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News Brief:Governor Kathleen Sebelius' gaming task force says that Kansas should expand gambling opportunities, starting with a destination casino in Wyandotte County.

I. Nelson Rose: Voters want Arnold Schwarzenegger to redo every deal Gov. Gray Davis made, including tribal casino compacts.

The local media are expected to turn out in force Monday for a court appearance of Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish, the alleged murderers of casino executive, Ted Binion.

News Brief: Delta Downs plans to bring back a $1 million purse for its Delta Jackpot race in 2004 because of the exposure and money it generated this month, track officials say.

News Brief: A former Harrah's Reno bartender fired for refusing to wear makeup has taken her sex-discrimination lawsuit to a federal appeals court.

News Brief: Two merchant brothers previously convicted of illegal gambling have been approved to sell tickets when Tennessee starts its lottery next year.

News Brief: Kentucky Rep. C.B. Embry says that the social costs stemming from gambling exist in the state, and they need to be addressed.

The four-mile Las Vegas Monorail will begin accepting passengers March 1, the system's board of directors said Thursday.

Visitor volume climbed 3.1 percent in Las Vegas in October, thanks primarily to an increase in convention attendance for the month, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Thursday.

News Brief: Looking to squeeze the owners of Lincoln Park to sell the racetrack and gambling hall quickly, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri wants to limit the number of racing dates to be approved for 2004.

News Brief: With New Year’s Eve less than three weeks away, representatives of several Reno casinos that have sponsored downtown fireworks in the past said that they were unsure whether there would be a show this year.

News Brief: A lawsuit challenging the Wisconsin governor’s power to negotiate Native American gaming compacts could lend strength to another seeking an outright ban on Indian casinos, putting thousands of jobs at risk, a Green Bay-area tribe says.

Las Vegas is rebounding as a hot New Year's holiday destination following two years of tepid growth, surveys of room rates booked three weeks or more in advance show.

As professional cowboys battle at this week's Wrangler National Final Rodeo, an equally intense showdown is taking place for the wallets and purses of rodeo fans.

Now, casinos are returning to low-denomination slots as ticket-in, ticket-out technology makes the machines more efficient and players tell operators they like the added entertainment time they offer for the same volume of play.

Station Casino’s suburban casino project that once pitted developers against nearby residents once again has put a bull's eye on a Clark County commissioner facing re-election.

News Brief: The deadly Oct. 30 collapse of the Tropicana Casino and Resort garage occurred less than an hour after a city building inspector examined the site and found nothing awry, according to city records.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Senator Samuel Buzz Thomas and former Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus outline the negative impact expanded gambling will have on Michigan.

News Brief: Anti-casino activists have filed a second lawsuit to block a new Indian casino on the Oregon coast, two days after tribal officials broke ground on the project.

Southwest Airlines will offer nonstop round trips between Las Vegas and Philadelphia when it begins serving its newest market in May, the airline announced today.