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News Brief: A bill to legalize and tax as many as 61,000 slot machines in Pennsylvania has received approval in the state Senate.

News Brief: Rhode Island Governor Carcieri has vetoed a bill that would allow a vote on a possible casino in West Warwick.

News Brief: Mississippi coast casinos, souvenir shops and beach vendors have high hopes for the Fourth of July holiday, traditionally one of their busiest weekends of the year.

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced today the tribe unanimously voted to reject the recent Tribal-State compact deal.

News Brief: On a stretch of despair that tourists in Las Vegas seldom see, the Western Hotel-Casino stands out as a beacon for the broke and nearly broken.

News Brief: Don Barden recently filed his fifth application with the Michigan Office of the Racing Commissioner to open a racetrack-casino in the state.

Technically, the two 11-year-old crusaders have won: A new ice cream shop opened Friday in a town where others were pushed out by video poker bars.

High temperatures and gas prices still above $2 a gallon aren't expected to hurt visitor traffic for the Fourth of July holiday in Las Vegas.

Two of Las Vegas' biggest conventions say they're staying put following news that the mega technology trade show, Comdex, has cancelled its November show and won't be back until November 2005.

News Brief: Lawmakers may still boost taxes on Detroit casinos to help solve the state budget crisis, despite dire warnings from business and labor leaders that higher taxes would hurt the economy and cost jobs.

News Brief: FOX Sports Net will air the nation's first live telecast of a professional poker tournament next month.

News Brief: An Iowa lottery winner allegedly owes $3,500 in child support.

News Brief: John Ostwald, a serious poker player for about 10 years, is teaching a noncredit poker class, a course that's more related to the psychology courses he usually teaches than might first appear.

News Brief: Pennsylvania slots revenue could still be used for a new hockey arena as requested by the Pittsburgh Penguins if the city-county sports authority board decides to do so.

News Brief: The agreement that allowed Turning Stone Casino Resort to open 11 years ago is invalid, state Supreme Court Justice James W. McCarthy has ruled.

News Brief: Aaron Payment, chairman-elect of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, says that it doesn’t make much business sense to continue to pursue development of a $350 million casino in Romulus, Michigan.

What would you do if you won $280 million? That's the question Mega Million lottery players are asking themselves with the world's largest jackpot still up for grabs.

News Brief: The Ho-Chunk Nation said Tuesday that it would not make its casino payment to the state Wednesday because of a recent state Supreme Court ruling, leaving the state at least $30 million short of what it hoped to collect from 11 tribes.

News Brief: As the drawing for the Mega Millions lottery gets closer, lottery ticket vendors are being swamped by customers hoping for a chance at the $220 million jackpot.

News Brief: Paul Smith says he ran a gambling ring so his children could learn Catholic moral values.