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News Brief: The La Center City Council opposes a casino at the Interstate 5 junction, and now they are getting some backing from a newly-formed La Center group, ‘Stand Up For North County’.

News Brief: Supporters of the proposed casino on Lake Taneycomo submitted more than 190,000 petition signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State.

News Brief: Casino stocks are near 52-week highs and research reveals that institutional investors are buying the highfliers as Wall Street analysts raise earnings estimates.

News Brief: A third member of a Pennsylvania private club has pleaded guilty to gambling and money laundering charges.

News Brief: Churchill Downs Inc. has offered $28.5 million to buy the Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans.

News Brief: Florida charities that sponsor bingo games could sell instant pull-tab bingo tickets under a bill the House passed Thursday over objections that the measure is unconstitutional.

News Brief: Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. agreed Thursday to pay more than $4.7 million a year to lease a casino site and parking garage from Rosemont, Illinois.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has emerged as the leading bidder for a dormant casino gaming license the state of Illinois wants to sell to raise money for its ailing budget.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said he wants the World Series of Poker to stay in Downtown Las Vegas.

The Hard Rock Hotel says it will fight a complaint filed by Nevada gaming regulators that claims the boutique Paradise Road property's advertising violates state rules.

A longtime gaming executive is now vice president and general manager of the Stardust hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Nevada regulators are investigating objections raised by the Culinary union to the designated buyer for the Aladdin.

Despite slack convention and events business in late March, first-quarter room rates on the Strip are climbing at double-digit rates to record peaks, analysts said Tuesday.

Senator John McCain says he does not plan to push his bill to prohibit Nevada sports books from taking bets on college games during this month's NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Barrick Gaming Corp. has unveiled plans to renovate and expand the areas around four downtown Las Vegas properties it is buying.

Meeting in back-to-back emergency sessions, Nevada's gaming regulators late Wednesday approved the sale of Binion's Horseshoe to MTR Gaming Group, subject to 10 conditions.

News Brief: Waukegan's bid to build a casino about 4 miles from Great Lakes Naval Station would be a dangerous combination, according to a University of Illinois professor.

News Brief: Thefts involving purses at two casinos this week is coincidental, but serves as a reminder that women should guard their handbags, police said.

News Brief: The effort to bring horse racing to Hobbs is entering the final stretch this week with a formal groundbreaking scheduled for the $43 million Zia Park Race Track & Casino for Friday.

News Brief: A bill that would let Washington horse players bet by phone or over the Internet passed the House yesterday.