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E-Learning solutions company NexLearn, LLC, has developed the ‘Palms Home Poker Host,’ a computer software program designed to train users to host professional poker tournaments.

News Brief: A 10-year-old casino revenue case that could have dire financial implications for Bossier City, Louisiana, came to a head Thursday before the state Supreme Court.

News Brief: Burlington's Randy Winegard will ask the state of Iowa for permission to move Catfish Bend Casino to Roosevelt Avenue.

ews Brief: Pennsylvania gaming regulators approved a tentative list of public hearings on slots applications Thursday, and said they'll consider adding a hearing in Gettysburg because of a hotly debated slots proposal there.

News Brief: In five to 10 years, Fort Payne, Alabama, could have a large casino and be well on its way to being a major tourist destination, according to a local resident.

News Brief: A window of opportunity was thrown open this week by Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay for any qualifying government and non-profit agencies and organizations in the county to apply for more than $1 million in so-called riverboat grants.

Harrah's License Company reports new dates and an expanded schedule for its World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas next spring.

News Brief: Harrah's-Narragansett Indian casino backers are seeking to rewrite the state Constitution to allow a privately operated casino and give it a locked-in tax rate.

News Brief: The Beloit council voted to amend for a fourth time casino developer Kurt Carlson's option to purchase 98.6 acres of land from the city.

News Brief: George Skibine, director of the federal Office of Indian Gaming Management, will serve as the ombudsman overseeing the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's application for a casino a

News Brief: The two proposed casino projects in the Poconos each took a step forward Wednesday.

News Brief: The opening of the $170 million Blue Chip Casino boat is scheduled for Jan. 31, casino officials announced.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission has dropped a proposal that would let casinos count roads and sewerage systems to meet infrastructure requirements.

An Atlantic County lawmaker wants to lead the effort to add casino gaming floors to a soon-to-be-enforced statewide smoking ban.

News Brief: Developers have leased seven acres immediately east of Boomtown Casino where they plan to build a gambling resort.

One company exec says that Las Vegas’ economic climate is a plus for his company, however, the city’s sinful reputation is an obstacle in his efforts to bring in outside employees.

Attorney Mayer Morganroth has filed a $69 million lawsuit in Detroit demanding a trial by jury against MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, MGM Grand Resorts, LLC and MGM Mirage, Inc.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $101 million.

Westgate Resorts and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino execs will break ground on a 50-story luxury condominium tower directly connected to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino complex in Las Vegas.

Deanna Goodson, editor of Chicksnchips and online poker player, is challenging anyone to play her in low-stakes tables or buy-in tournaments at a venue of her choosing.