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News Brief: In the geographic center of Kentucky, Danville residents last week reflected the split in Kentucky over expanded gambling and whether it would help the state in the long run.

News Brief: On the eve of Connecticut’s third annual Problem Gambling Awareness Week, professionals in the field said state residents are more conscious than ever of the pitfalls of placing too many bets.

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

News Brief: A key adviser to Governor Blagojevich quietly has held an interest in land that could be developed into a lucrative hotel should Illinois’ last available casino license end up in Rosemont.

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

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

The California Lottery kicks off a statewide campaign March 8, 2004 that raises awareness to problem gambling and the resources available for individuals whose gambling is negatively affecting their lives.

News Brief: A casino would seem like a great place to pass counterfeit money. Not so, according to the resident agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service bureau in New Haven, Connecticut.

News Brief: Riviera Holdings behind a Jefferson County casino proposal and a local group supporting it say plans for the $170 million gambling, hotel and entertainment complex are still very much in play.

News Brief: Just as the Atlantic City casino industry is completing a $1.8 billion building boom that began 3 1/2 years ago, the industry's investment pipeline is filling with another $1 billion.

News Brief: Opponents of expanded gambling were stunned by news that the Maryland had played host to casino executives given the industry's keen interest in Maryland.

A New Mexico woman won an $8 million Megabucks slot jackpot at the Palms Casino midday Sunday.

ews Brief: If Indiana Downs’s new off-track betting parlor cannot carry Kentucky races, then the Shelbyville, Indiana, track does not want any wagering facility in the state to take Kentucky races.

The new chairman of the Senate panel overseeing Indian gambling could be Senator John McCain.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.

News Brief: The $600-million casino proposed by the Narragansett Indian Tribe would be superlative, according to new renderings and figures from the tribe's financial backer, Harrah's Entertainment.

Voters in the Mojave Desert city of Hesperia, Calif., approved a ballot measure this week that upholds an agreement struck with the city last year allowing an Indian tribe in Death Valley to build a casino.

Mandalay Resort Group President Glenn Schaeffer answered questions about the massive share sales by the company's top two officers, saying the sales were clearly motivated by personal reasons.

The World Series of Poker will be played downtown in 2005 after Harrah's Entertainment Inc. agreed to keep the world's top poker tournament at Binion's Horseshoe for at least one extra year beyond this year's event.

ews Brief: Federal prosecutors have filed papers to seize nearly $5 million from various corporate bank accounts in Belize as part of an ongoing Internal Revenue Service investigation of a gambling business in the Central American nation.