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Clark County casino companies' taxable property values are rising at a record clip, outpacing anything ever seen in Nevada.

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

The Venetian's third attempt at operating a poker room might be the charm -- but also the most expensive.

Gaming stocks continued their upward trend in March, with some companies surpassing or nearing all-time high price levels.

News Brief: The Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma is pushing for a show of support from Massillon City Council by Monday or Tuesday.

The Gaming and Casino Fund, the new no-load mutual fund, was assigned NASDAQ ticker symbol GACFX and has begun operations.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $174 million.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the $117 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, April 4, 2006 will grow to an estimated $138 million..

Player City has entered the arena of online casino gaming with a fresh Web design provided by Kurt Clark Inc. a design firm of Indiana.

Bet4Aces.com will launch phase one of a four part aggressive marketing campaign targeting the international online gaming market now that the company has resovled all it's issues with the purchase of BetGateway.com.

Growing up during the Baywatch years made meeting Carmen Electra an obvious highlight in the life of this 24-year old poker reporter, but chatting with Mike Sexton at the opening of Foxwoods Resort Casino’s new World Poker Tour Poker Room was far and away the best part of my day.

Slot companies are developing downloadable gaming technology where slot supervisors would be able change the game content on a bank of machines with a few clicks of a computer mous

With upsets and Cinderella teams wreaking havoc throughout the tournament no clear favorite has emerged with bettors at Sportsbook.com.

Wells-Gardner LCDs have been approved for use in IGT machines by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Division of Gaming Enforcement in New Jersey and Gaming Laboratories International.

Tom Schneider, host of TrueTexasPoker, outlasted a field of 589 players to earn a spot on the televised final table at the World Poker Challenge in Reno, Nevada.

The Choctaw Casino Durant has joined an elite group of Class II operators in North America to implement the Gaming Standard Association's System-to-System protocol.

Responding to the increasing demand for online poker alternatives, The National League of Poker announced the formal launch of its completely free online poker portal.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. plans to invest further in the New Jersey gambling haven, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

News Brief: Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former business partner Adam Kidan were sentenced Wednesday to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $21.7 million in restitution to the bank they defrauded.

News Brief: Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor, and Rep. John Boozman plan to oppose a proposal to build an American Indian tribal casino on the downtown riverfront in Fort Smith, Arkansas.