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News Brief: Linda Ronstadt said she'll continue to praise Michael Moore and his film "Fahrenheit 9/11" on stage despite an angry reaction at a Las Vegas concert.

News Brief: Gamblers lost $2.1 billion at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos during the twelve months ended June 30, an increase of about 5 percent.

Caesars Palace has granted unprecedented access to A&E Network to create a new real-life series offering the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at Las Vegas' most legendary resort and casino.

The Indiana Gaming Commission has accepted a proposal from Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts to build and operate a casino in Orange County Indiana.

Northwest Airlines will add a daily round trip between Indianapolis and Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport as part of a major expansion by the airline in Indianapolis.

ews Brief: Though pari-mutuel handle on Thoroughbred racing in the United States and Canada dropped slightly in the second quarter of 2004, purses increased 2.86%, according to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Equibase.

News Brief: The New Jersey Racing Commission expects to consider a ‘participation agreement’ for distribution of revenue from account and off-track wagering at an Aug. 18 meeting at which the stakeholders are expected to apply for a license to begin account betting.

City zoning commissioners have voted to ban casinos in the capital city.

Delta Air Lines plans to begin nonstop service between Reno and Atlanta, a link area tourism and economic development officials said will bolster Northern Nevada's economy.

News Brief: Citizens packed a public meeting to voice their anger over the provision in the recently enacted slot machine legislation allowing Pennsylvania state lawmakers to hold a 1 percent stake in gambling companies.

McCarran International Airport hopes to have its SpeedCheck computerized check-in kiosks on line in local hotel-casinos by fall.

News Brief: The Black Hills gambling town of Deadwood has been picked as the backdrop for ESPN's World Series of Poker.

News Brief: Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm will take another stab this week at balancing the state budget. The ongoing debates over Detroit’s casino taxes and slots at horse tracks will be part of the negotiations.

News Brief: Plainridge Racecourse head Gary Piontkowski took illegal phone and credit bets from a wealthy New York broker at the Plainville horse track, filtering cash payments through the track's money room, a scathing state police report alleges.

News Brief: Colorado's casinos rebounded from their first-ever annual drop in revenues last year, but the industry's spectacular growth has officially halted.

News Brief: According to an Indian Gaming Industry Report, California's gambling tribes generated $4.2 billion in revenue last year, 17.6 percent more than in 2002.

News Brief: Stevenson and Associates is in the process of lining up potential investors for SimulTech, a company formed to operate an offshore wagering hub that would accept bets on United States racing from foreign countries.

News Brief: An attorney for the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma asked a federal judge again today to force the state to return cash and gambling machines seized when officials shut down a tribal casino in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

A new MRC Group Research Institute survey suggests visitors are growing warier about Las Vegas as a travel destination.

Harrah's Entertainment included an escape clause in its final merger agreement to buy Caesars Entertainment for about $9.4 billion, documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed.