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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.

Whether it's VIP parties, citywide fireworks or the chance to binge drink on the Strip, Las Vegas' worldwide appeal typically soars around New Year's Eve.

A Clark County activist attempted to file an initiative petition Tuesday that would significantly raise the gaming tax on Nevada's largest casinos and use the money to fully pay single-family homeowner property tax bills.

News Brief: Motorcycle clubs that stage 'poker runs' for charity will find 2006 less bountiful because such fundraisers now amount to illegal gambling under Texas law.

News Brief: The project would more than double the size of the Stillaguamish Tribe's gambling attraction.

The past year has been a great one for the Las Vegas market, and 2006 looks to be strong as well.

Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno’s web site continues to log guests onto Boomtown’s lowest Internet room specials.

News Brief: The worldwide poker industry appears to have hit every possible inside straight, flush and full house that it could accumulating a large pot of cash in the process.

News Brief: The manager of an off-track betting site in Fargo was arrested Monday after he confessed to stealing thousands of dollars from his business and then staging a burglary, police said.

News Brief: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger contends that recent casino-related construction by the Jamul Indian band violated the tribe's state gambling compact, and he has summoned tribal leaders to Sacramento to talk about it.

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa reports yet another week full of PowerPrize Jackpot and Players Card Bonus success stories paying $717,710 in cash to six PowerPrize Jackpot winners

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

News Brief: About 300 computer servers and sweepstakes video readers belonging to Austin charity gaming operator Multimedia Games Inc. have been removed from the Birmingham Race Course in Birmingham, Ala., by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

News Brief: The Appellate Court of Illinois is allowing the City of Chicago to enforce get-tough rules for video gambling machines and bar owners who operate them.

News Brief: Office pools in which participants predict which teams will win college bowl games are legal, provided they are small, friendly and don't include a cut for the organizer.