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After months of delay, officials unveiled the Poker Dome on Friday, with the hope that the so-called poker arena could provide a boost to the flailing Neonopolis.

Trump Entertainment Resorts reports that construction officially commenced in July 2006 on the new, $250 million hotel tower at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $178 million.

News Brief: Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1,800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Superglue.

For many gamblers, Bob Nersesian is a saint who has come up a winner tackling the cases of advantage gamblers who claim their civil rights have been trampled by casinos.

News Brief: Applicants for casino licenses will appear at a series of hearings before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board from September through November.

Wall Street casino analysts had predicted that the introduction of two large resorts into Las Vegas' residents-oriented gaming market during the past six months might spell doom for the smaller, older competition.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot,the jackpot for the Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $31 million.

News Brief: Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is asking an Orange County judge to unseal the records in a lawsuit between the partners of a new casino in French Lick.

PokerTek, Inc. continued a succession of contract announcements today by reporting two new locations that will install PokerPro tables.

Full House Resorts, Inc. reports the ground breaking on the expansion project for its Midway Slots operations at Harrington Raceway in Harrington, Delaware.

The 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event is off an running. Check out some of Casino City Columnist Ryan McLane's thoughts heading into the big one.

The Main Event at the 37th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is underway, and the field is already a record with three more "Day Ones" yet to begin.

News Brief: The growth of the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel has again made its mark at a busy Niagara Falls corner.

In response to numerous inquires to Orange County Holdings and the Cook family regarding the French Lick Resorts & Casino project, Steve Ferguson, chairman of Cook Group, has issued a statement.

On Wednesday, August 2, Caesars Palace will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a toga party at the legendary resort's outdoor Roman Plaza amphitheater.

Casino City reporter Aaron Todd got to play in the World Series of Poker's Media/Celebrity event last night.

The Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light kicks off today at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with the largest field of participants ever gathered for a single live poker event.

Phil Hellmuth's 10th bracelet win was perhaps the single most memorable moment of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to date. The play at the final table, however, will not be widely seen, as ESPN had not scheduled the tournament for broadcast.

Nick Grudzien, a 29-year old semi-professional poker player from New York City, won InterPoker.com's latest Extreme Poker Challenge – "Loser's Leap" – on Wednesday morning.