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The Maine Gambling Control Board has unanimously approved issuing Bally Gaming and Systems a permanent license to distribute gaming devices and associated equipment.

B Dealer combines the game's dealer button and the blind timer, an alarm that marks a minimum bet increase, called a blind.

As poker continues to entrench itself in mainstream American culture, accompanying organizations are springing up to ensure the game maintains a steady increase in popularity.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $240 million.

The estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Mega Millions drawing grows to $65 million.

It is illegal for an American company to operate an Internet poker site in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry.

Las Vegas and a handful of other "target cities" are sitting on a terrorist threat -- hazardous material shipments -- that could be a far more immediate risk than nuclear waste transports, a leading environmental consultant says.

First, Las Vegas takes Paris' most impressive icon, the Eiffel Tower, and turns it into the centerpiece for a Strip resort.

Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment reopened portions of its casino in hurricane-ravaged St. Charles, La., over the weekend.

News Brief: Handle on Turfway races from all sources, on-track and off, was about $47.4 million, a decline of 11.8 percent from 2004.

Columbia Sussex Corp. announced Monday the property will be renamed MontBleu in an attempt to capture a theme that mirrors the character of Lake Tahoe.

News Brief: L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles announced today that it will reopen its casino and buffet areas this Friday, Oct. 7, and plans to reopen its additional facilities Tuesday, Oct. 11.

The Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, Oct. 8 drawing has grown to an estimated annuity value of $205 million or $101.7 million cash.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is one step away from adopting new board policies designed to prevent another dispute such as this year's "What happens here, stays here" ownership controversy.

The founders of the Hooters restaurant chain won a unanimous Gaming Control Board recommendation Thursday for a gaming license as majority owners of the San Remo Hotel just east of the Strip.

Major Las Vegas gaming operators finished the third quarter with never-before-seen profits and historic growth, thanks to surging demand fueled by the opening of Wynn Las Vegas, analysts said this week.

News Brief: Few people voiced strong feelings Thursday evening about a slots parlor coming to the city during the first of six public forums on gambling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Mississippi House Speaker Pro Tem J.P. Compretta says that a special session could end without a compromise on casino leases, a measure linked to lawmakers' approval of moving casinos inland.

News Brief: Detroit businessman Don Barden and the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians reached a $33 million settlement Wednesday in a dispute over a 2001 agreement.