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News Brief: Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday will consider a resolution opposing the creation of Indian gaming casinos in the county.

News Brief: While some in Galena say the town could hit the jackpot if a state-run casino were developed here, others are opposed to the idea on moral grounds.

The Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators moved modestly upward in February, rising to 130.28 as nine of the 10 series of data showed gains from a year ago.

News Brief: Illinois Senate President Emil Jones and four members of the Democratic Senate leadership team announced Sunday they have put their support firmly behind the Waukegan casino proposal.

News Brief: Nebraska casino petition sponsors say all four need to be signed for the ‘gambling package’ envisioned by the Keep the Money in Nebraska Committee to work but opponents say that is misleading.

Compulsive and pathological gambling are serious problems in Southern Nevada, and they are worsening for both the community and the afflicted individuals.

News Brief: Federal prosecutors have begun a wide-ranging effort to curb the growing popularity of online gambling in the United States by quietly threatening legal action against American companies that do business with online gambling operations.

At least one major casino operator is fighting technology with technology, starting with a promise to beat any room rate customers can find anywhere if they book its rooms through its own Web site.

The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has entered into an alliance with Greektown Casino to develop a casino marketing program for Greektown players seeking to travel to Las Vegas as an alternative gaming destination.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved going forward with the Company's development agreement for a proposed casino at Laclede's Landing.

Barney Vinson: Three weeks after hitting town, I landed a job shilling at the Pioneer Club and now I was moving into a studio apartment in the sticks with another shill from work named Diane.

News Brief: The Washington Legislature has passed a bill allowing Internet and telephone account wagering on horse racing in the state and has sent the measure to Governor Gary Locke.

Arizona Department of Gaming officials hope to expand problem-gambling treatment in more parts of the state and to boost education as funds generated by a 2002 Indian gambling measure increase.

The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments on whether state contracts to allow gambling on lands owned by four Michigan Indian tribes were properly approved.

Hard-core gamblers will be MTR Gaming Group's target market when it takes over operation of downtown Las Vegas' Binion's Horseshoe from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. a year or more from now, company executives told investors and analysts on a call today.

January's improved statewide casino winnings underscored a long-held canon of the gaming industry: Never underestimate the power of a high roller.

The bankrupt Castaways is being scavenged by equipment lessors, even while its most likely buyer is facing a Monday deadline to complete a purchase agreement.

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group completed their long-delayed buyout of Binion's Horseshoe on Thursday, setting the stage for an April 1 reopening and the World Series of Poker's final run at the landmark downtown property, Harrah's spokesman David Strow said.

Officials from the Hard Rock Hotel said Thursday their company could spend between $16 million to $25 million this year toward several planned or proposed improvements at its signature Las Vegas resort.