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Barring the sudden advent of a magical dome large enough to cover the equivalent of dozens of city blocks, there's a good chance Mother Nature could spoil what would be the world's largest New Year's Eve celebration above the Strip.

News Brief: New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. confirmed on Tuesday that one New York City OTB outlet would close by year's end and that others were being targeted for possible closure as well.

There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 347,311 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 million in prizes in America's Game.

News Brief: The Catskill Casino Coalition has begun a media blitz to sell Gov. George Pataki's idea of five casinos in Sullivan County.

2004 may be drawing to a close, but Mega Millions excitement is just getting started.

News Brief: Once considered a potential threat to the town’s quality of life, the 3-year-old casino is funneling revenue to the city that many believe is essential to the community’s future development.

A month away from the 2005 Legislative session, some Las Vegas casino companies are gearing up for what may become the most challenging political and economic issue to face the state in years.

News Brief: While the poker players keep hoping for that once-in-a-lifetime royal flush, the pubs and bars hosting local tournaments are pretty happy with their full houses.

News Brief: Norma Massa disappeared two weeks ago during a trip to Fitzgeralds Casino in Tunica.

Chukchansi Gold Casino will make a $250 donation to each the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the American Indian College Fund in the name of the first place winners of recent slot tournaments.

News Brief: For now, smokers can still light up in Helena's bars and casinos that choose to allow them to.

News Brief: Robert Rinaldi Sr. and his two sons all got house arrest and probation Monday for running a bookmaking operation that was taking in $2 million a year.

It probably won't be cold enough to snow on New Year's Eve, but there's a pretty good chance you're going to get wet if you're outside.

McCarran International Airport will soon become one of the nation's few testing points for technologies the federal government hopes will greatly reduce terrorists' ability to smuggle bombs and other weapons aboard commercial aircraft.

The number of Strip resorts posting "no vacancy" signs for the New Year's Eve weekend is growing quickly, with one gaming analyst predicting that every hotel room in Las Vegas will be booked as visitors celebrate the holiday.

John G. Brokopp: Interest in the game has reached such heights that casinos were forced to re-think the low visibility to which poker had been relegated in recent years.

Gov. Bill Richardson is asking the state's highest court to uphold his veto of a legislative provision that would have blocked use of state pari-mutuel tax revenue for a new or remodeled casino at the state fairgrounds.

Trent Carlini, considered to be the No. 1 Elvis performer in the world, brings songs and gifts to children hospitalized at Sunrise Children's Hospital.

From January 12 2005 guests will enjoy a multitude of new amenities designed to ensure exciting gaming action, entertainment and fun.

News Brief: A female bartender who refused to wear makeup at a Reno, Nevada, casino was not unfairly dismissed from her job, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.