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Saratoga Harness to buy Colorado casino for $28M Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:22 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Harness Racing Inc., which owners the Saratoga Casino and Raceway in Saratoga Springs, said Tuesday morning that it has agreed to buy ...

Revenue for Mississippi coast casinos was up in April, but the take at river casinos dropped, depressing the overall revenue at the state's gambling halls.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana $779,279 for a building to house education, job training and other social service programs. The grant awarded Tuesday was among 95 totaling $56 million nationwide under the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program. Federally recognized Indian tribes, bands, groups or ...

Tourism and casino reps say business hasn't dropped off in Tunica since the shootings, but just like law enforcement, casinos are warning both their employees and patrons to be cautious.

A man authorities identified as James D. Willie, of Sardis, has been arrested in Tunica County in connection with the highway shootings in Tunica County and Panola County.

Authorities Said That Drugs and Robbery Were the Motives for Two Murders

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Authorities in western Arkansas say two people suffered minor injuries when the small plane they were in crashed while trying to make an emergency landing in Ozark.

Tunica is a strange place. I can hardly wrap my brain around this little spot on the map. A few weeks ago, I traveled there to speak at a conference. We ended up taking the long route through Senatobia, winding on a country highway and passing farms and pastureland along the way — a scenic ride.

This weekend, about 2,000 people will head to Tunica, but gambling won't be on their minds nearly as much as swimming, biking and running.