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News Brief: Governor Bill Richardson wants to remove the secrecy surrounding how New Mexico's horse tracks and Indian casinos spend millions of dollars required to treat compulsive gambling.

News Brief: Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort has halted live thoroughbred racing and wagering on simulcast races from other tracks while it tries to reach a new agreement with the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Nevada's economy is on the mend but it won't return to the explosive growth experienced in the 1990s, says state Controller Kathy Augustine.

News Brief: One Niagara man is betting some people would like to be on the other side of the table dealing the cards.

News Brief: An apparent programming error caused 26 slot machines at the Trump Casino to give users twice the amount of money they wagered before they ever pushed a button.

ews Brief: Four Hollywood Casino employees who unloaded slot machines were arrested in an orchestrated attempt to pocket cash from the machines and block the security cameras.

News Brief: Members of Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling know they're in for a hard fight against well-heeled opposition, but they are not about to back off.

News Brief: When North Dakota's new lottery begins selling Powerball tickets on March 25, it will represent only the first sample of a gambling assortment that state officials plan to offer this year.

he restructuring of boards and commissions and casino gambling are some of the thorny issues expected to be debated in the Rhode Island legislative session beginning Tuesday.

The woman who stages important parties, weddings and other special events for Bellagio, MGM Grand, The Mirage, Treasure Island and New York-New York is a big advantage for the company, they say.

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

News Brief: After nearly 15 years of denials, Pete Rose has finally come clean and admitted he bet on baseball while manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

The Golden Nugget will likely change hands in about three weeks, as Nevada gaming regulators are slated to consider the prospective buyers' license applications at meetings in Las Vegas on Wednesday and Jan. 22.

News Brief: The Detroit City Council returns from a monthlong recess today facing a slew of major issues including casino expansion.

First-year performance at the Cannery was strong enough that the property now has plans for a multiscreen movie theater, additional casino space and a parking garage, owners Bill Wortman and Bill Paulos said Friday.

News Brief: Still struggling with money worries, state lawmakers head back to work to deal with some tricky problems including whether to allow more gambling.

News Brief: With public meetings and prayer vigils, some opponents in south St. Louis County are challenging proposals for a new casino.

News Brief: The owners of Vernon Downs have filed a lawsuit accusing a New York City businessman and several former track officials of trying to destroy the upstate New York harness track's reputation.

The Mississippi Gaming Commission will no longer require casino employees to wear gaming licenses that contain their full names.

Opponents of Station Casinos' proposed resort in Summerlin base part of their argument against the proposed 300-foot tower on the way another of the gaming company's casinos in Henderson took shape.