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At a gaming conference, Harrah’s CEO, Gary Loveman, unwisely compared comments by Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard to those of 1950s commie-basher Sen. Joe McCarthy.

News Brief: A measure that would have allowed electronic gaming at Arkansas racetracks failed to make it out of the state House Rules Committee.

Powerball paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire.

News Brief: Arizona poker tournaments are cashing in on poker’s newfound popularity.

News Brief: Atlantic City's proposed 17.5-cent tax rate increase would have been nearly double that amount if it weren't for the addition of casino projects to the city's ratable base.

News Brief: Promising thousands of new jobs and millions in new state revenue, the Narragansett Indian Tribe and Harrah's Entertainment have announced plans for building a $500-million resort casino for West Warwick, Rhode Island.

The explosion of tribal casinos in California continues to hurt Nevada's second-tier markets but does not appear to be significantly cutting into business in Las Vegas, a panel of experts said at a conference.

News Brief: The chief executive of Harrah's Entertainment reports of an improving relationship with New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey.

News Brief: Negotiators for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and eight Native- American tribes have moved forward rapidly on a long-term deal that would expand casino gambling operations while dramatically increasing payments to the state.

News Brief: Kentucky racetracks have been told to share casinos or do without.

News Brief: A pro-casino group is criticizing Madison’s mayor for raising legal concerns about the Ho-Chunk casino two weeks before a referendum.

News Brief: The fine print in an unusual and seemingly lucrative offer for a now-dormant Illinois casino license would virtually ensure the bidder a quick profit while saddling the state with payments on more than $700 million in new debt, according to gambling industry analysts.

News Brief: The Indiana House voted 53-39 to allow the opening of four quasi, land-based casinos, including one in Fort Wayne.

News Brief: A state representative has proposed a drastic expansion of gambling in Illinois.

CBS won't broadcast the Super Bowl again for at least another three years, but the NFL still intends to talk to the network about why Las Vegas ads ran on some of its affiliates during Sunday's Super Bowl.

As state legislators make more zealous attempts to raise needed tax revenue, the casino industry is facing a deepening threat of higher state gaming taxes along with the prospect of state-owned casinos.

About 200 people attending the 10th annual American Gaming Summit Tuesday in Las Vegas paid tribute to William Boyd, chairman and chief executive of Boyd Gaming Corp., Las Vegas.

The Mega Millions top prize is now estimated $102 million for the Friday, February 6, 2004 drawing.

News Brief: A national political committee headed by Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller raised $175,000 from gambling interests in the final six months of last year, according to records released yesterday.

News Brief: Handing out photos of topless women to strangers on the Strip for $4 an hour is not Jorge Amador's ideal job.