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News Brief: With three state and federally recognized Indian tribes now operating casinos and a fourth tribe seeking a compact to open another gambling operation, state lawmakers are leery of granting state recognition to more tribes.

News Brief: Investors seeking approval for a slot machine casino near Georgetown, Delaware, plan to build a horseracing track at the site in the hope that it will improve their chances.

News Brief: A Calhoun County casino is at least two years away after the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced it would perform an exhaustive study on the environmental impact of the proposed Indian casino in Emmett Township.

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.

John T. Moran Jr., a high-profile Las Vegas lawyer and former sheriff's deputy who has already served on two state boards, today was named to the Nevada Gaming Commission that oversees the state's casino industry.

News Brief: A day after Pennsylvania lawmakers announced a tentative agreement to install up to 61,000 slot machines, Maryland leaders revived their debate over whether the state should rush to pass its own gambling plan, perhaps as soon as this summer.

News Brief: Four construction workers died when five floors of Tropicana Casino and Resort's parking garage collapsed in October because the gaming hall and companies building the garage cut corners to save time and money, their families charge in a lawsuit filed this week.

News Brief: An Indiana businessman who police say provided illegal gambling devices to a local bar now could spend up to three years behind bars.

News Brief: South Shore casinos are breathing a sigh of relief for now as a Sacramento County judge ruled Wednesday that an interchange to provide access to an Indian Casino on Highway 50 west of Lake Tahoe cannot be constructed.

News Brief: Citing economic hardship, Mendocino County supervisors are asking federal officials to keep the embattled Shodakai Casino open while tribal leaders hammer out a gambling compact with the state.

News Brief: Six men, including one alleged soldier in the Bonnano crime family, were arrested yesterday in connection with a $10-million sports gambling ring.

News Brief: Z, a highly anticipated new club at the Palace Casino Resort, opens to the public Friday with a special performance by the popular and nationally known rock group Tonic.

News Brief: Opponents of a proposed casino in the southwest Missouri town of Rockaway Beach say they will not pursue any further legal action before an Aug. 3 statewide election on whether to authorize the casino.

News Brief: A group wants to collect signatures on petitions to put a slots referendum on the D.C. ballot in November.

News Brief: Citing the casino legislation in front of the General Assembly, GTECH Holdings Corp. is reviewing its planned investments in Rhode Island -- including its proposed $88.5-million corporate headquarters in downtown Providence.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $67 million.

News Brief: Fireworks-lovers will be able to get their fill on July Fourth at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which announced Wednesday that it would host a ‘world-class fireworks extravaganza’ on Independence Day.

News Brief: Borgata, the Las Vegas-style megaresort that was supposed to vault Atlantic City into the major leagues of gambling, as lived up to its hype and dramatically exceeded financial projections in its first year of operation.

News Brief: Groups and companies with a stake in this year's gambling debate in Minnesota combined to spend more than $1 million on lobbying, and Caesars Entertainment Inc. was by far the highest roller.

The producer of Las Vegas' annual Comdex trade show has pulled the plug on this fall's planned technology showcase, deleting an event that only a few years ago was considered the city's most important convention.