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The cost of catching a cab in Las Vegas this summer may increase because of rising gasoline prices.

Leading Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis cast members and supervisors of the second quarter for 2008 were recognized for their outstanding service.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act, which will protect Pennsylvanians from the deadly health effects of secondhand smoke by prohibiting smoking in most public places, including restaurants, workplaces and a portion of casino floors.

Tropicana has released a list of 20 fun-filled getaways that are just a single fill-up away to spend the day or stay overnight at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

While we applaud Harrah's Entertainment for the organized and entertaining manner the World Series of Poker is run each year, we also think the event could be even more intriguing. Here's five games we would add to the mix if we were WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack for a day.

News Brief: The pint-sized 7th Street Casino in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, could thwart a metrowide effort to ban smoking on casino floors.

News Brief: Potawatomi Bingo Casino invited a few hundred friends for a sneak preview of its glitzy new $240 million expansion and the chance to rub elbows with celebrities

News Brief: Oneida County legislators have unanimously voted to join a lawsuit against the federal government over a decision to put 13,000 acres of Oneida Indian Nation land into trust.

News Brief: An East Bay attorney filed a federal lawsuit on Friday seeking to prevent a proposed casino from being built in Rohnert Park.

News Brief: Water and traffic where the main concerns of the Yolo County Supervisors in their meeting regarding the Cache Creek Casino's proposed expansion.

News Brief: The Shawnee Tribe’s plan to put a $400 million casino and entertainment is raising the ire of some the locals.

News Brief: Governor Patrick says he is not negotiating a compact now, and he has no plans, at the moment, to negotiate a casino compact.

The slumping national economy has affected the bottom line of Nevada casinos much like what happened in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Gaming taxes associated with April 2008 casino revenues were $55.1 million, a 3.5 percent decline compared with $57.1 million collected for the same period a year ago.

"Raw Talent Live," a 75-minute, high-energy experience featuring interactive live performances of the next generation of World Dance with live, original music and exclusive, high-tech video illusions, will make its debut on the Las Vegas Strip at the Sahara Hotel & Casino in August 2008.

News Brief: There were mixed results for the six casinos in the St. Louis area in May.

The head of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spoke Tuesday at a conference of safety engineers but avoided any discussion about a string of construction site fatalities.

A security related body-scanning machine is headed for McCarran International Airport.

With gasoline prices approaching $5 per gallon in parts of Southern California and domestic airlines cutting routes, Las Vegas boosters are overhauling efforts to attract tourists from overseas.

News Brief: With this May delivering one extra Friday and Saturday compared with 2007, the Atlantic City casino industry enjoyed higher monthly revenue for only the second time this year.