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HARRISBURG – RV owners would have a place to pull off the road, park in the shade and head for slot machines and craps tables if an applicant for a resort casino license wins a nod from state regulators.Penn Harris Gaming, which includes Atlantic City a

When we last saw coach Mike Reilly and Oregon State, it was not pretty. The Beavers spent a comfy week in Sin City, then went out and did what most people do when they go to that lively Nevada town: Lose big. Oregon State, in the Las Vegas Bowl la…

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Residents in Minnesota that would like to see gambling expanded to help with the state budget are pleased with the three candidates left running for Governor in the state. Two of the three are strong supporters of gambling expansion.

The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh generated more revenue from table games than any other casino in the state last month. But the achievement comes with an asterisk

Panel knew casino ATMs dispensed welfare funds
San Francisco Chronicle
Since the Los Angeles Times reported June 24 on the issue with the casino ATMs, state documents have been released that show a very small percentage of …

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ADELAIDE Casino owner Sky City Entertainment Group says talks are continuing with the State Goverment on the redevelopment of the casino.

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Residents in the state of Ohio have approved casinos in the last election and state officials are hoping that the Harrah’s name allows them to compete with Indiana.

The Week in Words: Casino wrangling, beauty products, and Social Security
Philadelphia Inquirer
“We need a casino owner with vision and gravitas to propose a casino in the Meadowlands.” – New Jersey State Rep. Raymond Lesniak, in a letter to Donald …

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California is using advanced technology to help problem gamblers stay out of the casinos where their addiction is fueled. The state will now have a database where casino employees can check customers against a self-exclusion list.

There will be no talks of a casino in Rhode Island, at least for this year, but that isn’t stopping Massachusetts from trying to still bring a casino to the Bay State. ABC6 Reporter Parker Gavigan has that story…

The new school year is right around the corner and 600 residents in Alabama will be out of work after VictoryLand, one of the largest gaming establishments in the state, was forced to close amidst pressure from the governor.

The legislative push to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts has faltered for now but the prospects of what supporters say would be 15,000 permanent jobs and $355 million in annual state revenues will be hard for state lawmakers to resist going forward. Gambling has been the central force dominating Governor Deval Patricks agenda since 2007. No matter what happens in Novembers election …

New York Times
Fans at the Meadowlands Baffled by a State Plan
New York Times
It recommended instead that the state take over the casino district in Atlantic City and devote resources to Xanadu. Horsemen and bettors since then have …

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The backers of what would be the first non-tribal casino in Oregon have gone to court hoping to show state officials were wrong to keep their measure off the November ballot. Two developers want to open a casino near Portland, but the state constitution would prohibit that. Secretary of State Kate Brown said Tuesday the developers didn’t have enough valid signatures for an …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Road project will create new Atlantic City entryway to Revel casino
Press of Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY – In a much-needed boost for the stalled Revel casino project, a state development agency today approved the reconstruction of city streets to …
State Sen. Sarlo: More specific solutions needed on Meadowlands in gaming reportNorthJersey.com
The last thing Atlantic City needs is more state governmentShore News Today
Christie’s Proposal Same Old Song and Dance?Atlantic City Weekly
GamingTodaySlotsToday

A casino initiative failed to make the November ballot, though a companion measure passed. Petitioners said they plan to sue the Secretary of State for mistakenly throwing out some signatures.

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
The last thing Atlantic City needs is more state government
Shore News Today
The casino industry in Atlantic City has many bright and honest people who would make excellent public officials. Yet state laws don’t allow any casino …
Christie’s Proposal Same Old Song and Dance?Atlantic City Weekly
‘We’ve heard nice, soothing words before’GamingTodaySlotsToday
Atlantic City loses, but we don’t winPhiladelphia Daily News
Allentown Examiner

The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Butch Brown, was arrested at a casino in the state and charged with public intoxication. The casino is now calling it a misunderstanding.