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News Brief: New England resident went on a 72-hour card-playing odyssey, in his attempt to set a world record for the longest casino poker session.

News Brief: Lawmakers are pushing to expand Quick Draw, a video numbers game, to allow it in any bar across the state as New York continues its drive to increase gambling.

News Brief: Researchers have discovered that dopamine levels in our brains vary the most in situations where we are unsure if we are going to be rewarded, such as when we are gambling or playing the lottery.

International News Brief: With only a month left in the fiscal year, gambling revenues for the state are bringing in about half of what the governor's budget office originally predicted.

News Brief: Breaking the link between compulsive gambling and crime is the lofty aim of a trailblazing treatment program recently launched at Oregon’s prison for female offenders.

News Brief: A key figure in the push to expand legalized gambling in Pennsylvania says he's upbeat about the chances that a gambling bill can be passed before the legislature's summer recess later this month.

News Brief: A Missouri Judge Richard Callahan rejected an attempt by opponents of a proposed Rockaway Beach casino to strike down the ballot measure as unconstitutional.

News Brief: Harrah's New Orleans Casino set a revenue record in May, according to numbers released Monday by Louisiana State Police auditors, while a new promotion at Bally's Casino New Orleans does not appear to be making significant changes in the ailing riverboat's fortunes.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board, paving the way for the $280 million sale of the Las Vegas Hilton, on Monday gave its approval to granting gaming licenses for buyer Colony Capital.

News Brief: The nine-member Louisiana Gaming Control Board voted unanimously Monday to approve the sale of Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City to Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but with apologies to singer George Benson, New York's most-bedazzling thoroughfare had nothing on Fremont Street on Monday evening.

News Brief: Casino companies that manage tribal casinos have become one of the hottest plays on Wall Street.

Larger-than-expected growth in Southern Nevada's gaming revenue and visitor volume suggests the economic expansion will continue through the next 18 months, a local economist said Monday.

Total wagering reached $43.3 million for the 60-day meet compared to $31.6 million during the 50-day meet in 2003.

News Brief: Until the early 1990's, there were 14 frontons, buildings that house jai alai courts, operating in four states. Now, only two frontons hold jai alai competitions year-round.

News Brief: A proposal by Pennsylvania state Senator Vince Fumo currently circulating at the state Capitol in Harrisburg would prevent companies, including Penn National Gaming, from having financial control of more than one slots facility.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $38 million.

Since no ticket matched the June 11 numbers, the June 15th Mega Millions jackpot is to reach an estimated $100 Million.

News Brief: Connecticut, with a pair of flourishing Indian casinos in hand and possibly two more on the way, will learn this week whether additional tribes will earn the chance to try to join the gambling boom.

Electronic Arts Inc., whose "Madden NFL" games sell more copies than any other sports video game, said it will stop posting online casino advertisements in its Web site, the New York Times reported.