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Although there were few people in the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, there was still plenty to report. Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is in Las Vegas covering the happenings live.

Ultimate Blackjack Tour has filed suit against The Game Show Network alleging breach of implied contract, breach of confidence, unfair competition and unjust enrichment in conjunction with the GSN show, 'World Series of Blackjack.'

News Brief: Five years after opening one of the region's most remote gambling venues, the Campo Indian band is planning a 150-room hotel in hopes of moving its Golden Acorn Casino beyond a day-trip market.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board has unanimously awarded a 5 percent salary increase and $60,000 performance bonus to its third-year president and chief executive officer.

ews Brief: A federal judge, citing the public interest, Tuesday ruled that a statewide referendum on the proposed Narragansett Indian Tribe casino in West Warwick may go forward.

Expecting a record field for the World Series of Poker championship event, Harrah's Entertainment ordered several thousand specially manufactured green $100,000 tournament poker chips for use in the $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em tournament.

ews Brief: Though the Los Coyotes seemed to be on their way to getting a casino built with the help of city officials in Barstow, California, the band lost a recent battle against wealthier tribes who run casinos.

The final table for the 2006 WSOP Main Event is set and Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is there to cover all the action from the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Leaving Las Vegas isn't as easy as it once was. Neither is getting here nor moving around once you've arrived.

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Downs Racing report several developments relating to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

Local travel leaders are confident cries of 'Viva Las Vegas' will soon resonate elsewhere following this week's visit from eight Spanish-language journalists.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Friday, August 11 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $23 million.

The Extended Studies at the University of Nevada is offering gambling management courses beginning January 2007.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. is proceeding with the development of its slot machine facility at Pompano Park and currently anticipates that a court decision rendered today will not impact the opening of its facility now scheduled for early 2007.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is covering the 2006 WSOP of Poker Main Event live from the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Stay tuned for live features from the final table on Thursday, Aug. 10.

Renato Cottini of New York invested $34.00 in a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Mohegan Sun on August 5th, before he won the $2,059,324.49 jackpot.

News Brief: Improvements under way at Casino Aztar - some subtle, some showy - are intended to position the Evansville riverboat casino against impending competition from a new casino at French Lick, Indiana and elsewhere.

ews Brief: More than 1,500 participants were at the 2006 Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Conference and Tradeshow, which brings together gaming vendors, tribal casino employees and gaming commissioners.

News Brief: Warren Eldridge Brown’s stint as a member of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board lasted less than two weeks.

News Brief: New York Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca has reportedly attracted the attention of Major League Baseball officials for massive gambling debts.