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News Brief: Arizona tribes have made three payments totaling about $9.15 million to the Department of Education.

News Brief: Slot opponents question Governor Rendell’s $3 billion figure is what it would take for Pennsylvania to net $1 billion in new tax revenue.

News Brief: The Casino Queen continues to reign when it comes to political donations in East St. Louis.

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

Workers on Friday completed asbestos removal and demolition of the Vagabond Inn and Tam O'Shanter Motel on the Strip and Sands Avenue, Las Vegas Sands officials said.

News Brief: The former chairman of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission has joined a lawsuit alleging fraud against the Las Vegas group that controls Vernon Downs.

News Brief: A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow up to eight casinos in Nebraska got first-round approval from the legislature.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment this week pledged to give the town $75,000 more, in a lump sum, to pay for various casino-impact studies and related legal services.

News Brief: The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus says it will support the Ehrlich administration's slot-machine bill if blacks are given ownership in two proposed casinos along Interstate 95.

A one-stop job search center will be set up to help laid-off workers from the Castaways hotel-casino.

News Brief: Gov. James E. McGreevey selected a government outsider to take control of a state development agency torn by political strife in recent months and intense competition for its millions of dollars in casino funding.

News Brief: Plans for a casino in D'Iberville, after nearly a decade of wrangling with environmental and other issues, cleared a final governmental hurdle on Thursday.

News Brief: The Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau has once again reaffirmed its opposition to placing a downtown casino in the Buffalo Convention Center.

News Brief: Des Moines city leaders have selfishly pursued gambling to solve a budget crisis and exaggerated the industry's interest in a suburban casino, critics said Thursday.

News Brief: Governor Pawlenty intends to put an end to the monopoly the Minnesota's Indian tribes now have on casino gambling.

News Brief: A new study financed by business interests predicts six new Iowa casinos would bring in $179 million in new gambling revenue, create 3,400 new jobs, and pay $45 million in taxes.

News Brief: The list of investors in at least two companies vying for the Illinois’ final casino license serve as a who's who of clout.

Las Vegas' current convention boom will power it past obstacles such as the proliferation of domestic gaming, Indian casinos and offshore Internet betting sites, according to casino executives.

After years of discussion about moving into Nevada, Donald Trump easily won support from state regulators Wednesday for his licensing as a gaming operator.