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Riv Acquisition Holdings, will pay $426.5 million for the Riviera and its 26-acre site on the North Las Vegas Strip.

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. reports that William H. Robinson has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company's Nevada operations.

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. debuted its newly renovated and expanded Black Hawk casino and announced the details of its 33-story, 536-room, four-diamond-quality hotel.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. reports that Tioga Downs Racetrack has obtained a bridge loan from RCG Longview II, L.P. in the principal amount of $20,000,000.

News Brief: Carmelee Wolf was down to her last $2 playing the Millioni$er penny-slot machine and bet it all to win the half-million-dollar jackpot.

News Brief: A meeting about the TrumpStreet casino proposal opened with a shiny slide presentation by casino operators but quickly deteriorated into a shouting match between sign-waving proponents and opponents of the project.

News Brief: The Mahnomen County board is considering an appeal against the Shooting Star Casino's recent approval for trust status.

News Brief: The new permanent MGM Grand Detroit Casino under construction now will be 17-stories high designed in a somewhat art-deco style.

After originally expressing reservations about a bill that would outlaw Internet gambling, Bruce Ohr , a Department of Justice official appeared to modify his view during a congressional hearing.

Rave reviews from Wall Street analysts for Red Rock Resort sent Station Casinos shares soaring Wednesday.

News Brief: The casino project that Brad Pitt and George Clooney have been talking about for ages does now seem to have fallen apart.

News Brief: The Detroit City Council postponed a vote Wednesday on whether to sell Greektown Casino a municipal garage that would give the casino room to build its $300 million permanent facility.

Easyodds.com has come up with a unique way to find the right horse for punters to back in this year's Aintree Grand National on Saturday.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $195 million for Saturday night's drawing.

What's On, The Las Vegas Guide has announced the winners of its 7th annual Visitors' Choice Awards poll.

Network Installation Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kelley Technologies, has been awarded a project for a major Las Vegas resort hotel and casino.

ParkerTech Racing Services is taking their VIPsports.com Top Alcohol Funny Car to Las Vegas for the first time

Bravo begins taping today the new season of its hit series "Celebrity Poker Showdown" at Harrah's New Orleans and announced plans to donate $1 million to charities benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. reports that Barneys New York will open a flagship store in the company's new Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino currently being constructed next to The Venetian on the Las Vegas strip.

One player at the National Hemophilia Foundation's (NHF) 2006 Game Night walked away with a seat in the 2006 World Series of Poker, but hemophilia and other blood and clotting disorders were the night's biggest winner, taking in an estimated total of $240,000 in cash and in-kind donations.