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The multi-billion dollar MGM Mirage project, billed as the most expensive commercial development in U.S. history, may end up in bankruptcy court.

International news brief: The European Union said on Thursday that a U.S. crackdown on European online gambling breaches World Trade Organization rules.

News brief: Texas poker players are willing to be taxed in order for the game to be legalized.

The 22-acre Dragon City resort site is scheduled to be auctioned May 16 at MGM Grand during the International Council of Shopping Centers Convention.

News brief: The Plainridge Racecourse is betting on Massachusetts approving slot machines that will keep the harness track in business.

News brief: The chairman of an important Florida Senate committee March 24 introduced a bill that would allow Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course to have blackjack and baccarat.

Senators’ intervention raises ethical questions.

The Connecticut casino is hosting a six-day poker tournament in April with a guaranteed prize pool of $700,000.

Developers are planning to sell 22 acres near Chinatown – the site of a proposed Asian-themed casino – at a bankruptcy auction May 16.

The slot machine giant named current board member Patti Hart as its president and CEO.

MGM Mirage said that a lawsuit filed by partner Dubai World was "completely without merit" and that it still plans to complete the $9.1 billion project.

News brief: A city attorney says that Detroit wants to negotiate a new deal with any new owner of Greektown Casino.

News brief: The state would give the Seminole Tribe roulette wheels, crap tables and full-fledged Las Vegas style casinos.

Bob Yamaguchi, a software developer, won over $20,000 after outlasting 286 players over two days at Harrah's Rincon.

News brief: A lawyer's campaign to legalize online poker in the state of Washington took a hit on Monday after a state appeals court rejected his arguments.

News brief: The state House Public Health Committee wants to ban smoking in the state's two American Indian casinos by 2011.

News brief: Gwinnett County raided a bar and arrested 14 people for alleged illegal gambling.

Representatives from Wynn Las Vegas and the dealers union are facing the issue of "just cause" when they return to the bargaining table.

A lawsuit filed by Dubai World says the MGM Mirage is to blame for the $9.1 billion project's shaky status.

News brief: A Democratic state senator in New Jersey filed a lawsuit yesterday aiming to overturn a federal ban on sports betting.