Washington (AP) -- The federal government has agreed to hold five more public hearings on a proposal by an Oregon tribe to build a Las Vegas-style casino in the Columbia River Gorge. Four hearings will be held in Oregon - in Troutdale, Cascade Locks, Warm Springs and Hood River - and one in Stevenson, Wash., officials said. Dates and times have not been set, but officials said they are expected in a few months.

The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve continue to finalize a new rule that would put the onus on banks to help crack down on online gambling by US citizens, a Treasury official said Wednesday. In prepared remarks, Deputy Assistant Secretary Valerie Abend said banking regulators are focusing their efforts on banks that do business with gambling companies, as well as the interaction between US banks and foreign banks that may be tied to online gambling.