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The jackpot for the Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Mega Millions drawing is growing to an estimated $70 million.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is likely headed toward developing a master-planned urban village on the 135 acres adjacent to its newly opened Wynn Las Vegas.

A mountain of litigation is rising along with the many planned high-rise condominium tower projects that are reshaping Las Vegas' skyline.

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

Prof. I. Nelson Rose: If Nevada casinos ever start taking bets online, or state lotteries begin selling their tickets on the Internet, everything changes.

Linda Kassekert, Chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, will deliver the luncheon keynote address at the 9th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress.

News Brief: The proposed hotel-casino in Yuba County will be in jeopardy unless Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger quickly approves a gaming compact with a Butte County tribe, says Yuba County Supervisor Mary Jane Griego.

News Brief: The Casino Queen fully expects East St. Louis to hand over the $11 million it promised the boat last month to help build a larger facility, a casino attorney said Thursday. Without the money, the plans to expand are not feasible, he said.

News Brief: Plains Township Planning Commission got to weigh in Thursday night on plans for expansion of the Mohegan Sun’s Pocono Downs to include a 400,000 square foot slot machine casino.

News Brief: The partnership planning to build a casino just outside of Gettysburg is making enemies.

News Brief: The Casino Rock Island hit the legislative jackpot Thursday, when the state House of Representatives endorsed a proposal allowing it to relocate.

News Brief: After nearly two years of seeking county approval to build a casino, developer Kirk Ladner exchanged his for a condo proposal.

News Brief: Developers of a proposed casino with a Havana theme and a 1,700-employee payroll won state approval Thursday of its Mississippi Gulf Coast location.

News Brief: Representative David Wu launched an abortive attack against a tribal casino planned for the Columbia River Gorge, proposing Thursday to outlaw Las Vegas-style gambling outside established reservation boundaries.

News Brief: Barstow, California, is happy with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proclamation that his general tribal gaming policy does not support casinos in urban areas where tribes seek to get land in federal trust.

News Brief: Churchill Downs officials said Thursday that they would limit operation of the hundreds of slot machines they hope to install at the Fair Grounds racetrack to an average of 16 hours a day.

Nevada gaming regulators are expected to draft language that will repeal portions of the law's requirements and turn some of the authority on large casino cash transactions over to the federal government.

With no fanfare and very little discussion, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board on Thursday approved the largest general fund budget in the organization's 50-year history.

With Saturday night's Powerball jackpot at $155 million, it's interesting to consider what sort of positive change one person could bring about with the money.

News Brief: A major illegal sports-gambling ring based in Queens and Costa Rica and controlled by the Bonanno organized-crime family has been busted, authorities announced Wednesday.