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News Brief: New York state has struck a deal with the Cayuga Indian tribe that clears the way for a full-fledged casino in the Catskills.

News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board's chairman vowed Thursday not to meddle in a hearing to revoke Emerald Casino's dormant license, a trial-like process set to resume as soon as next month.

Atronic reports the launch of the Wisconsin Magic Wide Area Progressive link on June 21st.

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission says it wants to expand the self-exclusion program's reach by establishing more sites.

News Brief: The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe said yesterday it is donating $350,000 toward problem gambling treatment, the largest such contribution from a single gambling operator ever made in Washington state.

News Brief: Bob Derryberry admitted Thursday that he took illegal bets on sports events for roughly three years as head of a Norwalk bookmaking conspiracy.

News Brief: The Rincon Indian band filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, claiming that his casino negotiations with other tribes are unconstitutional and unfair.

News Brief: The Guinness Book of World Records has reported that Ed Wheeler, a 77-year-old from New York State, is the new record holder having toured the most casinos in the world.

News Brief: Two Kansas City-area casinos reported higher revenue and two reported lower revenue in May compared with last year, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Thursday.

News Brief: The Iowa Racing and Gaming Committee voted to lift a moratorium on issuing new casino licenses.

News Brief: A representative from the Bureau of Indian Affairs got an earful from angry La Center, Washington, residents Wednesday evening about a proposed casino in the area.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $30 million.

Steve Wynn has lured the winner of the Tony Award for best musical to Las Vegas, the Strip casino-resort developer announced Wednesday.

Some casino industry watchers have begun wondering how the regulatory scrutiny of an MGM Mirage acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group would be affected if a Democratic administration is in power.

Cash Systems, Inc. have signed a contract to provide credit card cash advance and ATM services to the Casino Queen Riverboat.

Chairman Bill Westerman offered an upbeat appraisal of his company's sole Las Vegas Property.

News Brief: Atlantic City casino regulators must decide whether someone with such a history of violence and mental illness is too dangerous to work in the gaming industry.

News Brief: Four men and a woman have been charged with operating a $3 million sports bookmaking operation.

News Brief: American Gaming Association recently released the results of a study that found increases in national gambling.

News Brief: Idaho Attorney General, Lawrence Wasden, has decided to not appoint an attorney to handle their proposed challenge to the constitutionality of the 2002 Indian gambling initiative.