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News Brief: If everything is not done for the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to proceed with its Shullsburg casino by 2005, it will be over, according to a tribal spokesman.

News Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down the appeal from the Coyote Valley Band of Pomos in its last avenue through which to reject signing a gambling compact with the state.

News Brief: Some are criticizing a flier opposing the expansion of state-sponsored casino gambling, calling it evidence of the power of Indian tribes' money.

News Brief: Dorchester County has been picked by a Maryland state legislative committee that could have slots.

News Brief: The New York State Catholic Conference has begun a campaign against expanded gambling, saying the state can't afford the social cost.

News Brief: Superior Development has announced plans for a $200 million Indian casino resort on the southern edge of the city, not far from the site of a similar proposal.

News Brief: Maryland’s state senators that once opposed the expansion of legalized gambling are now changing their stance due to the financial pressures the state is facing.

News Brief: Tribal casino financial records collected by the state should remain secret, according to Wisconsin’s Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager.

News Brief: A public hearing on the environmental impacts of a proposed casino west of Rohnert Park will be held on March 10.

News Brief: On Friday, Kentucky Representative Larry Clark plans to introduce a bill to put on the November ballot a constitutional amendment legalizing casinos.

News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board on Wednesday winnowed down bidders for the state's final casino license to three finalists.

News Brief: One New Mexico pueblo being sued by the state for failing to pay revenue sharing profits says they are willing to capitulate, while another tribe says they are still protesting terms of the deal.

The identity of the person or persons who have the winning $239 million Mega Million ticket is still unknown.

News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board is expected today to narrow to three finalists the list of seven bidders for the state's 10th casino license.

News Brief: Racino opponents say that being outspent 20 to 1 in the ongoing legislative battle over Gov. Baldacci's gambling-control bill is unfair but may not be a big disadvantage.

BetWWTS.com has released updated odds in the six major Oscar categories.

The Castaways would be transformed into Las Vegas' first hotel-casino marketed directly to Hispanics if a trio of small casino operators exercise an option to buy the 49-year-old property.

Construction is under way on the Silverton hotel-casino's $100 million expansion.

Rigging a 2002 contest to make sure a losing gambler won a Mercedes-Benz and violating other state rules will cost The Venetian $1 million.

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