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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Boyd Gaming Corporation have signed a definitive agreement for Harrah's to sell its Shreveport hotel-casino to Boyd Gaming for $190 million.

News Brief: A proposed casino, hotel and entertainment center at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha would result in 4,700 to 6,000 new jobs in the area and have an annual economic impact of more than $500 million, according to a preliminary report.

A lawsuit filed last week in District Court claims an Arizona couple suffered emotional distress and physical harm when they witnessed a gun battle between rival motorcycle gangs at a Laughlin casino.

News Brief: Clark County commissioners may soon consider new restrictions for pedicabs and Segway scooters on the Strip.

News Brief: One study on the potential influence of a casino in Dane County is estimating that turning DeJope Bingo Hall into a casino would create more than 1,300 jobs and bring $47 million a year to the community.

News Brief: Social services data from Milwaukee, Brown and Sauk counties from recent years show sometimes striking local benefits from existing Wisconsin casinos.

News Brief: It was the moment Tennessee lottery players had all been waiting for, a chance to pick up a little extra cash or perhaps find a fortune thanks to the brand new Tennessee Lottery.

News Brief: Casino operators and communities hurried to get their proposals in for Illinois’ last gaming license before the first formal deadline.

News Brief: Blackjack professionals will reveal themselves at the Mohegan Sun this weekend for the World Series of Blackjack, an event that will be televised nationally.

Caesars Entertainment has submitted an updated bid to construct and operate a world-class, Caesars-branded casino in the greater Chicago area.

Pinnacle Entertainment reports management changes to provide the leadership for its Lake Charles project and continuation of the success of its Belterra property.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City this week.

Gaming industry bonds posted yields approaching 15 percent in 2003, even better than their yields the year before but seriously lower than returns from similarly rated bond offerings, analysts said Monday.

Despite a Jan. 1 deadline for hotel-casinos to file emergency response plans with the state Division of Emergency Management, major confusion prevails over which properties have complied.

While executives continued talks Monday to complete Harrah's $50 million deal to buy Binion's Horseshoe, more than 200 of the closed casino's workers sought assistance from Nevada Partners and the Culinary Training Academy.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $46 million.

News Brief: In the five years that Sharon Wertz stole more than $700,000 from her former employer, she and her husband bought new vans, landscaped their yard, and gambled up a storm at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, according to Circuit Court records.

News Brief: State police say it was no typical office pool, but a major gambling ring.

An embezzlement investigation in Ottumwa led to a large probe of gambling involving at least one public official.

News Brief: Rhode Island remains first in the nation in per-capita spending on gambling, according to a new report.