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News Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino are using different methods to account for the tickets issued by some slot machines after players have finished betting.

The developer of Henderson's latest real-estate projects hopes its new District at Green Valley Ranch will bring a ‘Main Street, USA’-like atmosphere to the Southern Nevada desert.

News Brief: Senate Democratic Leader Bob Emerson says he’s not going to rustle up votes for racinos if Republicans then intend to say the tobacco tax hike is unnecessary because the slot machines will generate the cash needed to erase the budget deficit.

BoDog.com Sportsbook and Casino has released odds on the New York Giants, and San Diego Chargers first round selections in the upcoming NFL Draft.

News Brief: Atlantic City needs more than trendy restaurants, shops and other casino add-ons to achieve a major boost in gaming business, according to Standard & Poor’s.

News Brief: A proposed statewide no-smoking initiative could be another nail in the coffin for local casinos and bingo halls.

News Brief: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has weighed in with pointed opposition to proposed amendments to a landmark federal law that set the legal boundaries for Indian gaming.

News Brief: Video arcade slot machines, which have proliferated in dozens of adult arcades across the state, are now illegal in Seminole County.

ews Brief: During their first six days in operation, the new electronic gambling machines at Fairgrounds Gaming & Raceway in Hamburg earned nearly $1 million for the state and racing interests, New York state figures show.

News Brief: The Senate State Government Committee has rejected an amendment that would have authorized the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to issue as many as five additional licenses for riverboat-style casinos.

News Brief: Governor Blagojevich is expected to name a former deputy U.S. attorney general as special investigator to look into the Illinois Gaming Board's decision to give a casino license to Rosemont and Isle of Capri Casinos.

ews Brief: More than 100 gambling opponents testified in Annapolis yesterday against proposals to bring slot machines to Maryland, as anti-slots forces pinned their hopes on the House of Delegates to kill such legislation for the second year in a row.

News Brief: Senator Jim Mattin, who has received $1.3 million in campaign money from California’s casino tribes, is using his position to promote a ballot initiative that would permit unlimited expansion of tribal gambling.

John G. Brokopp: This column’s mission to analyze the “State of Blackjack” in the Chicago area by targeting the best casinos to play the game and why.

News Brief: The New York Racing & Wagering Board has approved racing licenses to Vernon Downs so the harness track can run races this year and become eligible to open a casino.

Columnist Jeff German wonders, if after all these years of operating in mediocrity, a new attitude is emerging in downtown Las Vegas.

Internet gaming whiz Jay Cohen was released Monday from the minimum-security Nellis Federal Prison Camp.

A man was nearly shot in the head while trying to fend off robbers in the parking lot of a Las Vegas casino.

News Brief: Efforts to strengthen the message to Tennessee lottery players about the dangers of problem gambling failed to get a favorable recommendation yesterday from the legislature's Lottery Oversight Committee.

The American Gaming Association and the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling are updating their websites in an effort to get their messages out.