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Lorenzo Creighton has resigned his post at Caesars Entertainment Inc. to join the top management at MGM Mirage's New York-New York resort across the Strip, according to sources familiar with the move.

American Casino and Entertainment Properties, the parent company of the Stratosphere and the two Arizona Charlie's casinos reported an increase in net revenues of 14 percent and a 64 percent increase in pre-tax earnings for 2004.

Gasoline prices continue to climb in Las Vegas and Nevada but analysts see no reason to worry yet about it affecting the area's tourism.

News Brief: Harrison County's political leaders have hired an Indianapolis lobbyist to fight a legislative proposal that would reduce the county's annual casino tax revenues by $19 million.

News Brief: Citing the possibility of expanded gambling in Kentucky and Ohio, Argosy Gaming Co. Wednesday detailed its previously announced $150 million-plus expansion that would make the Lawrenceburg riverboat Indiana's largest casino.

News Brief: West Warwick officials, Narragansett Indian Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas and Harrah's officials unveiled the new casino plan: a 115,000-square-foot gaming facility .

News Brief: Most of the lost documents that forced Hancock County officials to cancel a casino hearing last week have been found.

News Brief: Louisiana riverboats and the New Orleans land-based casino are no longer on Governor Kathleen Blanco's list of possible so-called ‘sin tax’ increases for the upcoming legislative session.

News Brief: Gambling companies have another shot at building a casino in French Lick after the Indiana Gaming Commission on Wednesday reopened the bidding process.

News Brief: Acme Oyster House is looking to serve its Creole jambalaya, oyster artichoke bisque and New Orleans bread pudding at the Biloxi Hard Rock Hotel & Casino resort.

A new poker magazine is debuting that will cater to the ever-growing number of female poker players.

Some of America’s top competitive eaters will square off at Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno’s Lobster-Eating Challenge April 9, 2005.

For years the powerful Culinary Union in Las Vegas has failed in its efforts to organize the solidly nonunion locals casino market.

News Brief: With the popularity of public bingo games nearing its lowest mark in two decades, Jefferson Parish officials have recommended eliminating the parish's gaming regulatory office, which in recent years has cost more to operate than it has generated in fees.

Multimedia Games has been selected to provide Players Passport for use in conjunction with Batavia Downs' video lottery terminal operations.

News Brief: The Mohegan Tribe hopes to manage a casino owned by the Cowlitz Tribe on 152 acres of pasture near La Center, Washington.

News Brief: The West Virignia’s four racetracks won the first round of the table games sweepstakes Tuesday, as the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the bill to legalize casino-style games at the tracks on a 10-7 vote.

News Brief: Yolo County officials announced the opening of the application period for the third round of funding for the mitigation of direct effects related to expansion of the Cache Creek Casino Resort, located in Brooks on Highway 16 in the Capay Valley.

News Brief: The Seminole Tribe of Florida has asked for a meeting with Governor Jeb Bush to discuss its plans to install Las Vegas-style slot machines at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood and to pitch a further expansion of gambling, including blackjack.

News Brief: When Des Moines library officials looked to boost a $2 million fund-raising effort for improvements at an east-side branch, they turned to Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino's grant program, designed to put gambling profits into community projects.