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News Brief: Two of Kentucky's most outspoken advocates of full-scale casino gambling have lined up behind Republican Ernie Fletcher in this fall's race for governor.

News Brief: The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources granted a permit to Treasure Bay Casino to move its gambling barge into a man-made basin, upholding an earlier decision on the project.

News Brief: Texas Lottery Commission officials report that the target date for the state's first drawing in Mega Millions is Dec. 5. Ticket sales are expected to begin two days earlier.

News Brief: Another quarter and another earnings report have gone by, and Park Place Entertainment Corp. has had nothing to say about its plans for the ailing Bally's Casino New Orleans.

Fewer foreign travelers are expected to visit the United States for the third consecutive year, but federal agencies and local tourism officials remain confident international visitor figures will rebound beginning in 2004.

Congress is unlikely to pass a bill this year to restrict Internet gambling, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee said Thursday.

Attorney General Mike Cox announced today that his office has issued felony charges against a Detroit man involved in a scheme to bilk more than $1,000,000 from the MotorCity Casino in Detroit.

News Brief: Illinois Gaming Board members voted Wednesday against allowing the casino in East St. Louis to be open 24 hours.

News Brief: New Jersey casino executives are telling Wall Street analysts that their state will not hike gaming taxes again next year.

News Brief: Despite operating a casino located more than a mile away, Tropicana CEO, Paul Rubeli, jumped into the thick of Marina District business with a vigorous defense of Borgata's performance and a reproach of Harrah's marketing tactics.

News Brief: Governor Blagojevich's top adviser on gambling policy wagered hundreds of thousands of dollars at Illinois casinos run by people he later dealt with on the governor's behalf.

A Senate panel voted 13-0 Wednesday to approve the nomination of Dave Anderson, co-founder of Grand Casinos, to become assistant secretary of Indian Affairs.

Hotel room rates likely will climb in 2004, a national travel trade association study predicts, signaling a recovery in business travel and giving the gaming industry a much-needed shot in the arm.

MGM Grand executives and union workers at the Strip's biggest hotel met Tuesday in the first round of contract negotiations.

Despite a $4 .1 million loss at the Stardust and disappointing results at its Par-A-Dice riverboat in Illinois, Boyd President is optimistic about the future of the gaming company.

Wall Street analysts Tuesday predicted Nevada's biggest casino operator will choose to build its next billion-dollar-plus megaresort on the Strip and not in Atlantic City.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission is expected to approve proposals for two new casinos for Greenville during its regular meeting today.

News Brief: Top officials connected to a Rhode Island gambling center asked a judge Monday to delay their trial in an alleged bribery scheme until early next year.

News Brief: Recent studies suggest the Maryland Lottery generates an outsized share of its revenue from the poor, from minorities and from people with limited education.

Station Casinos' proposal to build a new hotel with one 300-foot tower of 1,000 rooms and two 200-foot-tall towers of 250 rooms has been met with mixed reactions from residents.