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The public persona of George Maloof has been good for the Palms.

Since no one correctly matched all six Powerball numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $100 million.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $40 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $49 million.

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

Chip Reese survived four all-in bets in heads up play vs. Andy Bloch, including one in which he was dominated and two others in which it was a virtual toss-up, to come from behind claim the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.championship at the 2006 World Series of Poker on Saturday morning.

Casino City reporter Aaron Todd provides notes and tidbits from action on Friday and Saturday at the World Series of Poker.

The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament may turn out to be the toughest test of poker skill and endurance in the history of the game after Day Two lasted 17 hours and resulted in a star-studded final table.

The adjective amazing comes to mind. Exciting, intriguing, riveting, all those descriptors work. Hell, I’ll just say it, the 2006 World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E tournament will the most exciting final table ever played.

News Brief: The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort will open ahead of schedule and just in time for the Labor Day holiday.

News Brief: According to the project manager for the redevelopment of the Broadwater Hotel site, Foxwoods Development Co. has not pulled out of its deal to build a casino there.

News Brief: The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is likely to decide in the next several weeks whether to proceed with its Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs slot machine casino project.

News Brief: Betting by Minnesota gamblers has been so brisk at the Diamond Jo Worth Casino in north-central Iowa that state gambling regulators approved plans today for a major expansion project costing more than $20 million.

ews Brief: Vincent Giblin, chairman of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, was arrested Sunday night in Spring Lake after his wife called police and reported a domestic dispute, authorities said.

News Brief: A union-led group is picketing for higher wages and benefits for construction workers at a casino-hotel project on the Tohono O'odham Reservation.

ews Brief: A draft environmental study for the proposed Cowlitz Tribe casino and resort near La Center came under fire Wednesday from Clark County commissioners.

News Brief: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Alan Schlesinger said he was simply trying to be left alone while gambling at Foxwoods Resort Casino when he got a Wampum Rewards card with a fake name.

ews Brief: Two applicants for Pittsburgh's lone casino license joined Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. in committing in writing to contribute to building a new arena for the Penguins, Allegheny County chief executive Dan Onorato said Thursday.

News Brief: Crescent City School of Gaming & Bartending has reopened to train workers as the Coast rebuilds with a bigger casino industry than it had before Hurricane Katrina.

News Brief: The new head of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission said Thursday that she doesn't expect to consider granting additional casino licenses until early 2008.