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News Brief: A destination casino and resort is likely to be more successful in Wichita than any other area of the state, a recent study by a national consulting firm says.

News Brief: While Michigan’s horsemen continue their push for video lottery terminals, officials with two of Detroit’s three casinos say they would initiate steps to offset potential losses if racetrack casinos are legalized.

News Brief: Emerald Downs’s 89-day meeting begins with an eight-race twilight card on Friday and runs through September 20.

Not only is MGM Mirage's flagship property, the Bellagio, open for business again, but it enjoyed a busier than usual Thursday, a company spokesman, retailers and guests agreed.

Gaming industry insiders sold more than $500 million of stock in their own casino companies in the first quarter of 2004.

The Golden Nugget hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and Laughlin have signed an agreement with Internet travel service Expedia Inc. to offer travel reservations online.

News Brief: In 1997, Clarence D. Jackson didn’t cashed in his $5.8 million winning lottery ticket because he missed the one-year deadline by three days. Yesterday, the Connecticut House voted to give him the money.

ews Brief: Fresh developments make it more apparent that the Cowlitz Indian Tribe plans to build a casino in La Center, Washington.

News Brief: The National Indian Gaming Association kicked off its 13th Annual Convention and Trade Show by honoring American Indian leaders and recognizing the unprecedented economic growth in Indian country.

News Brief: As far as the Rev. Tom Grey is concerned, southeastern Connecticut, home to two of the world's largest and most profitable casinos, is Chernobyl.

News Brief: Fewer weekend days and the clinging winter weather combined to make March a so-so month for slot machine revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: The owners of a Back Bay casino site asked Biloxi for permission to construct a man-made basin during the first phase of a proposed future development, but the Biloxi Planning Commission delayed a vote.

News Brief: The Mississippi College Board has approved a bachelor's degree in tourism with the courses focusing on casino and resort management.

News Brief: Kansas and some of its neighboring states are watching one another closely in a high-stakes contest for gambling revenue that is sure to get more competitive.

News Brief: The Iowa House turned back a final attempt Thursday to block the issuance of new riverboat gambling licenses in the state, handing a hard-fought victory to several communities betting on new casinos to boost their economic prospects.

News Brief: Connecticut police have begun an inquiry into complaints that a state police major who oversees the casino unit has been regularly gambling at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in violation of his own orders.

Station Casinos, Inc. executives today broke ground on Red Rock Station Resort and Casino.

Frank Scoblete: It is no accident that when Steve Wynn was running the Mirage properties, they had the best blackjack games in Vegas--and rarely sweated the action of even the biggest and most expert of players, and Mirage won a lot of money.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $75 million.

A new Harvard survey of student gambling patterns shows that college students don't face a higher risk of gambling problems than other adults, the National Center for Responsible Gaming announced Wednesday.