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There was no jackpot winner in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, so Americans woke up to a jackpot that's bulging at an estimated $205 million for the Friday, April 22, 2005 drawing.

The Foundations of East Chicago will present a strong case to the Indiana Gaming Commission at a public hearing.

John G. Brokopp: Boyd Gaming deserves a big round of applause from residents of Indiana for making a $150 million investment in a brand new gaming vessel at its Blue Chip Casino & Hotel.

Lawmakers were urged Monday not to reduce a limit on how much money bars, taverns and other video poker outlets can make from gambling.

News Brief: The developers of a proposed Indian casino near Denver, Colorado, negotiated ‘excessive compensation’ in a lopsided deal with the impoverished tribes the casino is supposed to help, federal Indian casino regulators say.

Down-on-their-luck backers of state-sponsored casino gambling are trying to shortcut the committee process, House Democrats charged Monday.

News Brief: Emerald Casino Inc. could change a controversial plan to sell its gaming license to a company planning to open a casino in Rosemont.

Professional gambler Annie Duke played in the World Poker Tour championship, which runs through Sunday.

With the opening of The Quarter, the $280 million non-gaming expansion, Tropicana Casino and Resort has taken the lead in the city's revitalization.

News Brief: The traditional chiefs of the six Iroquois nations condemned Governor George Pataki's proposed gambling compacts with tribes looking to build casinos in the Catskills.

News Brief: Members of one of two Timbisha Shoshone Tribal Councils are looking at a proposal to move their casino venture from Hesperia to a sprawling 310-acre site near Newberry Springs.

Wynn Las Vegas opens to the public in less than nine days, and the inside of the $2.7 billion megaresort already looks spectacular.

Richard Langlois summed up the $130 million renovation that will turn the aging Hotel San Remo into the Hooters Casino Hotel by February with a comparison that could make a teenage boy chuckle.

News Brief: Oregon's Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians wants to build a lavish tourist hub clustered around its casino, complete with shops, maybe an 18-hole golf course and an amusement park to put some kick back into the former mill town of Canyonville.

Singapore announced Monday that it would allow construction of a pair of Las Vegas-style casinos, giving two gaming operators a potential for a significant revenue jump by the end of the decade.

Whether its bid to land NBA All-Star Weekend sails through the net or ricochets off the backboard, Las Vegas has scored another basket in its ongoing quest to land the community's first major professional sports franchise, sources said.

Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno’s $75,000 Diamond Giveaway has just awarded dazzling Hearts on Fire and other diamond jewelry in the grand prize drawing.

Mayor of Rising Sun Bill Marksberry has announced a new relationship with Grand Victoria Casino to launch an initiative to stimulate business for the 100 local business owners.

Consolidated Sports Media Group has entered into a marketing agreement with the International Association of Professional Poker Players LLC.

ews Brief: The St. Regis Mohawk Indian tribe is now the odds-on favorite to get the first and likely only Catskills casino, according to Albany's top Democrat.