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News brief: Kansas City casinos took in $61 million in revenue and Missouri's overall take of $148.1 equaled a 0.2 percent increase.

The deal to buy the Thistledown horse-racetrack in Cleveland comes a day after reports saying Harrah's has purchased part of Planet Hollywood Resort's $860 million debt.

The 15 living Hall of Fame members and the 15-member Media Panel will now cast their votes for the 2009 class.

Frank Mugnolo has made a good living coming up with enhancement wagers for traditional casino table games.

News brief: The woman was in the Seminole $1,000,000 Slot Tournament and won the massive jackpot on a five-cent machine at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

A proposal by Wynn Resorts was made the longest of long-shots to win the bid for the New York race track by Crain’s New York Business.

Harrah's has bought a portion of the $860 million debt load that is leveraged against Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas.

Mom-and-pop casino game inventors needed the state Gaming Control Board to bless the game so it could win final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission as legal for play in Nevada casinos.

CityCenter’s Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas will host three job fairs next week to fill some of its 500 open positions, the hotel announced today.

Susquehanna gaming analyst Robert LaFleur said in a note to investors that he believes MGM Mirage should be trading at $4 a share, not $12.

News brief: Casino revenue decreased 16.3 percent from August 2008 after revenue drops in June and July as well.

News brief: State gambling regulators could rule as early as this week whether Resorts will be taken over by its lenders, with closure a possibility.

News brief: Detroit's three casinos are likely to see a drop in combined annual gaming revenue for the first time in its 10 year history.

News brief: Casino executives hope that table games will boost their appeal in a region that is quite crowded with other gaming options.

The casino giant reached an agreement with 888 Holdings, which will provide the company with online poker and casino service.

MGM Mirage says it has resolved its immediate financial problems and that MGM Grand Detroit and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Miss are not for sale.

News brief: The president of the Pennsylvania casino said the company hopes to have the new machines running by Nov. 22.

News brief: he Kansas Speedway and Penn National Gaming have agreed to cooperate on plans for a state-controlled casino.

The drop was the 14th straight monthly decline by was the smallest year-over-year decline for Las Vegas visitor volume in 2009.

T.J. English takes us back to pre-Castro Cuba and Sam O'Connor tells us tales of old Las Vegas. Both books make for great late-summer reading.