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Local Las Vegas cable subscribers will no longer be able to see GSN in its usual spot on the cable lineup.

The new Renaissance Las Vegas may be a nongaming hotel, but its owners admit it was a gamble to build it.

Independence Air, a small regional airline based at Washington's Dulles International Airport, is hoping the popularity of Las Vegas will help jump-start the carrier's westward push.

News Brief: Mayor Bart Peterson's plan to use slot machine revenues to build a new stadium for the Colts is forcing Indianapolis to decide how it really feels about gambling. Among religious leaders, there are varying degrees of concern.

Two Las Vegas properties have joined 22 others from Nevada on AAA's Four Diamond Award list.

News Brief: Trump Casino is the latest of three Lake Michigan casinos to avoid a strike after the company reached a tentative agreement with union officials late Friday. Employees at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana, may still strike.

In the 15 or so years that Ellis Island Casino & Brewery executive Karen Dorsey has worked for owner Gary Ellis, several developers have approached the casino with plans to redevelop the 36-year-old property.

Agents broke up a poker tournament at an American Legion post and seized $22,000 in cash, along with playing cards, poker chips, poker tables and gambling records.

News Brief: Since Lawrence County racetrack developer Carmen Shick has changed his major financial backer, the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission will need a few more weeks before deciding who gets the state's final harness racing license.

News Brief: Ron Smith was surprised to learn that he was banned from claiming a $995 Illinois Lottery prize because he had been working with the state agency that oversees horse tracks. He was even more surprised when he was encouraged to lie about his employment in order to claim the prize.

News Brief: Lottery revenue in New York was up half a billion dollars last year, thanks in part to the opening of four upstate video slot-machine parlors.

For Q3, President Casinos reported a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.52 per share, for Q3 2003.

A prominent Washington think tank is warning U.S. municipalities to be leery of building new or larger convention halls because of recent and projected reductions in the nation's trade show industry.

On Friday, January 21, GSN will unveil Casino Night, a brand new programming block that will feature original casino themed programming.

90 year-old Florence Pugliese is the mastermind behind the successful television show, ‘Ultimate Poker Challenge’.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $111 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, January 18, 2005 drawing grows to an estimated $130 million.

Scientific Games Corporation and The Colorado Department of Revenue have agreed to delay the conversion date for the new online lottery system for ninety days.

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. reports that it has signed gaming development consulting agreements and management contracts with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

News Brief: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has issued a statement regarding the alleged race-fixing scheme at Aqueduct.

News Brief: A $25 million Mohegan Sun ad campaign launched this week aims to convince consumers that there's a world of entertainment surrounding its two casinos.