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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.

News Brief: Carolina Entertainment Complex is one step closer to making Marion, South Carolina, a destination attraction for tourists.

Penn National Gaming has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club in Longwood, Florida from Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club, Inc. and Collins & Collins.

The World Series of Poker flexed its social conscience Thursday evening as 170 celebrities and poker pros played a charity tournament to raise money and awareness for the human rights catastrophe in the Darfur region of Sudan.

News Brief: Supporters of a $270 million casino in Calhoun County, Michigan, are looking forward to breaking ground, after winning what they believe was their final legal battle Tuesday.

News Brief: With opposition mounting in Middleboro, Massachusetts, to plans for a casino resort, a top New Bedford city councilor yesterday called upon the Mashpee Wampanoags and their investors to reconsider the historic port city.

News Brief: The Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln is set to get a multimillion-dollar expansion that will make it one of the biggest casinos in Northern California.

News Brief: Salish and Kootenai leaders have hired a California Indian gaming industry exec to spearhead their foray into Class II gambling.

Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack will kick off its second live racing season on Monday, July 9.

While Joe the Pro (a professional Internet poker player well known for his YouTube advice) isn't playing in the Main Event, he's got plenty of advice for those of you thinking about playing in the $10,000 poker tournament, which begins tomorrow. We just hope you'll take it with a grain of salt.

News Brief: Despite the lure of enormous jackpots and bigger profits, some Michigan charities are turning their backs on Big Money Bingo.

News Brief: Wild Rose Casino/Mississippi Belle II General Manager Tim Bollmann offered the Clinton County Community Development Association Board of Directors an update on how work is progressing at the new land-based casino site.

Nevada law has long protected home poker games, as long as nobody takes a rake, or a percentage of the pot, as a fee.

Station Casinos isn't discussing how its business strategy may change after, as expected, the company goes private by year's end in a management-led buyout.

News Brief: Massachusetts officials have confirmed that Sheldon Adelson of Newton has personally held discussions with Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s economic development secretary about the state’s pending decision whether to legalize casino gambling.

News Brief: Three weeks after the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe presented a draft agreement to the town of Middleboro to host a casino, a counteroffer is on the table.

News Brief: A day after receiving federal approval, the Seneca Indian Nation opened a temporary 5,000-square-foot casino on Tuesday with 124 slot machines in downtown Buffalo.

News Brief: A ruling on Tuesday ended the eight-year legal quarrel over a proposed casino east of Battle Creek, Michigan.

The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am Championship will be held July 13, at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa in Las Vegas.

No ticket managed to match all six numbers, so the Mega Million jackpot for the Tuesday, July 3, 2007 drawing grows to an estimated $106 million.