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News Brief: Louisiana's casinos took in a combined $58.4 million in September, down from $59.3 million in August.

News Brief: The Harrah’s Entertainment has disciplined an ‘overzealous’ staffer for sending an ‘unauthorized’ e-mail on Saturday criticizing Republican candidates opposed to the casino and endorsing Democratic candidates in tomorrow’s election.

News Brief: The Silver Slipper Casino, Hancock County's second casino since Hurricane Katrina, is set to open Thursday at 7 p.m.

News Brief: The Rhode Island Parole Board, which has never taken a stance on a political issue before, has come out against the proposed West Warwick casino.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $20 million.

The jackpot for the Tuesday, November 7, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $52 million.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today accepted a check on behalf of the citizens of Pennsylvania for $50 million from Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

News Brief: The National Indian Gaming Commission doesn't pay enough attention to Montana tribes' comments, tribal representatives told commissioners Thursday at a meeting in Billings.

"Arizona 9," a group of seven co-workers and two spouses share one-half of a $94.1 million Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, Nov. 1, drawing.

Columbia Entertainment said today that it has obtained regulatory approvals from gaming authorities in Nevada and New Jersey that will help to clear the way for the company's planned acquisition of Aztar Corporation.

Casino City columnist Ryan McLane writes about his preparations for the $600 Limit Hold'em event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

News Brief: John Hairston, one of three members of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, said Wednesday casino employment is at pre-Katrina levels.

News Brief: Hogback Chapter took another step forward toward a possible casino after the Navajo Nation Council approved an agreement Tuesday that creates a gaming revenue split between the two entities.

It will be at least another year before the shuttered Lady Luck in downtown is replaced, Nevada gaming regulators were told Wednesday.

Sportsbook.com, has posted odds on what team star pitcher, Daisuke Matsuzaka, will sign with to pitch in the 2007 regular season.

One lucky ticket in Arizona and one lucky ticket in Minnesota matched all 6 numbers Wednesday evening and will share the $94.1 million jackpot.

he New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority unveiled details of its Boardwalk Facade Project.

International News Brief: The online gambling industry is undergoing a seismic shift just weeks after a new law cut off much of the business in the United States.

There's no mistaking Bill Boyd's appreciation of the property that took him into the casino industry's big leagues.

Pinnacle Entertainment has submitted an application to state gaming regulators to move a shuttered Lake Charles riverboat casino to a new location in Baton Rouge.