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News Brief: Card sharks are in the money stage at the 2005 World Series of Poker and a Winnipegger was in prime position heading into yesterday's crucial third round.

News Brief: With the mix changing and competition intensifying for non-gambling dollars, Atlantic City's effort to add more dining, shopping and entertainment options is paying off by boosting income.

News Brief: A dispute between Aberdeen, South Dakota, and a casino over the renewal of the establishment's on-off sale malt beverage license has ended with the city council granting the renewal.

As competitive poker's premier tournament winds toward its conclusion Friday when the 2005 world champion is crowned, the numbers coming out of this year's 45-event competition have surprised Harrah's officials.

News Brief: Proponents of a voter initiative supporting an Indian casino doubled their efforts over the weekend after they learned they needed more signatures to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot.

Casino Marketing: The 2005 Conference gets under way Sunday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among the highlights are two very special awards presentations.

News Brief: Lincoln Park sale-and-expansion legislation was on the skids yesterday amid allegations by the top-ranked Republican in the House that House Speaker William J. Murphy was trying to ‘sabotage the sale.

News Brief: The sheer size of the proposed venue has stunned members of the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force, the volunteer group put together by Mayor Tom Murphy to study the impact of the casino.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.'s Biloxi, Mississippi, property sustained no damage due to Hurricane Dennis and reopened today at 11:30 am Central Time.

Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Gulfport re-opened at noon Central Daylight Time today, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. said.

News Brief: Employees at Biloxi's newest casino are putting the finishing touches on wind and water proofing the 235 million dollar project against the threat of Hurricane Dennis.

A drive to let Ohioans vote on casinos in November has come up short of the ballot.

The St. Bernard Parish Council is seeking a 180-day moratorium on new video poker truck stops while its members consider ways to tighten parish laws.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $23 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $88 million jackpot, the jackpot grows to an estimated $100 million for the Tuesday, July 12, 2005 drawing.

Gaming industry executives are getting nervous that Las Vegas may be enjoying too much of a good thing.

The five St. Louis area casinos posted mixed results in June, the Missouri Gaming Commission and Illinois Gaming Board reported Monday.

The Spring Meet at Churchill Downs ended its 52-day run on Sunday with double-digit gains in on-track attendance and wagering, but a slight decline in off-track betting.

With a first place prize jackpot of roughly $7.5 million awaiting the winner, the World Series of Poker kicked off its nine-day championship run Thursday at the Rio with the first of three preliminary rounds.

News Brief: Electronic bingo is back at the Lions Club's Hilltop Bingo, and the hall's manager said this version of the game conforms to a judge's ruling in January that darkened gaming video monitors in Wyoming.