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Saratoga Gaming and Raceway proudly presented $90,000 in charitable donations to nine local organizations.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the jackpot grows to an estimated $50 million for the Friday, December 22, 2006 drawing.

Money Centers of America has signed a contract to provide its services to a Native American Casino in the Southern California market.

The Bicycle Casino will continue its long-standing philanthropic tradition with it's annual Children's Christmas Party for over 1,700 underprivileged children.

Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that the hiring practices of slots operators would be the focus of his first audit of Pennsylvania's multibillion-dollar gaming industry.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has selected the Sands Bethworks Gaming LLC, a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., for a state gaming license.

Two years after Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish were acquitted in their retrial of killing casino boss Ted Binion, one of the most publicized criminal cases in Las Vegas history is back in the news.

The Nevada Resort Association, the lobbying arm of the largest and most powerful casino companies, filed court papers Monday opposing the bar and tavern owners' lawsuit that seeks to throw out the smoking ban.

News Brief: Lauth Property Group claims its partner Orange County is in contempt of court for refusing to go back to a three-man panel to arbitrate mutual disputes.

News Brief: About 200 Isle of Capri employees lost their jobs in a layoff that the Biloxi casino's general manager said was necessary because of seasonal slowing compounded by the U.S. 90 bridge being out.

News Brief: Philadelphia Park Casino is offering offer players two club cards, the standard player's card and the premium card for high-limit players, for its new customers.

The Florida Retail Federation is encouraging retailers to consider placement of adult gambling games in stores.

The Jamul Indian Village has approved a comprehensive Tribal Environmental Impact Statement/Report related to its planned casino-resort to be built entirely on its six-acre reservation.

News Brief: Former State Rep. Mark McNaughton, a longtime critic of gambling just appointed as a member of the Pennsylvania's Gaming Control Board, has won thousands of dollars at casinos in recent years, according to tax returns.

News Brief: Directors of Thunder Valley Casino, led by General Manager Scott Garawitz, are celebrating the holiday season by delivering over 5,000 pounds of food to the Sacramento Food Bank.

South Point owner Michael Gaughan is a straight shooter. He doesn't waste a lot of words, and what he says, he means.

Morgans Hotel Group signed an agreement in May to buy the Hard Rock Hotel from Peter Morton and will forfeit $50 million if the $770 million deal doesn't close by Feb. 11.

News Brief: Horseshoe Casino $485 million expansion project will replace the riverboat with a floating gambling hall six times its size.

ews Brief: With the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board prepared to award a license Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force has asked the board to make the license conditional on improvements to the applicants' plans.

News Brief: The Pocono Downs Mohegan Sun Casino continues to exceed expectations, with as many as 10,000 visitors per day, its owners said.