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A settlement package of $101 million has been awarded to the families of the four construction workers killed and more than 30 others injured in the October 30, 2003, catastrophic collapse of the Tropicana Casino parking garage.

The National Poker League and FundRaisers.com are joining forces to launch a unique effort appropriately coined the NPL Charity Group.

Independent casino operators are a dying breed on the Strip, a playing field controlled by growing chains with billions of dollars at their disposal.

Builders of the coming Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino will host a traditional Japanese wine-pouring ceremony Monday to celebrate the first upward construction of the resort at Harmon Avenue and the Strip.

They call them fleas. Casino cons. Guys who buzz around the betting floor, looking for a scam or a cheat or a fleece.

What happens in Vegas is getting reproduced all over the country, to the chagrin of Southern Nevada tourism boosters trying to protect Sin City's trademarked slogans.

What February's hosting of the NBA All-Star Game didn't bring to the Strip was gamblers.

News Brief: Despite pressure from religious leaders and other gambling foes, the Lake County Board on Tuesday approved a resolution requesting a share of revenue if Waukegan is granted a casino.

News Brief: The resort's 11 casinos posted a meager increase in gaming win last month, collecting just 1.3 percent more from gamblers than they did in March 2006 and reversing a two-month trend of revenue declines.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. plans to build a new land-based casino in Biloxi, its chief executive said on Wednesday, expanding its presence in the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which is still recovering from 2005 hurricane damage.

News Brief: Organized labor today will announce its support for one of five big Indian gambling agreements that were blocked last year by Assembly Democrats, largely at the request of state and national labor leaders.

hiladelphia Park. the first slots gaming facility to open in the Philadelphia area, announced plans to expand on Tuesday.

News Brief: The city of Wichita won’t get about $1 million in revenue-sharing because of a mistake in the new casino and slots bill.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to take home the jackpot, that Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $17 million for the Friday, April 13, 2007 drawing.

Aquarius Casino Resort offers a special package for the 25th Annual Laughlin River Run.

The Signature at MGM Grand announced today the July opening of its third 576-suite tower.

One River Rock Casino poker player will win a $10,000 seat in the No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Series of Poker.

Mohegan Sun celebrates "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" on Saturday, May 5th with their annual Kentucky Derby Party in the Uncas Ballroom.

Mohegan Sun's Player's Club members will have the opportunity to walk away with tons of cash and prizes during Mohegan Sun's $300,000 On A Roll Dice Game.

News Brief: A tribal spokesperson says that the Mississippi Band of Choctaws looks forward to a November referendum on a proposed Choctaw casino in Jackson County.