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News Brief: The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, once projected to fall far short of its own revenue estimates, is paying out hundreds of millions of dollars more than competing casinos in West Virginia.

News Brief: The Southern Gaming Summit examined the the question of the slumping economy and how it might affect casinos in Mississippi and across the country.

News Brief: Construction for Pinnacle Entertainment's $1.5 billion Atlantic City megaresort will start no earlier than 2010, according to Pinnacle Chairman Dan Lee.

The Gaming Control Board took less than 10 minutes Thursday to nominate a convicted slot machine cheat for membership as the 36th name on the state's List of Excluded Persons, commonly referred to as the Black Book.

One lucky Slingo winner from New Jersey broke the Slingo bonus reel slot machine progressive bank and walked away with the winning jackpot of over $697,000 at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, recently.

Anya Hindmarch, London-born designer who was catapulted to fame last year with her environmentally conscious I'm Not a Plastic Bag tote campaign, will be opening her newest boutique at The Shoppes at The Palazzo .

Aubrey Williams of Pearl River, Louisiana, was on his way home from car shopping on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when he won a flashy new red convertible Ford Mustang at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis Saturday.

Treasure Island is excited to bring four outstanding comedy shows to the stage this summer, highlighting six of the country’s funniest comedians.

Many of Las Vegas' service industry workers who earn tip income are seeing their take-home pay drop because customers aren't spending as much on food and drinks.

News Brief: Carson City's newest casino, Bodines at the corner of South Carson Street and Old Clear Creek Road, is now open.

News Brief: A judge’s ruling last week in St. Mary, Maryland, added one more opinion to the issue of electronic gambling machines, already addressed in an appeals court ruling

News Brief: Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City said the bankruptcy filing by its former owner will not affect its operations or jeopardize the sale of the property.

News Brief: Casinos, private clubs and smaller bars and taverns appear to be winning their fights for exceptions from a bill to ban smoking from most indoor facilities in Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Having teamed with Chicago real estate billionaire Neil Bluhm, Des Plaines city leaders are optimistic that they will land Illinois' 10th casino license.

News Brief: The Mohegan Sun Gaming Authority experienced a double-digit drop in earnings during the first three months of 2008.

News Brief: The Connecticut House of Representatives will not take up a proposal that could have extended the state smoking ban to the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, the chamber's leader said Tuesday.

Longtime Las Vegas casino owner Jackie Gaughan is finally walking away from the tables and selling his stake in the El Cortez, Gaughan's signature property since 1963.

The Nevada teachers union is in talks with gaming companies about a possible agreement to call off an initiative petition that would raise gaming taxes.

News Brief: Six harness racing horses have tested positive for performance-enhancing substances under expanded testing protocols in New Jersey, according to officials.

News Brief: The Council Bluffs casinos are seeing some impact on their gambling business, though not to the same degree as the Las Vegas market.