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Nevada Gold & Casinos has acquired a 75% interest in Orange County Development to pursue the operating agent contract to be awarded by the Indiana Gaming Commission for a riverboat gaming operation.

Russell Sears won a MegaJackpots top award of $4.1 million in the wee hours Sunday morning at Caesar’s Palace.

WhiteTie announces its expansion to Las Vegas and partnership with Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa featured on the Discovery Channel's American Casino.

News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board is back in business and could be ready to consider a controversial plan to give Rosemont the state's last available casino license by mid-summer.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission paved the way for Harrah's Entertainment to become the state's second largest employer.

Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno’s Starbucks Coffee location is complementing their gourmet coffee selection with a new specialty sandwich menu.

News Brief: Now that its first New Orleans racing season is almost over, Churchill Downs Inc. has begun seeking zoning approvals to build a casino at the Fair Grounds Race Course that would house as many as 700 slot machines.

Over the next several years, Silverton owners expect to develop the remaining 80 acres of land around the property into a mixed-use resort.

News Brief: A Corning man can finally afford to buy the home he's always dreamed of, after winning a $1,156,860 MegaJackpot on a Wheel of Fortune dollar slot machine Monday at Rolling Hills Casino.

News Brief: Illinois Representative John Bradley passed his bill to eliminate riverboat gambling out of committee, adding to an already confusing situation.

News Brief: Roulette wheels are spinning and dice are rolling at the new Crescent School of Gaming & Bartending in downtown Gulfport, Mississippi.

News Brief: Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay officials are responsive to hosting casinos if the Ohio Legislature legalizes gambling later this year.

News Brief: If table gaming legislation passes in West Virginia, Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort will need table-game operators, and lots of them.

News Brief: Three new measures designed to control the spread of casinos took forward steps this week, including one federal law and two proposed amendments to the California Constitution.

The Texas horse and greyhound industries are estimating that the State Legislature will capture more than $1.2 billion in new money with new VLT legislation.

Thanks to last week's auto races, Thursday's tip-off of the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament, spring break getaways and a steady stream of conventions, springtime is clearly the time for a Las Vegas visit.

News Brief: Casino gambling didn't get a hearing in this year's legislative session, but it could become a bigger issue next year, Governor Ernie Fletcher said.

Harrah's Entertainment rolled out its most detailed proposal yet for a casino in Rhode Island yesterday, displaying plans for a sleek glass-and-stone design on heavily landscaped land.

The owner of the Hotel San Remo in Las Vegas has issued $125 million in senior secured bonds to finance the renovation and transformation of the property into the Hooters Casino Hotel.

Thousands of basketball fans are expected to press their luck today on the first day of the NCAA tournament in a betting bonanza that has become one of the strongest weekends of the year for Strip casinos.