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News Brief: Hurricane Katrina may cause casinos in the affected areas to lose millions of dollars each day they are closed, analysts said Monday.

George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Related Las Vegas and Centra Properties plan to create Las Ramblas, a world-class hotel, condominium and casino complex in Las Vegas.

e Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker began earlier this month with thousands of tournament players descending on Bell Gardens.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $97 million jackpot, the Mega Millions jackpot for the Tuesday, August 30, 2005 drawing climbs to an estimated $111 million.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.’s Board of Directors has approved an increased level of investment in the company's two casino projects currently under development in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

he Silverton Casino Hotel has introduced a new poker room with six tables and five plasma-screen TVs broadcasting sports and entertainment programs.

A plan to revive the dormant horse race betting business in Nevada was outlined Thursday, a proposal that would permit the state's race books to take wagers from customers in other states.

Saeed Reza Shakeri, a professional engineer, has assured the Nevada Gaming Commission he has the ability to run the Silver Saddle Saloon in Las Vegas, a business that has been plagued with crime problems.

Nevada employment experts say federal statistics on dealers’ wages are misleading, claiming that casino dealers don't fully report their incomes because they underreport their tips.

News Brief: Hawai’i’s senators and the Lingle administration have agreed on several amendments to a Native Hawaiian bill, including a clarification that the bill would not sanction gambling.

News Brief: Scott Bender, president of Seven Springs Resort, has confirmed that an application will be submitted to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board seeking a license for up to 500 slot machines.

News Brief: According to Texas Attorney General, card game tournaments in which players pay nothing to enter and don't risk their money are legal.

News Brief: For the second time in eight months, the Albany City Council has refused to change city policy to allow card games in public places such as bars.

News Brief: The former chief financial officer of the Governor's Commission on Disability admitted she had a gambling problem that led her to embezzle thousands of dollars from the agency, according to testimony at a public hearing Thursday.

News Brief: The Nebraska Patrol raided several establishments around the state this week and confiscated some 40 allegedly illegal video slot machines.

News Brief: Las Vegas-style gambling in the heart of Orange County, a longshot possibility previously dismissed as too controversial, is up for reconsideration in Garden Grove as a new source of city revenue.

News Brief: Oneida County Health Department officials have told the Oneida Indian Nation they will begin enforcing the state's no-smoking law at one of the few remaining havens for local smokers - the tribe's Turning Stone Resort and Casino.

The poker room at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California is now offering women a chance to win a coveted seat in the Ladies’ Tournament in the 2006 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

A former Hard Rock hotel and casino executive has been named president of the Harrah's Las Vegas and Flamingo casinos, a new position at Harrah's Entertainment Inc.