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News Brief: The Illinois Senate on Thursday voted to keep in place a controversial law that forces the state’s casinos to give money to horse racing tracks.

News Brief: Video bingo will remain illegal in unincorporated areas of Livingston Parish, Louisiana.

News Brief: Atlantic City casinos reported $373.6 million in casino win in June, an 11 percent decrease over the same month a year ago.

News Brief: Members of the region's largest casino union employed at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa are working under a new, five-year contract, union officials announced Monday, after more than eight months of intense negotiations.

News Brief: The former owners of Tropicana Casino and Resort will try to regain control of the troubled property only seven months after they were stripped of their license and forced out of Atlantic City.

News Brief: In June, all but one of the St. Louis area's six casinos suffered from declining revenue.

News Brief: Regional United Auto Workers leaders are lambasting Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. as 'a bad bet for Kansas.'

News Brief: The Illinois House has sank Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed expansion of casino gambling, possibly taking with it the last hope for funding a massive statewide infrastructure rebuilding plan.

Cellular telephones may soon be allowed inside Nevada's race and sports books after the Gaming Control Board on Thursday recommended repealing the regulation banning their use.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino invites boxing fan to see what boxing critics are calling, “the fight of the year”, pitting WBA Welterweight Champion, Miguel Cotto against IBF Welterweight Champion, Antonio Margarito on Saturday, July 26th, 2008.

Criss Angel and the World Famous Cirque Du Soleil have joined creative efforts their new adventure at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas: Criss Angel "BELIEVE."

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. have been contracted by Bronco Billy's Cripple Creek Casino and implemented an IP-based CCTV solution for the security and surveillance of its operations.

The Main Event field was pared down to the magic 666 number late Thursday night, but not before almost 90 minutes of hand-for-hand combat that provided plenty of tense moments.

The coverage of the World Series of Poker on ESPN has become must-see TV for fans of the game, creating a cult hero following for its lead announcer.

News Brief: A senior vice president with Penn National Gaming says that if the company doesn’t receive a final contract approval for a state-owned casino in Sumner County, Kansas, the company may walk away from its proposed casino in Cherokee County.

News Brief: Both the Senecas’ president and the chairman of their gambling operation said said they’ll continue running their temporary casino and building the new Buffalo gambling parlor and hotel despite a recent ruling.

A groundbreaking will be held this afternoon for a new Clark County fire station at the MGM Mirage CityCenter that's being paid for by MGM Mirage.

M Resort, Spa and Casino property officials reportt a long-term agreement with Cantor Gaming to provide cutting-edge mobile gaming technology to the $1 billion M Resort, Spa and Casino.

The self-proclaimed Poker Brat and a feisty Swede provided much of the entertainment as the Main Event's Day 2B field of almost 2,400 winnowed its way down to about 855 players.

The serendipitous meeting between the Michigan native and the nearly blind Las Vegas pro has blossomed into a special working relationship.