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News Brief: The Las Vegas office market is expected to improve this year as gaming revenues increase and new jobs are created, according to a new report from a major real estate brokerage firm.

News Brief: According to the executive director of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, the tide is turning against gambling in the United States.

News Brief: After failing so far to gain legislative backing to operate slot machines in Pennsylvania, an Oklahoma tribe filed a federal lawsuit today to reclaim 315 acres of ancestral tribal land in Northampton County.

News Brief: Iowa gambling regulators have unanimously approved a $15.6 million expansion to add 400 slot machines at Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino.

News Brief: Calumet City is backing a Country Club Hills casino proposal.

News Brief: A judge has allowed an auction of the state's 10th casino license to proceed, but Donald Trump, was forced to withdraw from the bidding.

Sources say that the owner of Binion’s Horseshoe has failed to sign or discuss a definitive sales agreement that was delivered to her Tuesday by prospective buyer Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: A panel of Iowa lawmakers have launched a very open, intense, full-blown study into what changes should be made to Iowa's gambling industry.

News Brief: Slot machine revenue at Connecticut's two casinos grew in December.

Station Casinos has agreed to issue $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% senior subordinated notes due February 1, 2014.

News Brief: A pair of tribes in Oklahoma have declared support for a controversial proposal to build a casino in Colorado.

News Brief: A St. Louis city panel has chosen Pinnacle Entertainment to operate a casino complex on Laclede's Landing downtown.

The push to bring electronic pull-tab gambling to Indiana gained momentum Wednesday when a proposal to allow the slotlike machines in betting parlors and two horse-racing tracks passed its first legislative hurdle.

News Brief: Maine lawmakers that they will consider making a lot of changes to Governor Baldacci's bill to regulate racinos.

News Brief: Bangor, Maine officials asked pointed questions and learned a few things about the company expected to assume ownership today of Bangor Historic Track Inc., which operates Bangor Raceway.

News Brief: California tribes must form a united front to undo the damage caused by Governor Schwarzenegger's campaign ads, according to the chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association.

News Brief: Just when everything from jobs to automakers' market share seems to be shrinking, Detroit's casino revenues are rising, a consistent bright spot on southeast Michigan's economic horizon.

News Brief: Just when everything from jobs to automakers' market share seems to be shrinking, Detroit's casino revenues are rising, a consistent bright spot on southeast Michigan's economic horizon.

News Brief: Some California Indian tribes softened their opposition to paying more casino revenue to the state on Wednesday after the new governor lowered his expectations for such payments.

The local tourism industry grew by 1.3 percent in November despite pre-holiday travel doldrums and a weaker Comdex trade show.