Waving signs that read "No Contract, No Peace" and "Contract Now," an estimated 5,000 casino-hotel workers Thursday marched along the Boardwalk and onto the beach in a boisterous show of union solidarity. There were no arrests or reports of violence, police said.

Cirque du Soleil introduced its latest creation at the MGM Grand hotel-casino Wednesday, a 165 million USD spectacle and theater that company officials think will usher in a new era of stage production. The newest Cirque du Soleil venture was named "KA" and will be housed in a cavernous theater that resembles Zion, the underground city in the hit movie "The Matrix."

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) The Tropicana Casino and Resort accused a casino workers union Wednesday of pressuring its members into a strike while pursuing "hidden agendas." The casino, which is at the center of a contract dispute with the 17,000-member Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union, said the union was interested more in building its membership nationally than in reaching a fair deal for its members locally.

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A nationwide gambling revolution begins today as Scotland's largest casino opens, paving the way for several more super-casinos. Gala Casinos, which has 28 casinos across Britain, unveiled its 30,400sq ft "state-of-the-art" venue in Glasgow, claiming it would set the benchmark for the UK.

Kerry Packer's bid to become a major owner of casinos in Britain took another step today when plans were announced for a STG50 million (128.3 million USD) development in England's Midlands. Mr Packer already has licences for casinos in Newcastle and Swansea in equal partnership with British entrepreneur Damian Aspinall.

Thousands of casino-hotel workers stayed on the job early Wednesday despite the expiration of their contract, putting off a strike as negotiations continued. Bartenders kept setting up drinks and cocktail servers continued to roam the aisles of slot machines as officials from the 17,000-member Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union said there were no plans to strike.

The Mississippi Gaming Commission Tuesday closed 12 gulf coast casinos that could be in the path of Hurricane Ivan. All patrons and workers were escorted off the casinos at noon in preparation for closing the doors, commission spokeswoman Lee Ann Wilkins said. The casinos must have their doors sealed by midnight Tuesday, she said.

London Clubs International yesterday appointed the head of its bankrupted Aladdin casino venture in the US as the chief executive of the group. Bill Timmins took over the running of LCI's doomed Aladdin venture after it had fallen into financial disarray in October 2001. He has since successfully brought it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and sold the business. He is now coming back to the UK to run the gaming group as it gears up for the introduction of Las Vegas-style casinos in Britain.

Talks aimed at averting a strike by casino-hotel workers continued Monday, with no progress reported and the clock ticking. About 17,000 bartenders, food servers, cocktail servers, chambermaids and valets represented by Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union were gearing up for a walkout, which could occur when the contract expires at midnight Tuesday.

Barstow - A lagging economy that needs something to boost growth in this High Desert city has overshadowed opposition to a proposed tribal casino that promises to bring 2,600 new jobs. The City Council has approved a municipal services agreement with the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians of San Diego County to build and operate a hotel-casino resort near the city's two outlet malls.

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Casino workers, who last week authorized their union to strike, are making plans for the picket lines. Fifty members of Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union spent Saturday preparing thousands of signs and placards that read "No Contract, No Peace" and "Contract Now."