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News Brief: Guadalupe Lopez, mother of actress and pop diva Jennifer Lopez, hit a $2.4 million slot machine jackpot at the Borgata.

News Brief: An Indian gaming event kicked off in Albuquerque with a speech from a leading figure in the field.

News Brief: Former San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, has been hired by the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeo Indians of San Diego County and Detroit-based development company BarWest to lobby for a casino.

News Brief: The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians opened up it’s humble bingo hall 19 years ago. Today it’s opens it’s Cache Creek Casino Resort and is at the top of the casino game.

The deadline for the partnership of Randy Miller, Rich Gonzales and Rich Ionnone to buy the Castaways passed Monday without a final deal, but with negotiations still in progress, Vestin spokesman Steve Stern said.

Startled Wall Street analysts, seeing estimated first-quarter earnings at Mandalay Resort Group revised upward 30 percent Monday, described Las Vegas as a boom town with bright prospects for the months ahead.

ews Brief: Tunica casino operators saw a decline in revenues for the first time ever last year. Gaming executives, however, profess optimism for 2004 and beyond.

News Brief: Government and corporate officials in Louisiana are on a mission to make horse racing a key component of the state's marketing and tourism efforts.

ews Brief: There's more than meets the eye as the pari-mutuel industry examines the relationship between handle and purses, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association is working behind the scenes to investigate the legal ramifications.

News Brief: Las Vegas police shot and killed a man moments after he gunned down a customer during a dispute Thursday night inside the Eureka Casino, police said.

News Brief: A federal judge is expected to decide today, if the state of Kansas overstepped its bounds by shutting down the 7th Street casino in Wyandotte County.

A California appeals court has issued a ruling that may make it easier for people to file suit in California against Nevada businesses -- and may even fuel more lawsuits by Californians.

Wynn's companies have long enjoyed a positive relationship with the Culinary Union, and the developer said he expects that to continue when the megaresort opens.

News Brief: The high odds of losing money at a table game are making some gamblers balk at stepping up to a table in favor of a slot machine.

News Brief: Google and Yahoo, two of the most widely used Web search engines, have decided to stop running advertisements for online casinos, a shift that could dampen the growth of Internet gambling.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City roundup this week.

News Brief: With Casino Windsor closed due to a strike, it’s patrons are expected to come to Detroit to gamble, and Detroit’s three casinos are hoping to permanently win their business.

News Brief: When Duke player, Chris Duhon, nailed a 38-foot three-point shot as time ran out in the NCAA semi-finals, sports bettors lost millions.

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

News Brief: A marquee that was home to illusionists Siegfried and Roy's Las Vegas show is being taken down six months after the spectacle was closed by a tiger attack.