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News Brief: Massachusetts lottery ads meant to raise more revenue for the state are already drawing criticism from gambling opponents who say the effort offers an overly optimistic portrait of the games of chance.

News Brief: A Kentucky couple battling multiple sclerosis and diabetes claimed a $21 million Lotto South jackpot Tuesday, and immediately pledged part of their winnings to medical research.

News Brief: Voters in Clay County in northwest Iowa rejected a proposed riverboat casino on Tuesday.

News Brief: A consultant for a gaming company seeking to develop slot machines in Maine quit the state liquor and lottery commission, saying that she was the target of cheap political tricks.

News Brief: The president of Vernon Downs has turned over the reins of the upstate New York harness track to a junior executive while he appeals the state's decision last week to deny him a racing license.

News Brief: The Hopi Tribe of northern Arizona, facing a major economic hit with the likely 2006 shutdown of the Mohave Generating Station, could reverse years of gambling opposition and try to cover its losses with a casino.

News Brief: Efforts to reach a grand legislative compromise on gambling in Maryland collapsed yesterday, prompting some lawmakers to predict a bruising fight over slot machines when the General Assembly convenes next month.

News Brief: The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa may be changing that reputation. The new kid in town is winning big by gambling on the appeal of table games to a younger market.

The profitability of Wynn Las Vegas and the continuing transformation of the California tribal casino market are the biggest issues facing the Las Vegas economy, according to the state's top gaming economist.

News Brief: Declining attendance and profits at Indiana riverboat casinos have virtually ensured higher gambling taxes won't produce the money officials had counted on to balance the state budget.

News Brief: Opponents of video lottery terminals set to open at New York tracks next year are hoping to convince a judge to scratch the law that legalized the VLT's.

News Brief: The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Indians has taken control of its economic destiny thanks the tribe's casino.

News Brief: An increase in gaming machine seizures and court victories by gaming operators has some worried the outlawed video gambling industry might be trying to make a comeback in South Carolina.

News Brief: A dealer from Harrah's Reno has filed a lawsuit in Washoe County District Court over a change in the way players' tips are collected and distributed to employees.

News Brief: Tohono O'odham leaders will hold what tribal Chairwoman Vivian Juan-Saunders calls an unprecedented meeting next month to set priorities for spending the next 20 years' worth of gaming profits.

Nevada gaming regulators plan next year to take another look at the state's 5-year-old problem gambling regulations, Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander said.

Santa Fe Station is about to undergo a major expansion, Las Vegas locals casino powerhouse Station Casinos is expected to announce today.

News Brief: The Detroit city council plans to ask federal judges to delay approving a settlement in the Lac Vieux Desert tribal lawsuit over casinos until the council can approve it.

Gaming industry executives and civil liberties supporters Monday expressed concern about a new law that makes it easier for FBI agents to demand financial records from casinos and other businesses.

News Brief: Rick Neuheisel's lawyer addressed the Pac-10 compliance and enforcement commission Monday, arguing the former Washington football coach didn't know his involvement in NCAA basketball pools was wrong.