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In the last 20 years, Bally's Las Vegas has had one name change, almost a half-dozen corporate overlords, a dozen property presidents. Rick Zeller has, however, remained a constant.

News Brief: The sale of Clinton’s Mississippi Belle II casino to Wild Rose Entertainment is expected to be finalized Thursday.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $60 million.

After six years of delay, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is finally breaking ground today for Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo Township, Michigan.

More than 1,000 jobs will be created over the next year at the $382 million resort, casino and golf course development.

One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Friday, June 2, 2006 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $47 million jackpot.

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary as the progressive system that's produced the world's largest slot jackpots, Nevada Megabucks has just surpassed the $20 million mark.

News Brief: While MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity casinos are working furiously to build lavish new permanent hotel-gaming complexes, Greektown Casino remains tangled in red tape that has prevented it from placing its first shovel in the ground.

News Brief: Despite its murky legal status, Turning Stone casino won't be closed, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.

News Brief: It may be last call for video poker in North Carolina, a move that’s been a long time coming for the Onslow County Sheriff’s Department.

News Brief: The site of the Nooksack Indian Tribe's planned casino was vandalized with more than 100 aluminum nails spread across the driveway entrance.

News Brief: Barring a successful legal challenge, casino proponents will be spinning the electoral roulette wheel this November to see if voters will approve an amendment to the constitution allowing a privately run casino in Rhode Island.

Black Oak Casino and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk are pleased to announce their two-year commitment as presenting sponsor of the 2006 Northern California Open Championship.

The Greater Cleveland Partnership Board of Directors has voted to support the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that, if approved by Ohio voters, would expand gaming in Ohio.

News Brief: The proposed tribal casino in Grand Forks would bring as many as 446 jobs to town, with wages totaling $12.3 million a year, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa said today.

News Brief: Gambling in California, fueled in large part by the expansion of Indian casinos, has grown into an industry worth more than $13 billion a year, according to a report released Wednesday by the state attorney general.

ews Brief: A potential $10 million subsidy for Arlington Park, Churchill Downs Inc.'s Chicago-area racetrack, faces a challenge from casino operators, who contend that a new Illinois law is unconstitutional.

he $382 million development and restoration project at the French Lick Resort & Casino continues at an accelerated pace, said construction officials with Blue Sky, the resort’s ownership group.

Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. jumped into the middle of the Florida gambling debate, agreeing Wednesday to buy a privately owned Fort Lauderdale jai alai fronton and its adjacent 50 acres for $152.5 million.