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The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians today announced a contribution of $50,000 to aid the families of the four fighters who lost their lives in the Esperanza wildfire.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. reports the grand opening of the new 33,000 square foot gaming facility at Vernon Downs and the completion of the $4,000,000 renovation.

MGM Mirage on Wednesday unveiled plans for residences at the $7 billion Project CityCenter, saying the 66-acre site will include four condominium developments encompassing five high-rise towers.

The Susquehanna International Group poker tournament winner was Ayres Fan, an electrical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

owerball has reached an estimated $83 million jackpot for Saturday night's draw as the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously approved the application of Presque Isle Downs Inc. for a sixth gaming operator license under the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act of 2004.

News Brief: The state House of Representatives yesterday prolonged its squabble with the Senate over a bill intended to strengthen regulation and enforcement of Pennsylvania's slot-machine industry.

International News Brief: Recent takeover offers indicate how lucrative international casino groups believe Britain will become as the 2005 Gambling Act slowly unwinds many regulatory constraints.

Could a cornerstone of Republicans' American Values Agenda - the just passed law to ban Internet gambling - come back to bite the party on Nov. 7?

The Connecticut Sports Foundation Against Cancer has planned a special program for its 20th Annual Celebrity Dinner and Memorabilia Auction, which will be held at Mohegan Sun, on Friday, February 9, 2007.

News Brief: Bally Technologies, the company that owns Rainbow Casino, has offered it for sale through a global investment bank, its general manager said this morning.

News Brief: A crowd broke into smiles and hearty applause Tuesday night after D’iberville Planning Commission members unanimously approved a zoning request that paves the way for casino development in the city's southeastern section.

News Brief: The tribal owner of two Coachella Valley casinos will sell $230 million in bonds on Tuesday to help finance construction of a hotel in Rancho Mirage.

ews Brief: The two candidates in the tight race to represent California’s Inland area's 80th Assembly District hold significantly different views on tribal gaming, one of the region's signature issues in the Legislature.

News Brief: Recent reports that a third casino cruise ship may set up shop in Little River, South Carolina, were ‘bogus,’ Horry County Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland said Tuesday.

News Brief: The city of Council Bluffs wants to tap into the property valuation of Horseshoe Casino to help pay off its debt for streets and sewers surrounding the Mid-America Center.

News Brief: New York state allowed Yonkers Raceway's new video lottery casino earlier this month, despite more than 50 fire safety violations, according to a report.

International News Brief: Macau has become the world's top gambling destination, analysts said Wednesday, after the latest earnings figures from the southern Chinese territory showed it had probably topped Las Vegas.

The Normandie Casino drew the curtain on it's newest attraction, a luxurious V.I.P. Blackjack Section.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $24 million for the Friday, October 27, 2006 drawing.