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News Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Iowa's request to hear arguments over the way the state taxes its casinos.

News Brief: According to the company’s vice president, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is willing to raise its offer for the right to build a casino in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

The Gaming Standards Association today released two groundbreaking protocol standards that will change the face of gaming forever.

News Brief: The Seneca Nation's new $71 million casino in western New York is no longer licensed to sell or serve alcohol.

For the third straight month, Nevada casinos posted a double-digit increase in winnings with strong business on the Las Vegas Strip.

News Brief: Detroit businessman and casino owner Don Barden says he's interested in buying a casino that MGM Mirage might be forced to sell if it succeeds in a bid to buy rival Mandalay Resort Group.

News Brief: The court-appointed watchdog over the New York Racing Association is looking into whether the betting agency misused some of the millions of dollars held in trust for telephone bettors.

News Brief: The National Labor Relations Board last week issued a decision that gives the 20,000 employees who work at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun the right to join unions.

The popular New York Gaming Summit is back for its third installment, June 22-23 at a new location, Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona.

News Brief: Television stations in particular, and cable channels as well, must be looking ahead to Nebraska's great gambling debate this fall.

News Brief: A former Harrah's Reno bartender lost Monday in efforts to get the Nevada Supreme Court to find that Harrah's erred in firing her for refusing to abide by a policy requiring women employees to wear makeup.

News Brief: The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes have been ordered to hand over financial records to a federal grand jury.

News Brief: The Oklahoma Supreme Court refused Monday to reconsider its ruling upholding the constitutionality of Oklahoma's cockfighting ban.

News Brief: A Fort Lauderdale airline has signed deals to fly charter service to casinos in the Bahamas and Mississippi.

News Brief: For many, the promise of full-time jobs outweighs protesters' arguments that it is wrong for Rhode Island to allow Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino to recruit at a state employment center.

News Brief: Baltimore Ravens veteran cornerback Corey Fuller apologized for any embarrassment caused by his arrest on felony gambling and firearm charges.

News Brief: A 1998 law might give East Greenwich a role in deciding whether a proposed West Warwick casino can get onto the ballot, according to lawmakers and others examining the issue.

News Brief: A group fighting a proposed casino in southwest Missouri succeeded in getting a new judge to hear its lawsuit.

Boomtown Casino Reno's Grand Slam Reel Play Giveaway is striking up chances to win Oakland As baseball tickets and summer cookout gear.

Citing the weekend death of President Reagan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday canceled a planned Las Vegas appearance intended to recruit expatriated businesses and their executives back to the Golden State.