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Youbet.com has signed an agreement with Magna Entertainment Corporation that gives Youbet customers live video and wagering access to all of the horse races staged at Magna tracks in the next year.

News Brief: California’s Cabazon Band of Mission Indians opened the doors to its newest addition, a 12-story hotel and 100,000-square-foot special-events center.

With just four days remaining before tip-off, Sportsbook.com fans are picking the Miami Heat to beat the LA Lakers and Shaq over Kobe in head-to-head competition.

News Brief: Some casinos in recent years have attracted another element found in the region's deserts and mountains: immigrant smugglers, who take advantage of the crowds and the easy come, easy go of money to recruit down-and-out gamblers.

Hollywood Park finished its 36-day Autumn Meet on Monday with daily average handle of $8.94 million, down less than one percent from the daily average of $8.99 million during a 30-day meeting in 2003.

The new mission-style casino, which will open to the public on Jan. 28, 2005, will offer players more space, comfort, amenities and entertainment.

Prof. I. Nelson Rose: Although California voters rejected two gaming initiatives on November 2, 2004, the political battles are far from over.

After 13 months of construction and anticipation, Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort, located in the Palomar mountains of San Diego County opens the doors of its new $168 million expansion December 20 at 10 a.m.

In addition to The Bicycle Casino's 20th annual Children's Christmas Party held on December 22nd for over 1,800 underprivileged children from the local community, another worthy cause sponsored by the casino is the Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Children's Christmas Party.

Premiering this month is Hollywood Poker's ‘Oscar Night with the Stars’, an enormous cash prize pool plus an exclusive opportunity for players to win a chance to party with the stars on Oscar night.

News Brief: A second meeting Monday to resolve a dispute over the controversial video lottery terminals of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians has failed to end a logjam between the governor and the tribe.

News Brief: Both sides reported progress Monday following a second meeting between representatives of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and Gov. Schwarzenegger's top legal adviser to discuss the tribe's video-lottery terminals.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements to install its unique mechanical "multi-reel" games into Cher-Ae Heights Bingo and Casino and River Rock Casino located in Northern California.

IA Global Inc. report that projected revenues would be $9,500,000-$10,200,000 for the 4th quarter of 2004 at current exchange rates and $29,000,000 -- $30,000,000 for the full year 2004.

Although the Morongo casino sits about 30 minutes from its nearest desert competitor, experts say it is raising the stakes in the hotly contested battle to attract gamblers to the five other tribal casinos in the desert.

Celebrate New Year's Table Mountain Casino style with a special performance by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with special guest Taylor Dayne.

Youbet.com, Inc. reports that Lonny T. Powell will join the company as Vice President-Public Affairs and General Manager of the Central Region.

News Brief: Thousands of VIP guests will party at invitation-only events tonight to kick-off Friday's grand opening of the new $250 million Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements to install its unique, multi-reel mechanical games into Hopland Sho-Ka-Wah Casino and Blue Lake Casino.

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association reports that Allen Lawson has been elected vice chair and Michael Hunter has been reelected secretary of the organization.