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News Brief: U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Thursday he will give details in the coming weeks on possible legislation to repeal a ban imposed last year on online gambling.

ews Brief: The Colorado Gaming Commission gave its nod Thursday to the purchase of two Cripple Creek casinos by a Minneapolis-based company that already owns three gambling halls in the mountain town.

Cash Systems, Inc. reports a new multi-year contract with The Meadows Racetrack and Casino where Cash Systems will provide it’s full line of cash access services.

News Brief: A Jackson County group plans to start pressing the Board of Supervisors for a referendum on casino gambling in Jackson County, Mississippi.

Beau Rivage joins forces with legendary bull riding champion Tuff Hedeman to welcome his own official bull riding event -- Tuff Hedeman's Mississippi Shootout.

News Brief: Casino gambling is unlikely to come to Pease International Tradeport or any other place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this year.

Two Nevada lawmakers, hoping to repeal a crackdown on Internet gambling, are working on legislation that would require the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an 18-month study of online wagering.

Philadelphia city council has voted unanimously to have a referendum regarding casino locations placed on the May 15 mayoral primary ballot.

But despite the overall uptick, or partly due to the increase, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas fell from fifth to sixth in passenger traffic rankings.

According to a WagerWeb.com writer, the team with the easiest road to the NCAA Tournament Final Four is in the Midwest Region, and that's defending champion and top-seeded Florida.

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will break ground for the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, California.

Five weeks after Culinary Workers Local 226 called for early negotiations with hotel owners to discuss the expiring collective bargaining agreements covering Las Vegas Strip and downtown workers, the first face-to-face session took place Wednesday.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Blackjack Institute Group Seminars are coming to New York for the first time, and returning to Vegas this summer.

eMillions progressive slot jackpot has hit twice in less than two months at Silver Star Casino in Philadelphia, MS.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $183 million.

Two very lucky guests drove home in new vehicles within a week during an amazing winning streak at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino.

Fair Grounds Race Course today announced a purse increase of approximately 25 percent on overnight races for the final two weeks of its 135th racing season.

MGM Mirage and Perini Building Company have launched a nationwide campaign to identify qualified minority, women, and disadvantaged-owned business enterprises to participate in the construction of CityCenter.

A man from Yucca Valley is $91,122.51 richer tonight after hitting the Paradise Jackpot on a nickel slot machine at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage.

When Sherie and James Johnson heard the Stardust was scheduled for demolition, the Salt Lake City couple knew they had be in Las Vegas to bid farewell to an old friend.