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News Brief: The Rockaway Beach casino issue is stacking up as one of the most expensive ballot questions in Missouri election history.

Caesars Palace has reached an agreement with internationally acclaimed, Michelin three-star French Chef Guy Savoy to open his sole U.S. restaurant, which will be open in the Las Vegas casino's new luxury hotel tower in 2005.

Gaming operators are returning their focus for investments back to Las Vegas where casino companies enjoy the friendliest regulatory and tax environment in the country.

At least one opponent of gambling proliferation expects to get some new ammunition from an unlikely quarter: the planned merger of Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment.

The key to Harrah's Entertainment's marketing success has been its centralized database mining, according to a trio of company executives.

A landmark aviation agreement completed this weekend removed one of the last roadblocks to widespread travel between China and the United States.

News Brief: The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled yesterday that District residents who work as pro-gambling petition circulators can use out-of-town assistants to handle clipboards and solicit individuals for signatures.

Las Vegas Hilton’s ‘Slot for Tots’ promotion has earned a prime spot in Dennis Conrad’s Hall of Shame.

The management of the Fremont Street Experience outdoor mall in downtown Las Vegas has terminated the leases of five vendors as part of a move to ‘change the direction’ of the mall.

News Brief: Behind the scenes of Maryland's intractable debate over gambling, some of the state's most powerful political insiders have been locked in a sharp-elbowed game of musical chairs, jockeying to be included in any plan to legalize slot machines.

News Brief: The National Indian Gaming Commission will host a scoping meeting Friday on a proposed Nevada-style casino in San Pablo.

News Brief: The Chukchansi Indian tribe has dismissed the operator of its Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, marking the latest move in a long-running dispute over the financing of the $180 million Madera County entertainment center.

News Brief: Getting people out to the track to watch horse racing has become tougher and tougher in the past three decades.

News Brief: Des Moines city leaders, in agreeing Monday to accept millions of dollars from the state's most profitable racetrack-casino, will stand against any private company's attempts to bring a riverboat casino to the city.

John Grochowski: Slot players looking for a little better run for their money frequently ask which Chicago area casino pays back to players the highest percentage of coins wagered.

An investigation into the fatal fall of a Silver Legacy Resort Casino employee has found the casino did not violate safety standards, according to a report by the Northern Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Terrorism concerns don't appear to be hurting business on the Las Vegas Strip, which is witnessing record increases in revenue, profit and tourist volume.

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

With a looming pair of megamergers threatening to shake up the balance in Las Vegas, so-called ‘little guys’ are quick to point out that bigger isn't always better.

A self-proclaimed victory in a game of political hardball is expected to soon bring more federal security screeners to McCarran International Airport, according to two members of Nevada's congressional delegation.