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The American Gaming Association, National Center for Responsible Gaming and more than 100 casino and gaming companies across the country are mobilizing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual Responsible Gaming Education Week, which begins today.

The stars will shine bright in the Coachella Valley this October when Spotlight 29 Casino presents the inaugural All-Star Poker Challenge,

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. reports the successful grand opening of the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan which occurred on Thursday, August 2nd.

Casino developer Stephen A. Wynn and renowned night club operator Sean Christie have partnered to create Blush, the first boutique nightclub in Las Vegas, opening Labor Day Weekend 2007.

It’s hurricane season again, bad news for the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. It’s shocking to see how little has been done to protect New Orleans. In fact, in the entire gulf coast region, probably the most significant steps taken to protect life and property have been with the gaming industry of Mississippi.

Hollywood cast members entertained more than 150 adult Civitan Campers with a casino night in Wiggins, MS, last week.

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 today announced that it has scheduled a strike authorization vote on September 12th for workers who are still working without new collective bargaining agreements at that time.

The River Rock Entertainment Authority has retained Libra Securities as advisor to assist the Authority in developing a financing strategy for the construction of a $300 million, 600,000 square-foot destination resort in Alexander Valley.

News Brief: The Pittsburgh Pirates will not try to block construction of Majestic Star Casino, even though the team is seeking a more comprehensive study of game day traffic, officials said Thursday.

News Brief: The chairman of No Casinos in Sedgwick County refused to say who is funding its campaign or how much they have raised.

News Brief: Jerry Turk, developer and chief executive officer of the Pala Casino Spa and Resort, has decided not to renew his contract, the Pala Band of Mission Indians said Aug. 1.

News Brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is now planning to build its entire casino complex all at once, rather than in phases, a tribe spokesman said today.

Four Winds Casino Resort, in New Buffalo, Michigan, opened the world's largest automated poker room today, running exclusively on PokerTek poker tables.

MGM Grand Detroit today announced that it will open its more than $800 million hotel and entertainment destination on October 2 raising Detroit's luxury hospitality offerings to unparalleled heights.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced Wednesday it would open the $1.6 billion Palazzo on Dec. 20.

Los Angeles-based SBE Entertainment on Wednesday officially took over ownership of the 1,720-room Sahara, completing an estimated $300 million to $400 million purchase of the 55-year-old Strip resort.

Denver-based resort developer Exclusive Resorts announced Wednesday it purchased 30 condominium units in one of the four high-rise towers being built as part of MGM Mirage's $7.4 billion CityCenter development.

News Brief: Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe is unlikely to reconsider his opposition to a proposed Fort Smith casino in response to a letter-writing campaign, a spokesman said.

News Brief: North County, California, supervisors formally approved a $38 million-plus deal with the Pala Band of Mission Indians on Wednesday.

News Brief: U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who had been neutral on the issue of a casino in Port Huron, Michigan, has switched course and thrown his support behind a proposed casino at the Thomas Edison Inn.