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Dazzling the eye, deafening the ear and punishing the pocketbook, a new generation of nightclubs is seducing affluent partyers and winning over once-skeptical casino executives on the hunt for new profit centers.

News Brief: The prospect of a tribal casino opening in Cherokee County depends on the commitment of the Kansas governor and Legislature to state-owned casinos, an attorney for two tribes said Monday.

News Brief: The casino company that has proposed partnering with the Penguins to build a casino and new hockey arena in Pittsburgh has agreed to pay millions to settle a lawsuit re

News Brief: Saying they are ‘calling the bluff’ of the Seneca Gaming Corp., an anti-casino group Tuesday morning took the first step in an attempt to stop a proposed Buffalo casino.

A significant terrorist attack -- elsewhere or especially here -- could derail the gravy train Las Vegas has been riding in recent years.

News Brief: Pennsylvania's requirement that slot machines pass through in-state distributors means the company or companies that win the right to supply IGT machines stand to score millions over the coming years.

A Mega Millions ticket purchased in California matched all six numbers to win a jackpot estimated at $88 million.

During the coming weeks you can win a seat to the WPT Championship 2006, being held at The Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas from the 18th to the 24th April 2006.

Bit by bit, the expanding universe of digital entertainment will soon reconverge in Southern Nevada.

Harrah"s Entertainment, Inc. reports that Jim Hoskins will be named senior vice president and general manager of Harrah"s New Orleans Casino, effective upon receipt of required reg

American Wagering, Inc. reports that AWI Gaming, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has obtained a financing commitment for the acquisition of Sturgeon's Inn & Casino in Lovelock, Nevada.

Fair Grounds Race Course reports additional enhancements to its racing and purse schedule for the final month of its meet at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.

News Brief: Employees of the Silverado Gaming Establishment in Deadwood made their second annual Project Christmas donation this week.

News Brief: The Palace, a boutique casino that prided itself on having the same luxuries as its biggest competitors, reopens Friday.

News Brief: Two major gambling companies announced plans for Philadelphia casinos on the last day prospective slots parlor operators could file license applications, heating up the competition.

Las Vegas ranked among the nation's winningest brands in 2005 and will continue to rank high in the coming year, a survey by two marketing firms published Thursday suggests.

News Brief: A preliminary hearing was set for February for Justin Ready, a 24-year-old from the Bay Area accused of stabbing two casino security guards in the neck last month.

News Brief: The state auditor general wants to tie the license to operate a slots parlor in Pittsburgh with responsibility for fully funding a new arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

People who have seen the top-drawer production shows "O" and "Le Reve" can't resist comparing their aquatic and aerial themes.