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News Brief: After their bid for the state's last casino license was rejected, Waukegan officials say more than 4,000 residents have joined a postcard protest against the Illinois Gaming Board's decision.

News Brief: A day after five tribes sued to head off a proposed ballot initiative that could break their state monopoly on slot machines, a Palm Springs tribe that owns two casinos also filed a suit to block the measure.

News Brief: Negotiations for an Oklahoma tribe to place a casino in Colorado have hit a major snag, a Colorado city official said.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $103 million.

News Brief: The Catawba Indian Nation could run high-tech, high-stakes bingo near Santee but could not offer video poker in York County under legislation proposed Wednesday in the South Carolina Senate.

More people visited the Reno-Sparks area for the first time in 2003 than the year before and more of them flew in, according to a visitor profile.

The Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas agreed to pay a $300,000 fine to settle a Nevada Gaming Control Board complaint over its edgy advertising campaigns.

News Brief: Governor Bob Taft says he continues to oppose any video gambling plan, including a bill that would fund education with electronic slot machine revenues.

News Brief: A casino that lures tourists into Nebraska has the economic edge, by far, over slot machines scattered across the state, according to a Creighton University economist.

News Brief: Indiana's 10 casino operators may have to pay an additional $200 million in state taxes if a tax court ruling against Aztar Corp. holds up, industry officials said Wednesday.

News Brief: Legalizing slot-machine-type gambling won't expand gaming in Texas because 100,000 eight-liner machines are already in play, according toGovernor Rick Perry.

The board of directors of eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance has approved 16 more online casinos.

The Department of Interior on Wednesday announced it does not support a bill to speed federal recognition of Indian tribes, a process required before American Indians can open gambling businesses.

News Brief: Neighbors of the San Manuel casino in the San Bernardino foothills are banding together with communities statewide to urge elected officials to more closely regulate what types of projects tribes can build.

News Brief: Former Seminoles football player, Corey Fuller, denies allegations that he ran a high-stakes card games for a 10-percent cut of the pot.

News Brief: Police raided Browns defensive back Corey Fuller's Florida home Tuesday, busting up a poker game.

The House Finance Committee heard arguments Monday for and against a bill that could lead to a casino opening in Anchorage.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s top executive today said prospects for opening a fourth hotel-casino in Las Vegas using the "Horseshoe" brand look good and that the company is "taking a look at growth prospects for Las Vegas."

Alliance Gaming Corp., the No. 2 U.S. manufacturer of slot machines, today reported improved earnings for its fiscal third quarter, but fell short of analysts' expectations. Its stock slumped on the news.

News Brief: Profits at Pimlico Race Course declined by 58% in 2003 when compared with the previous year while losses at its sister track Laurel Park ballooned.