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VendingData reports that its Deck Checker has received the New Jersey Casino Control Commission gaming equipment approval for the pre-shuffling and pre-inspection of cards.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that Flamingo Las Vegas, a Caesars Entertainment, Inc. resort, has agreed to purchase the company's MindPlay MP21 table-game management technology and blackjack system.

The National Football League has again rejected the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's bid to advertise the city during Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast.

The 41 big casinos along the Las Vegas Strip posted record profit in the past fiscal year, generating more than $1 billion in net income.

Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., and Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., will lead the Congressional Gaming Caucus for the next two years, Gibbon's office announced Tuesday.

Reno, Sparks and Washoe County officials have agreed to extend a moratorium on neighborhood casinos until after the 2005 legislative session.

Kentucky could raise money for pricey government programs such as education and Medicaid by allowing slot machines throughout the state, a House lawmaker proposed Tuesday.

News Brief: The New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry is one of the biggest in sports history. But a new reality series will have it play out among their fans at the poker table rather than on the baseball field.

The Ho-Chunk Nation does not plan to make its payment of $30 million a year to the state, citing a court challenge.

International News Brief: The bribery case against a director of Wembley could spell the end of the UK leisure group’s future in the US.

Caesars Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino company, said an American Indian tribe with which it's developing a New York casino settled a 22-year-old land claim with the state, removing a hurdle to building the property.

The head of an antigambling group wants the director of the New Mexico Council on Problem Gambling to quit, saying she has ties to the gambling industry.

News Brief: Approval for a new casino for one of Oregon's largest tribes may be just days away.

News Brief: After looking at the pros and cons of moving the Rawhide Western Town farther south, a Gila River Indian Community board has decided to stick to its original site.

News Brief: A fourth member of the Indiana Gaming Commission has resigned, giving Governor Mitch Daniels the ability to appoint a majority of this board.

News Brief: Backers of the casino that Harrah's Entertainment and the state's Narragansett Indians are seeking to build in West Warwick say they are within days of introducing new legislation to allow a voter referendum on the proposal.

The new series ‘Breaking Vegas’ on The History Channel looks at some of Las Vegas's most notorious high-stakes cheaters and the various tactics they've used to fleece casinos.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Friday, February 4, 2005 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $32 million.