11.  Gaming companies say they are simply exercising their rights as corporate citizens, just as those in other industries do.

12.  Governments, like the gaming companies, are in it for the money.

13.  He said that Mirage Resorts might consider expanding through acquisitions, but that too many gaming companies were saddled with aging buildings in second-rate locations.

14.  Some online gaming companies are banking on sponsors.

15.  TEN was also conspicuously absent last month from the floor of the big Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta where gaming companies show off their wares.

16.  That makes it hard for even well-financed gaming companies to find sites for new casinos outside Nevada and New Jersey.

17.  TeleWest will be joined by several gaming companies and satellite operators, among others.

18.  The gaming company received approval to develop a floating riverboat casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

19.  The gaming company will merge with Grand Casinos in an all-stock transaction.

20.  The ideal model for online gaming companies is to charge by the hour, said Michael Yocco, an analyst at Paul Kagan Associates.