth billions of dollars, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to give the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians an exclusive gambling franchise for the entire San Francisco Bay Area.

News Brief: Michigan's wagering tax rate on three casinos in Detroit will jump to 24 percent from the current 18 percent under a bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

News Brief: Despite near-daily rain over the first 18 days of the 36-day Saratoga Race Course meet, on-track handle has increased 13% and total handle is up 3.9%.