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One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Tuesday drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $75 million jackpot.

Three Minersville, Schuylkill County women will share the $500,000 top prize from "Wish List," one of the Pennsylvania Lottery's six new holiday-themed instant games.

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports that PA Meadows has made payment for The Meadows, a standardbred racetrack located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Gulfstream Park said it will open the doors to its new casino with Las Vegas-style slot machines at noon on Wednesday.

Enough people to populate a small nation poured into Las Vegas in September, setting a record for the month and keeping Southern Nevada on pace to attract 38.7 million visitors this year.

At least five Internet companies have pulled out of the Las Vegas G2E show, and industry experts say recent arrests of Web-gambling executives make online gaming operators leery of coming to the United States.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Mark Advent, the man behind the New York-New York megaresort on the Strip that helped change the face of Las Vegas, is hoping to bring some of his creativity to Singapore.

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs made history today with a grand opening ceremony, introducing slot machine gaming in Pennsylvania.

The Sands has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Buffalo Bill's, Primm Valley and Whiskey Pete's hotel-casinos for $400 million.

Interesting moments from Day Two of the World Poker Finals at the Foxwood Resort Casino.

Since no Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's drawing, the jackpot grows to an estimated $75 million for the Tuesday, November 14, 2006 drawing.

With massive stacks heading into day three of the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Mimi Tran and Kathy Leibert make their bid to become the first woman to win a WPT Main Event.

In partnership with Wine Spectator magazine, the Borgata Heart & Soul Foundation raised $101,500 for Living Beyond Breast Cancer and Atlantic County Women's Center.

Nevada Gold & Casinos reports the appointment of Robert Farinella as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Tioga and Vernon Downs in New York State.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. reports the appointment of John Bohannon as vice president and general manager of the company's Isle of Capri-Black Hawk and Colorado Central Station properties in Black Hawk, Colorado.

The professionals are out in force at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals Main Event, making up a significant percentage of the remaining 150 players.

News Brief: Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has enlisted Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, as a partner in its proposed $350 million Philadelphia waterfront casino.

The best poker players in the world will make their way to Foxwoods Resort Casino this weekend for the popular $10,000 World Poker Finals (WPF) Main Event.

News Brief: An investigation by the Indiana Gaming Commission determined the $382 million French Lick Resort Casino is over budget.