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ews Brief: A Michigan senator says he’ll continue voting on gaming measures brought before the legislature despite owning a share of Detroit’s MotorCity Casino.

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

The Missouri Gaming Commission will not consider a new casino for the St. Louis area at its meeting July 8, citing a need for more study, the commission's chairman said Thursday.

News Brief: A decision by Pennsylvania's Legislature to allow up to 61,000 slot machines across the state is prompting new calls for a special session of the Maryland General Assembly to consider slots legislation.

News Brief: The Coast Guard shut down Jacksonville's La Cruise Casino Friday because the cruise line reportedly has not complied with new federal mandates on marine vessel safety in time to meet the July 1 deadline.

News Brief: The three biggest gambling companies in the nation have teamed up with major banks to create credit card reward programs in which members can redeem points at their resorts.

News Brief: If Nebraska voters approve competing gambling measures in November, the courts will almost assuredly have the final word on the games gamblers may finally play, both gambling backers and opponents said Friday.

News Brief: Outdoor activities have become a decent bet for casinos hoping to hold on to old customers and woo new ones with beach bars, outdoor rock concerts, tableside food service and other amenities.

News Brief: California counties have begun receiving money for the first time from a fund designed to help them address traffic, public safety and other concerns related to tribal casinos.

News Brief: Mississippi officials finally took a step toward addressing one of the pressing issues facing Coast casinos: the threat that hurricanes and deteriorating gambling barges pose to the nearly $1.2 billion industry.

News Brief: After more than a century of living in poverty, the Santa Ysabel band of Diegueño Indians is completing plans to build a mountaintop casino.

News Brief: Under the new gaming bill the Pennsylvania legislature passed, Philadelphia Park and three other racetracks are eligible for 18-month conditional licenses.

A Fourth of July getaway has delivered financial independence for a California woman who won a $4.9 million slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas.

Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters is thrilled to announce that the record-setting $290 million Mega Millions drawing will be broadcast live from Times Square in New York City on Friday.

n 1974, the Illinois Lottery sold its first ticket. Thirty years and $12 billion in education contributions later, the Lottery celebrated a record sales year and a major anniversary with a 30th Anniversary Birthday Bash.

News Brief: A Bureau of Indian Affairs official was cleared of allegations that she used her authority to influence matters in her own tribe as it was seeking approval to build a $100 million casino in California.

News Brief: Backers of a petition that would legalize casinos and allow slot machines across Nebraska handed in petitions Thursday with 640,000 signatures to state officials.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority expects a less than 1 percent gain from a year ago, when 275,000 daily visitors were reported over the July 4th weekend.

Boyd Gaming Corp. is firmly focused on growth, with nearly $800 million in expansion projects already under way.

News Brief: D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday he opposes slot machines in the District but supports the right of residents to vote on a proposal to build a casino in Northeast.