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News Brief: The blockbuster deal involving MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group will not need regulatory approval in New Jersey despite MGM's half ownership of the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa here.

News Brief: Operators of Celebration City amusement park have removed three arcade games that authorities say may have been illegal gambling devices.

News Brief: Myriad Botanical Resort, a $900 million, 540-acre development in Tunica County, was approved by the Mississippi Gaming Commission today.

News Brief: South Carolina Republican hopeful, David Beasley, is drawing criticism for making exaggerated claims about expanded bingo operations.

News Brief: Budget negotiators have already seized on the potential new tribal gaming revenue as the possible bridge between California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democrat-controlled Legislature.

News Brief: Governor Ed Rendell has asked Pennsylvania lawmakers to vote on slots before the summer recess begins June 30.

News of the biggest marriage Las Vegas has ever seen -- MGM Mirage's $7.9 billion buyout of Mandalay Resort Group -- drew mixed reactions from tourists and workers this morning.

News Brief: The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has given final approval to a deal in which New Jersey casinos will boost purses at three state racetracks in exchange for the tracks delaying plans to install video lottery terminals.

News Brief: California county officials say they remain ill-equipped to deal with the burdens brought by casinos and that new revisions won’t do much to remedy the strain on county services.

News Brief: Prairie Meadows racetrack casino says table games would pour millions into Polk County, but it's far from a done deal.

News Brief: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has to rid the state of two ballot initiatives on gambling and announced imminent deals authorizing four Indian tribes to expand their casinos.

Despite the addition of two new gambling venues over the past year, winnings for Louisiana's state-licensed casinos in May were up only about 3 percent from May 2003.

News Brief: As the General Assembly approaches a decision on whether a proposal for a West Warwick casino will go to voters this fall, Rhode Islanders remain divided on the plan.

News Brief: Opponents of the Seneca Nation's plans for a casino in Cheektowaga called Monday for an investigation into a letter from the federal government that said the deal had been formally approved.

News Brief: Resorts Atlantic City, which was Atlantic City's first casino when it opened its doors in 1978, has put the letters of its original signs up for auction on eBay.

News Brief: Slot machine revenue was relatively unspectacular during the month of May at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: The Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in its first year has super charged the local economy with hundreds of new jobs and millions of new dollars.

News Brief: The manager of a Kansas tribal casino is in court facing Illegal gambling charges.

Las Vegas area employers expect to hire at a healthy pace during the third quarter, with 30 percent of them saying they plan to increase their work force, a local employment firm reported Tuesday.

John G. Brokopp: Gamblers in the Chicago area have the rare luxury of choosing from two gaming jurisdictions to play.