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More than 80 percent of Barstow voters shot down a ballot measure Tuesday that could have blocked the Big Lagoon/Los Coyotes casino resort from being developed in Barstow.

The colorful 103 ft. Bayou Caddy gator sign, a longtime Hancock County landmark, is being disassembled to make way for the new Silver Slipper Casino’s sign.

Dylan Mattina, an avid True Poker player, has won the Yuma, Arizona City Wide Tournament.

Southern Nevada Human Resource Association has named MGM Grand Hotel and Casino as the "Best Place to Work" in the gaming industry for 2006.

Andy Bloch wasn’t the only member of the MIT Blackjack Team that took casinos around the world for millions of dollars in the 90’s, but the title of the novel that chronicles that incredible run - “Bringing Down the House,” - could easily be assigned just to him.

ews Brief: A Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled late Tuesday that California's multi-state Mega Millions game is legal and authorized to operate in California.

News Brief: The winners of the $116.8 million Powerball jackpot, the largest lottery prize ever won in South Dakota, are a Pierre couple who used to operate the Colorful Nails sa

The Paradise Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the preliminary land development plan for the first phase of a $360 million plan to redevelop the site of the former Mt. Airy Lodge.

News Brief: A casino could be logical next step for for the instinctual businessman and musician.

News Brief: The second closing of a Broadway musical in as many months raises questions of whether Las Vegas casinos have imported unfair expectations along with the titles.

ews Brief: The Attorney General's Office has cleared the Mississippi-based Torguson Gaming Group to conduct parimutuel wagering at the former Lakes Region Greyhound Park in Belmont.

News Brief: Florida business owners believe their gaming machines fall within an exception to the gambling laws, according to an attorney in Sarasota.

News Brief: Two 1,700-ton barges under construction at a Louisiana shipyard will make their way to Hammond, Indiana, in early winter to become part of the Horseshoe casino expansion project.

ews Brief: Backers of a proposed Portland-area casino face long odds of getting on the November ballot. But they are still talking about mounting a furiously fast and expensive campaign to collect enough signatures to qualify their initiatives by the July 7 deadline.

News Brief: Located near Cedar Rapids, 16 miles south of Iowa City, the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort is beginning to take shape.

News Brief: The Nooksack Indian Tribe should consult with Whatcom County government about environmental concerns before building a planned casino north of Lynden near the Canadian border, the Whatcom County Council decided Tuesday night.

News Brief: The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa's failure to report on the progress of its proposed Grand Forks casino to the City Council may have endangered its chances of getting the council's support.

News Brief: Pittsburgh City Council members pressed would-be casino owners yesterday on promises to redevelop and aid neighborhoods, and got very different answers.

As inconceivable as it may seem, discount chains such as Wal-Mart and Target are a growing threat to traditional luxury retailers.