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A Super Bowl lacking dramatic action on the field in Detroit drew plenty of it at Las Vegas sports books.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $210 million.

Despite the growing prominence of celebrity chefs and their froufrou Zagat ratings, self-serve gorgefests have been big business at local hotel-casinos for nearly six decades.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions Jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $88 million.

The New York office of SOSH Architects has been selected to develop an extensive, phase-III master plan for the Mohegan Sun Casino’s property in Uncasville, Connecticut, it was announced by the Mohegan Tribal Council today.

News Brief: The Port Authority granted a total of more than $160,000 to three organizations to fund awareness programs and research to prevent youth gaming, the authority said in a release.

Boyd Gaming Corp. has developed a plan to retain all 1,899 of its Stardust workers even after it demolishes the resort to make way for its $4 billion Echelon Place project.

The owner of Rolling Stone magazine is making a bid to turn Alexis Park on Harmon Avenue into a $500 million hotel-casino that would attract the same customers as the nearby Hard R

For the second consecutive year, McCarran International Airport posted an annual record, this time with nearly 44.3 million arriving and departing passengers.

News Brief: Lawrenceburg, Indiana, has signed on the dotted line to share $500,000 a year with Franklin County as long as the city has riverboat revenue.

News Brief: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board refused to consider three applications for a casino licenses, reducing the number of applicants to 22 for the remaining 14 casino licenses available.

News Brief: A group trying to bring a casino to Botkins, Ohio, has settled with the state over the unregistered sales of securities.

News Brief: A Colorado developer is considering Johnston, Rhode Island, as one of several prospective locations in New England where he and an undisclosed partner might build a casino.

News Brief: Duquesne University would like nothing more than to see a new arena built for the Penguins, but not if it means putting a slot machine casino at its doorstep.

News Brief: California legislation allowing these charitable organizations to raise much-needed money with casino nights without fear of legal reprisal has passed the Assembly.

At the final table of the Borgata Winter Poker Open , Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi once again showed the poker prowess that makes him one of the most feared players.

Bon Jovi was inducted into Mohegan Sun's Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Jefferies & Company, Inc. will be Platinum Sponsors of the 2nd annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress, which takes place March 6-7.

With the scheduled opening tonight of the first Hooters Hotel, a $130 million transformation of the former Hotel San Remo, the inevitable comparison will be made with other restaur