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The latest air passenger statistics offered no indication Las Vegas’ tourism industry is slowing down anytime soon.

News Brief: Opponents say that a November ballot initiative that backers promise will mean more money for police and education is really a deceptive ploy to enrich a handful of select businesses.

News Brief: Des Moines and Polk County's public school districts for the first time would have a guaranteed share of profits from Iowa's most profitable racetrack-casino under a tentative accord that the Des Moines City Council will consider Monday.

News Brief: California leads the nation in the growth of Indian gaming revenue and San Diego County's nine tribal casinos are possibly generating up to half of the state's double-digit increase.

News Brief: The approval process may have taken longer than planned, but Hobbs, New Mexico, is betting that the opening a new $45 million racetrack/casino in less than four months is worth the wait.

News Brief: Analysts watching activity in Northwest Indiana said there are several reasons gambling companies would want to add one of Harrah’s riverboats to their fleets.

News Brief: Although passage of Amendment 1 would provide the necessary constitutional authorization for a casino to be built at the White River town, it doesn't guarantee the facility will ever become a reality.

News Brief: Oakland voters here may be asked in November whether they would like to feed quarters into slots or go all-in on a hand of no-limit poker without leaving the city limits.

Due to a decline in wagering, Ellis Park officials have announced a five percent reduction in all overnight purses and a cancellation of three stakes events.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $36 million.

ews Brief: Just a few years ago, many doubted Harrah's New Orleans Casino would last. Today, the casino is making New Orleans a tourist destination for gamblers.

News Brief: The perception that the Tennessee lottery is too generous with pay and benefits, especially to top managers, got a thorough airing before the Legislature's Fiscal Review Committee last week.

News Brief: Maple Park Police Chief Chet Morris pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he ignored rampant illegal gambling in the small town.

News Brief: Residents of Central City hope a four-lane highway will be the divining rod that leads gamblers to this dusty casino town and not to the rival wagering halls in nearby Black Hawk.

News Brief: An Alabama Baptist preacher is leading a religious coalition in speaking out against two ballot initiatives that would expand casino gambling in Nebraska.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission has introduced a proposal that casinos make confidential reports about how many Mississippi vendors the casinos contract.

News Brief: Two Atlantic City casinos have been fined $10,000 apiece for allowing a gambler who had voluntarily banned himself from casinos to obtain cash and play.

News Brief: Lewis County voters gathered for the first three public hearings aimed at determining whether voters should decide whether developers can pursue a casino in the old Weston Hospital, or should they let the County Commission decide for them.

News Brief: Rhode Island Senate Democratic leaders are backing a proposed constitutional amendment allowing a casino to be built in West Warwick.

Representatives of Herbst Gaming Inc. said Wednesday that trips to the company's Las Vegas property may be offered as incentives to loyal players at the Midwestern riverboat casinos the company is acquiring.