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Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles presents their 2nd Annual Poker Tournament on September 29, 2005 at The Hollywood Park Casino.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to take home the jackpot, that jackpot grows to an estimated $84 million for the Tuesday, August 23, 2005 drawing.

Everyone has a shot at winning this coveted $1.5 million event when the 2005 California State Championship hits the tables on Friday, Sept. 23 at Commerce Casino.

News Brief: The ringleader and major bookmaker in a highly sophisticated criminal enterprise allegedly controlled by the Bonanno organized crime family and his fiancé have pleaded guilty in connection with $360 million betting operation.

International News Brief: World Trade Organization arbiter on Friday gave the United States until April 3 to comply with a ruling that a ban on Internet gambling services offered by Antigua violates the body's rules.

News Brief: The Maine Gambling Control Board is slated today to issue several licenses crucial to Penn National Gaming Inc.'s plans to bring slot machines to Bangor.

News Brief: Book a room at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi and you'll find rock 'n' roll blaring, large plasma screen TVs in all the hotel rooms and lavish colors.

News Brief: Park City leaders say they'll proceed with efforts to organize a countywide gaming referendum by mounting a petition drive beginning this weekend.

News Brief: Four years after winning a concession from the Louisiana Legislature to operate a 450-room hotel,which is only months away from opening, Harrah's New Orleans Casino is looking for more.

Magna Entertainment Corp. and Colonial Downs have entered into an agreement under which Colonial will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Maryland- Virginia Racing Circuit, Inc., a subsidiary of MEC.

Prof. I. Nelson Rose: Can a state or nation keep out foreign legal gaming?

Longtime Las Vegas oddsmaker Jackie Dell, who frequently made picks for the Las Vegas Sun on everything from football games to presidential races, died Tuesday night at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in his native Youngstown, Ohio.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino's newly redesigned Internet site reached new heights in cyberspace with its highly professional, interactive, and user-friendly web design that offers clear and detailed information.

Without the nearly $20 million in gaming revenues contributed by Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment's new Louisiana resort during July, casinos in the Southern state would have collectively seen their monthly gaming figures decrease year-over-year.

News Brief: Residents and tourists headed into the cool of Colorado's casinos during the dog days of July, spending enough to make it an all-time record month.

News Brief: Warren Montney has put a Texas Hold'em twist on blackjack, and he's hoping it's a winning hand for casinos and customers.

News Brief: A two-year-old casino-boat lawsuit lodged against Georgetown County remains on hold while county officials work out the final language in a new ordinance that will ban the boats from local waterways.

ews Brief: A possible constitutional amendment to ban tribal casinos in urban areas would apply to Cathedral City, Indio and Palm Desert, but not to Indian Wells or Palm Springs, because the population density in those cities isn't high enough to be considered ‘urban.’

News Brief: The California Department of Corporations has filed suit against a Los Angeles businessman, claiming he conned 25 investors nationwide out of $1.5 million for a bogus casino planned near Six Flags California, Valencia.