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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.

News Brief: The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have purchased the Lakeside Golf Course and Health Club in Lincoln City, moving the tribe a step closer to its plan to create a destination casino resort.

Three months after opening its doors, Vivid is living up to the promises it made to its business partners and to regulators with Clark County and the state Gaming Control Board.

On a recent Friday night, a customer at the Vivid nightclub -- one of the newest of the city's dazzling night spots catering to the dusk-to-dawn crowd -- climbed up on a stage and began strutting her stuff.

The typical Las Vegas visitor not only is young and hip, but smart and wealthy -- with a bigger budget for gambling than in years past.

Singapore scrapped a four-decade ban on casinos to boost tourism, clearing the way for companies including Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd., Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and MGM Mirage to compete for the right to build two entertainment complexes in the city.

Broadwater Development LLC has completed its deal to buy the 240-acre President Casino Broadwater Resort property.

News Brief: The city of East Chicago last week filed a formal objection with the Indiana Gaming Commission challenging the renewal and transfer of Harrah's riverboat license to East Chicago Resorts.

Gov. George Pataki on Friday said he was withdrawing pending land claim settlements with four Indian tribes, saying a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court made it necessary to 'review and re-evaluate' the proposals.

News Brief: As Indiana lawmakers seemingly turn away from a plan that would take millions of dollars from riverboat communities to balance the state budget, fiscal leaders are eyeing increased taxes on casinos.

Tribal casinos will expand in Oklahoma for at least the next three years, fueled by new games authorized by voters in a statewide referendum.

The Illinois House on Friday blocked Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attempts to change state ethics law so his appointee to the Illinois Gaming Board can also keep her Carbondale City Council seat.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $39 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the nation's largest jackpot grows to an estimated $168 million for the Tuesday, April 19 Mega Millions drawing.

D-gates addition will let McCarran handle 3.1 million more fliers annually.

President Casinos has completed a Sale and Purchase Agreement for President Casino Broadwater Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.

News Brief: The newly revamped Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday began the process of undoing a previous board's decision to put a casino in suburban Rosemont, adding yet another twist to a yearslong melodrama that has cost the state dearly in lost tax revenue.

News Brief: The Supreme Court will get to say whether Rhode Island casino legislation is constitutional before it becomes law.