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The Las Vegas Country Club board launched a counterattack to a hostile takeover campaign by Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn, club members said Wednesday.

Homeland Security official gave an upbeat presentation Wednesday to a House subcommittee, saying new initiatives will help arrivals clear customs without significant delays.

News Brief: Eight Connecticut towns and cities have indicated to the Schaghticoke Indians they would be willing to host a tribal casino and resort.

News Brief: The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether California's tribes, some of the state's biggest political donors, are bound by campaign-finance disclosure rules.

News Brief: After more than a decade of expansion throughout the United States, big casino companies are no longer leaving Las Vegas.

News Brief: A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss the bribery conspiracy case against top officials at Lincoln Park gaming center and dog track.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, June 25 has been pushed up to an estimated $177 million.

The North Dakota Indian Gaming Association board has called a meeting of tribal officials to discuss the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa's proposal for a casino here.

News Brief: Lakes Entertainment spent millions backing the Nimpuc Nation’s recently spurned effort to win official tribal recognition and now is weighing whether to bankroll a potentially costly appeal.

Officers of major Las Vegas casino companies have sold a total of more than 2.7 million shares over the past couple of months, recent records show.

At least three groups have now expressed interest in buying the golf course and golfing rights at the Las Vegas Country Club, officials said today.

MediaLive International, owner of the big Comdex technology trade show in Las Vegas, today said the 2004 show has been postponed.

News Brief: After some late uncertainty, the St. Louis County Council Tuesday night gave initial approval to Pinnacle Entertainment's proposal to build a $300 million casino, hotel and shopping complex in Lemay.

News Brief: The Biloxi City Council has unanimously denied a Back Bay casino project.

News Brief: Workers are putting the finishing touches on Carson City’s newest casino, expected to open July 1 on the northeast side of town.

News Brief: Pennsylvania lawmakers who want to legalize slot machine gambling are stacking the odds in their favor with a proposal to create a gambling control board loyal to them.

News Brief: Coast Guard officials will inspect and conduct a training session with the crew of a Florida gambling ship that ran into trouble last week when it struck a fishing pier.

News Brief: Mike Tyson got a boxing license in New Jersey, but it isn't worth much now.

News Brief: A survey conducted by a Delaware politician shows that proposals to expand slot machine gambling beyond Harrington Raceway, Dover Downs and Delaware Park did not find much support.

News Brief: Video lottery terminals would be allowed on the high-speed ferry that recently began operating between Rochester, N.Y., and Toronto under a measure introduced in the state legislature.