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News Brief: Casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, won 4.5 percent more money from gamblers in August compared with a year earlier, the state's Casino Control Commission said on Monday.

The New England Technology Foundation’s 13th annual charity fundraising event will include casino games and a poker tournament.

After 3 1/2 weeks in charge of the Nevada university system's fledgling health sciences center, former Clark County manager Thom Reilly is resigning to take a half-million-dollar job with Harrah's Entertainment.

Bomb-wielding jihadists may be the focal point of many travelers' unease, but terrorism isn't the only threat lurking around the world's airports and hotels.

Event five of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open concluded late Sunday night with New Yorker Jeremy Shor coming from behind to defeat an accomplished field and capture the championship.

If there's one common notion that most Americans have about Las Vegas, it's that we have a vibrant economy. To be precise, many think we are the land of milk and honey.

Like a terrier herding small livestock, Barbara Hewitt is consumed with developing and implementing the training programs essential to a company the size of MGM Mirage and for the growth it has planned.

News Brief: Joliet, Illinois, casinos posted increased revenue in August compared to a year ago.

News Brief: Mike Queen is one of the most prominent gambling critics in the West Virginia region and has never let up their fire since the video gambling became available in Dec

For the gaming industry, the five years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks started with the deepest downturn in the industry's history. But they ended in a remarkable recovery that redefined what the business is all about.

News Brief: The Legislature may reconvene to address Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's pacts with Indian casinos for nearly 20,000 new slot machines, which would create mega-casinos overshadowing Las Vegas offerings.

News Brief: Competition for slots casino licenses in Pennsylvania becomes more intense today with the start of licensing hearings.

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

ews Brief: This was the year many expected Congress to rewrite the landmark 1988 law that opened the door to what has become a $23 billion Indian gambling industry. However, what once looked like a sure bet may have become no better than even money.

News Brief: Although parts of the infield and much of the facility are still under construction, it was still a grand opening at Harrah's Chester for 4,000 to 5,000 harness fans in the grandstand and Eagles fans crowded into the facility's one open sports bar.

In the next half a decade, a massive building project at McCarran International Airport will grab the attention of millions of visitors on arrival.

The airport is now the nation's fifth busiest, posting a record 44.3 million people last year.

Fox Rothschild LLP, one of the country's largest gaming law practices, will be Presenting Sponsor of the 3rd annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress, conference organizers announced today.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $137 million.

Since no Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $114 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, September 12, 2006 drawing grows to an estimated $135 million.