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News Brief: In a challenge to lawmakers to accept his plans to expand gambling, Governor Deval L. Patrick will propose using $124 million of the $300 million that he said could be generated from casino licensing fees to cover a local aid shortfall.

Perini Building Company, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Perini Corporation, has in place an interim commitment with Deutsche Bank.

Viejas Casino is the proud recipient of the Standard of Excellence WebAward in the leisure category for the Viejas Casino web site.

The Mega Millions jackpot is the current king of all U.S. jackpots at $51 million.

On the heels of his recent appearance on NBC's reality series 'Phenomenon,' mentalist Gerry McCambridge ends his Las Vegas show each night by successfully predicting the lottery numbers.

Casino City digs into its in-depth data to come up with a Top-10 list of casino hotels by the number of rooms available. While Malaysia's Casino de Genting leads the list with more than 6,000 rooms, the other nine properties all reside in Las Vegas.

The Tropicana Atlantic City Casino & Resort celebrated 2008 by launching a marketing campaign to generate public awareness and build enthusiasm.

News Brief: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to have ditched his populist roots in the fight to save four big Indian gaming deals he negotiated.

News Brief: New Jersey gaming regulators have approved the hiring of a veritable dream team of former casino executives as consultants to help run the troubled Tropicana Casino and Resort while a new buyer is sought.

News Brief: Colorado gambling regulators are at a loss about what to do with a Black Hawk casino that claims it's exempt from the statewide smoking ban.

News Brief: Stepping up the counterattack on two controversial gaming tax increase proposals, a Wall Street analyst attack a major tax hike.

As the Culinary Union worked feverishly this week to persuade its members to support Barack Obama, a prickly question arose: What is the difference between tough political tactics and unethical, or illegal, intimidation?

Between a lawsuit and the Culinary Union's political weight in Saturday's caucus, the Bellagio’s basement cafeteria has become ground zero for the media.

News Brief: A deep and angry split in Nevada's labor movement has opened up as rival unions try to rein in the power of the state's Culinary Workers Union in advance of Saturday's Democratic presidential caucuses.

Las Vegas-based Ganaste completed an $11.4 million real estate purchase of the Speedway Hotel and Casino from Chester, W.Va.-based MTR Gaming last week.

The Shoppes at Palazzo retailers are betting the drawing power of Las Vegas and the novelty of 34 new-to-market stores and restaurants will be enough to overcome the glum business headlines.

Business leaders whose companies support the casino industry heard impassioned reasons Thursday morning why two different initiatives to raise the state's gaming tax would be bad for their bottom lines.

Horseshoe Casino and Hotel along with CMT today announced plans for the first ever CMT Crossroads Bar.

Las Vegas Sands Corp.launched a spectacular music, light, and firework display that officially opened the company's new $1.9 billion resort -- The Palazzo Las Vegas.

The tightening lending market is jeopardizing the ownership of the Cosmopolitan, a multibillion-dollar hotel-condominium development under construction on the Strip.