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The third day of action at the Borgata Poker Open, part of the World Poker Tour, saw another round of intense battling as the field tried to make moves and secure their position in one of the top six final spots.

Senator John McCain said Wednesday that it is either time to abolish the National Indian Gaming Commission or give it the authority it needs to execute oversight responsibilities.

A new 17-story, 600-room curved glass tower will increase capacity at the south Reno Peppermill Hotel-Casino to 1,625 rooms, a spokesman for the property said.

When the players arrive at the Commerce Casino for the California State Poker Championship, they'll be treated to the preview of the Casino's dynamic new interactive website designed to take registration online for all future tournaments.

For those who thought a Clark County committee created in the wake of controversy surrounding opposition to locals casinos would recommend tough limitations on future projects, think again.

News Brief: Hurricane Katrina victims have been adopted by Jackie Cramer of South Lake Tahoe, who pledged to use some of her gambling winnings to help them start new lives.

News Brief: The Hard Rock Casino barge, destroyed by the winds and tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, caught fire Wednesday.

News Brief: Lorian, Ohio, Councilman Tony Krasienko wants to propose an ordinance so more groups interested in placing a casino on the former pellet terminal site or the Black River Landing could negotiate with Mayor Craig Foltin, with council ultimately approving any agreement.

News Brief: The key to a successful relationship between an Indian-owned casino and a host city is a well-written contract - called a memorandum of understanding, according to an Arizona attorney who specializes in Indian gaming regulations.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $126 million.

The monarchic structure of standard playing cards with King, Queen and Jack is now breaking apart by an Alaskan game designer who invented a new "democratic" deck with a 64-person family in six generations.

More than 1,500 complaints have been filed in a Wood County sewer project being completed by a company owned by record Powerball winner Jack Whittaker.

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday blocked acting Gov. Richard J. Codey's attempt to remove New Jersey's top casino regulator from her spot.

News Brief: Officials from Wapello County and the city of Ottumwa assured residents the bulk of the costs incurred in the attempt to bring a casino to southeast Iowa were Wild Rose Entertainment's responsibility.

An alien invasion is in store for riders of the Las Vegas Monorail beginning Thursday, representatives of the monorail's operating company has announced.

News Brief: Iowa lawmakers asked regulators Tuesday to help clean up rules governing popular poker games.

News Brief: The permanent casino at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be about the size of the Casino of the Earth, the original and one of two gaming areas at the Connecticut facility.

The Allentown Association is opposed to any casino locating and operating in the city of Buffalo.

News Brief: Riverboat casinos in Southeastern Indiana chugged along in August despite an overall softening of revenues compared to July and the previous August.

As development in Las Vegas goes vertical stacking story on story, Sands Corp. has gone downward, below the earth, to begin construction of its $1.8 billion Strip resort.