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Atronic launches the new Penny New Mexico Magic link which consists of penny video slots and features two progressive jackpots, the ‘Jackpot’which starts at $20,000 and the ‘Magic Jackpot’ which starts at $50,000.

News Brief: Few people have any idea how a modern, computer chip-driven slot machine works but that doesn’t deter the leagues of gambling patrons across the country from playing the slots.

News Brief: The City Council tonight will consider a resolution opposing a casino in West Warwick as potentially damaging to local businesses and the well-being of residents.

The real surprise is that any casino in Mississippi would mishandle a patron dispute so badly, after they had been explicitly warned by the State Supreme Court.

News Brief: From Maine to California, politicians and gambling companies are scrambling to win the loyalty of more electronic gambling machine players.

News Brief: Thousands of northeast Ohio residents travel to Detroit every month looking for casino action.

News Brief: William H. Poulos, a self-described professional gambler, and a handful of other bettors are charging that the gambling industry has fleeced slot machine patrons with a knockout cocktail of computer technology, crafty marketing and outright deception.

News Brief: A gambling bill is amongst the bills will be decided today, the final day of the 2004 Alabama legislative session.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon California will be the first gaming facility in the United States to debut the new World Poker Tour All-In Hold 'Em table.

Barney Vinson: For the first time since I hit Vegas a month ago, I felt like a bona fide member of the human race.

Security workers at Caesars Entertainment Inc. and MGM MIRAGE properties are suing the companies, saying they violated state and federal labor laws by requiring employees to report early for work and not paying them for the extra time.

The Cannery Casino has received final city approvals to add a 14-plex movie theater and an 1,800-space parking garage to the property as part of a $35 million expansion project.

The lack of responsible gaming training was cited in discussions about an alleged Binion's Horseshoe incident under investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

A compensation committee has unanimously approved a plan to award outgoing Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority boss Manny Cortez a $66,058 contribution to his state-backed retirement account.

Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport has been awarded a $24.4 million grant toward planned ground improvements.

News Brief: The Florida Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a ballot initiative to allow slot machines at parimutuels in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

News Brief: Clauses in their contracts with the city would allow the three Detroit casinos to skip building permanent casinos and hotels if the state doubles the gaming tax, according to people familiar with the agreements.

ews Brief: Just who has final say over the state's 10th casino license will likely be decided Monday in a showdown in federal bankruptcy court that pits the Illinois Gaming Board against its own attorney, Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

News Brief: Tarrant County sheriff's deputies raided Liberty Communications in what they described as the most sophisticated eight-liner machine operation they've ever seen.