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Time share customers may boost Las Vegas' tourist economy but actually do little to increase profit for major casinos, a gaming executive told a group of time share sales agents and vendors Wednesday.

Crackdowns by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators on wrongdoing by investment companies are having a ripple effect on requests for waivers involving securities before the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

News Brief: The Peppermill Hotel-Casino in south Reno opens its new $12 million expansion.

News Brief: A request to investigate Caesars Entertainment’s campaign contributions to Minnesota House members has been rejected.

ews Brief: David Anderson, assistant secretary of the interior for Indian affairs and head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has recused himself from certain issues, including casino gambling, just four months after being confirmed by the Senate.

News Brief: The Catawba Indian Nation is going to federal court to fight for the right to operate video poker in York County.

News Brief: Donald Trump and other investors have quietly spent tens of millions of dollars to help Indian groups in Connecticut finance campaigns aimed at winning federal recognition as Indian tribes, according to testimony before a House committee.

News Brief: The Biloxi City Council will hold a public meeting on May 24 about a new casino project.

News Brief: Governor Tim Pawlenty says he would consider signing any gambling bill that reaches his desk if he doesn't reach an agreement with Minnesota Indian tribes to protect their casino monopoly.

News Brief: Mayor Daley is expected to wait until next week to decide if he'll commit to a Chicago casino proposal that his Springfield lobbying team is crafting.

News Brief: Tampa Bay Downs concludes meeting with gains in handle, attendance Tampa Bay Downs registered gains in total live all-source handle, establishing a record, and attendance for its 2003-’04 meeting that ended on May 2.

News Brief: Punters that want to bet on the Preakness will need to open an account with XpressBet, the wagering platform of Pimlico Race Course owner Magna Entertainment Corp.

Damon Wayans will host Pepsi's ‘Play for a Billion,’ Sweepstakes event which is currently scheduled to air on ABC on Sunday, September 12.

Las Vegas-based slot route and casino operator Herbst Gaming Inc. on Tuesday reported a 67 percent increase in first quarter profit to $5.5 million.

The jackpot for the Friday, May 7, 2004 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $66 million.

News Brief: A new casino in the Lemay area will spread bankruptcies, suicide and property crime to even more of the St. Louis area, casino opponents said Tuesday.

News Brief: Final payments were mailed last week to subcontractors who built the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coarsegold, casino officials said Tuesday.

News Brief: Despite Google's ban on accepting online gambling ads, Web wagering outfits are evading the search king's sentries.

News Brief: As the Snoqualmie tribe waits for a federal decision on its application to turn a 56-acre parcel off Interstate 90 into a reservation, tribal officials are already laying the groundwork to build their $60 million, 147,000-square-foot Casino Snoqualmie.

News Brief: Residents around San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino soon will have more police patrols.