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News Brief: Carolina Entertainment Complex is one step closer to adding an attraction to its site in Marion County, South Carolina.

The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am will take place July 13, 2007 at 12:00 PM. and will benefit the Corps of Compassion.

Everest Poker has sent 39 players to the World Series of Poker Side Event #49, held at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Secretary of Revenue Thomas W. Wolf today announced that Commonwealth Court granted a Temporary Restraining Order and ordered the five casinos in the state to remain open despite a partial state shutdown.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, the Mississippi Gulf Coast's most anticipated destination resort in eight years, will open its doors on July 7, 2007 and mark the day with celebratory festivities.

Watching poker (without hole cams) over a long period of time can be a boring proposition. That's why one of the featured tables Sunday at the World Series of Poker was such a welcome relief. The table had Mike Matusow and T.J. Cloutier -- and they know how to entertain.

Poker's power couples dominated the scene on Day 1C, but most of the Amazon Room was focused on an ongoing fight between Mike Matusow and Mr. Peanut. And Norway’s Dag Martin Mikkelsen led the Day 1B field by accumulating $236,000 chips.

International News Brief: Antigua & Barbuda said it has gained the full support of fellow Caricom member states in its on going Internet gambling dispute with the United States.

News Brief: Authorities have accused the city treasurer in Corry, Pennsylvania of stealing $6,000 in public funds and gambling the money away in New York casinos.

Among the issues Jeff Simpson's writing about this week, he firstly notes the large number of responses he received following his column last week.

Boyd Gaming Corp. last month entered the construction fray, breaking ground on the second-largest building project in Las Vegas. Bob Boughner, Echelon's chief executive, answers questions.

David Singer will not receive a refund or be allowed to play in another Day One despite threatening to go to the Nevada Gaming Commission over a rule dispute on his bust-out hand early Sunday morning, World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel said.

Players waited in three-hour-registration lines the day before the World Series of Poker Main Event began as throngs tried to secure seats the moment they arrived at the Rio Thursday afternoon.

Watch out Golden Tee. PokerTek has you squarely in its sights. PokerTek unveiled its automated World Series of Poker heads-up table at the WSOP this week. And it’s drawing rave reviews.

Between more players -- 1,545 players bought into Day 1B with another 1,606 expected for tomorrow – and the appearance of several well-known pros, the Amazon room was electric.

A little more than 1300 players participated in the first day of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, a near 40 percent drop off from the same day last year.

According to Jennifer Lynn, director of the new Qua Bath & Spa at Caesars Palace, spas a becoming a crucial part of the gaming industry.

The California Lottery is celebrating that luckiest of days, July 7, 2007 with a new SuperLOTTO Plus promotion.

News Brief: Ray Walker was elected chairman today of the newly formed Orange County Development Commission.

News Brief: In August the Biloxi Planning Commission will hear whether residents think the Tivoli Hotel site north of U.S. 90 should be rezoned as 'waterfront' so a billion-dollar casino and hotel can be built there.