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News Brief: Three gaming companies met Friday's deadline for proposing regional casino projects that could lead to new riverboat gambling venues in both the city's downtown and south St. Louis County.

he Bellagio and Four Seasons hotels on the Strip and the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas in Henderson received the Five Diamond award in the lodging category, while Le Cirque and Picasso at Bellagio and Renoir at The Mirage received the award in the restaurant category.

News Brief: A $42 million loan between two of Minnesota's Indian tribes reflects the varying fortunes that casino gambling has brought, with some tribes enjoying great success, while others struggle to overcome poverty.

News Brief: Many Washington tribes are using newfound casino earnings to finance other economic development projects, raising the possibility that the boom in tribal gaming will have a lasting role in reducing poverty in Indian Country.

News Brief: Governor-elect Schwarzenegger’s plans to squeeze $1 billion from tribal casinos may be undermined by a computerized bingo game that looks and plays a lot like a slot machine but is exempt from state regulation.

ews Brief: Lower Middlesex County residents with a gambling addiction and their families can now get help locally.

News Brief: Indiana employees stole at least $62,000 from riverboats last month, police reports show.

News Brief: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will take the oath as California's 38th Governor on Monday, is planning to bring in a tax on casinos in a bid to beat the state's budget crisis.

Now, for the first time since it was built in 1997 at the intersection of the Strip and Tropicana Avenue, New York-New York hotel-casino is getting a new $10 million marquee sign.

A summary of gaming industry news from Atlantic City.

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

Caesars Palace will sparkle with an extensive array of holiday decorations, the centerpiece of which is a seven-story Christmas tree positioned in the middle of the famous Caesars Palace front fountains.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of all claims by the cities of Roseville and Rocklin, California and reaffirmed the decision to place lands in to trust for the United Auburn Indian Community for the purpose of gaming.

Tickets for the championship boxing match featuring Arturo Gatti versus Gianluca Branco will go on sale Monday, November 17 at 3 p.m.

News Brief: The Washington State Gambling Commission voted Thursday to delay its decision on whether to increase betting limits on nontribal minicasinos from $100 to $300.

Las Vegas police arrested three people in the investigation of the kidnapping of a man from Palace Station early Thursday.

News Brief: Once dubbed by Jesse Jackson as America’s Ethiopia, Tunica county is now known for it’s successful gambling industry.

An attorney for two gamblers arrested on charges of cheating at cards at Caesars Palace told the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday that the charges were trumped up by agents of the state Gaming Control Board.

ews Brief: Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said Wednesday he believes his state will pass a bill to allow slot machines at racetracks by the end of the year.

News Brief: The New Mexico Racing Commission heard proposals from four developers vying for the contract to build and operate an new racetrack.