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News Brief: They're dealing cards and drawing a crowd in a three-day tourney at Turning Stone Casino.

News Brief: More money was wagered in New York on out-of-state races than in-state races in 2003.

American Indian gambling operations should be restricted to reservations and tribes should not be allowed to buy land anywhere they want for their casinos, a Louisiana congressman told a House panel on Tuesday.

A surge in convention attendance powered another record for local tourism in May, when Las Vegas welcomed more than 3.2 million visitors for the third consecutive month.

Las Vegas Sands on Monday released new details about its planned $1.6 billion Palazzo casino resort on the Strip at Sands Avenue and started marketing a $975 million credit package to provide financing for the project.

The Silverton hotel-casino plans to produce a live hourly mermaid show at a 110,000-gallon salt-water tropical fish tank it is building as a new attraction.

A group of Los Angeles-based developers announced plans to build Sky Las Vegas, a 40-story residential luxury high-rise condominium tower located on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard.

News Brief: Vernon Downs is awaiting word from state regulators whether the track's majority owners can keep putting money into the financially troubled track.

News Brief: In the final month of Borgata's inaugural year, the city's 12 casinos pulled in $395.3 million in gaming revenue, a 4 percent increase compared to the previous June.

News Brief: Legalized gambling has provided a jackpot of tax dollars for many states, but virtually no money is being funneled to treat the exploding numbers of problem players.

News Brief: Texas is by far the largest state in the country without commercial casinos or major American Indian gaming operations. It is being eyed as the final frontier for casino-style gaming.

ews Brief: A coalition of Washington state Indian tribes has added $500,000 to the campaign against Initiative 892, a proposal that would allow electronic slot machines in nontribal casinos and likely threaten a prime source of tribal income.

News Brief: In hopes of avoiding a legal and environmental showdown over the siting of gambling casinos in Napa County and its environs, the county has teamed up with Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties to monitor any potential developments.

News Brief: The Rhode Island Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month on whether a proposed casino referendum is prohibited by the Rhode Island Constitution.

News Brief: Business leaders in Boonville say allowing riverboat gambling in southwest Missouri would siphon gamblers from the Isle of Capri casino and hurt the local economy.

Nevada's gaming industry blossomed in May as casinos raked in $908 million from gamblers, nearly a 13 percent increase over the same month last year, the state announced Friday.

John Grochowski presents the highlights of a recent Q & A session.

David Carroll, vice president of human resources at Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp., joins Harrah's as Central Division vice president of human resources.

News Brief: Geraldine Williams, a 67-year-old cleaning woman, can afford to hire her own help now that she has stepped forward to claim $294 million Mega Millions jackpot.

Bars and taverns in Oregon seem to be sticking with video poker.