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News Brief: Washington casinos focus on bringing in Asians, who make up a higher percentage of gamblers, casino workers and problem gamblers than the rest of the population.

News Brief: Two months after it opened, the $16 million Little Creek Casino Hotel’s business is growing slowly but steady.

News Brief: As more slot machines, video lottery terminals and perhaps even new Indian casinos come to states surrounding Connecticut, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are taking every step to make sure that they preserve their lock on the market.

News Brief: Tempers overflowed in the normally sleepy Mother Lode village of Plymouth Friday night, as citizens angrily called on the city council to reject a proposed Indian casino.

News Brief: Bangor Historic Track's conditional license will go into effect today despite a last-ditch effort by CasinosNo! to derail it in court.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $43 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot that was estimated at $230 million was actually $239 million.

News Brief: A web site set up by Louisiana to prevent youth gambling has received high praise from prevention experts but little attention from teens because they may not know it exists.

News Brief: A long-anticipated debate on the state’s gambling laws is set to begin Thursday in the Iowa House, but few are willing to predict how it might end.

News Brief: Two Missouri lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to provide new money to all public universities by tapping casinos and people who work in Missouri but live in other states.

News Brief: A leader of Hispanic Republicans in Maryland says he doubts that black lawmakers legally can broker a deal to secure ownership of two proposed slot-machine emporiums, but adds that Hispanics also might be interested in casino ownership.

ews Brief: Horsemen from various groups across Oklahoma are supporting Senate Bill 553, which would allow electronic gambling machines at three of the state's four horseracing tracks.

News Brief: As legalized gambling continues its swift rise in Washington, the quiet, parallel growth of problem gambling follows, often with disastrous consequences.

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace has rendered crowds and financial rewards substantially surpassing expectations since it opened almost a year ago, Caesars Palace President Mark Juliano said Friday.

News Brief: The legislative plan to authorize up to eight gambling casinos in Nebraska remained stuck Friday at the second round of floor consideration.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry.

Barney Vinson: She was kind of sweet, like a kid sister. The only problem was she looked more like her dad than her mother.

News Brief: Just like last year, an Oklahoma gaming bill could die a slow death in the House because the votes to pass it are not there.

Trump won unanimous approval from the commission for a gaming license, but said after the brief licensing hearing that he has no immediate announcement of his plans for Nevada and Las Vegas.

Owners of the land under Binion's Horseshoe are refusing to go along with the proposed sale of the hotel-casino to MTR Gaming Group.