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A federal judge on Wednesday summarily dismissed a lawsuit stemming back to the 1999 opening of the Paris Las Vegas resort in which a California gambler claimed hotel executives reneged on promises after he lost millions at the casino.

News Brief: The Gambling Recovery Program of Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County received a $25,000 boost Wednesday, courtesy of a state grant.

News Brief: Surveillance operators at Caesars trained their cameras on women wearing low-cut necklines or other revealing clothing, according to allegations.

News Brief: Donald Trump's casino company submitted its formal plan for emerging from bankruptcy and also received approval for a $100-million cash infusion to keep its three Atlantic City gaming halls operating without interruption.

Electronic Game Card, Inc. reports the initial response to the pilot conducted with its partner, Scientific Games Corporation, and the Iowa Lottery of the Quarter Play electronic GameCards in the Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Falls and Dubuque areas of Iowa has surpassed the upper expectations set for the new lottery industry product.

No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing. Now the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $23 million.

GTECH Corporation was chosen by the State of Missouri to provide a new online lottery central system, terminals, and ongoing services under a proposed seven-year integrated services contract.

Scientific Games that its European subsidiary Scientific Games International GmbH has successfully passed a certification audit in accordance with the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System standards.

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with Grand Casinos, Inc. and its parent company.

Today, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. launched an upgraded version of its Harrah’s Web site.

The eighth stop on the World Poker Tour kicked off today at Bellagio, Las Vegas.

News Brief: Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will begin offering casino-style table games after receiving state approval earlier this year to expand its gambling menu.

In addition to The Bicycle Casino's 20th annual Children's Christmas Party held on December 22nd for over 1,800 underprivileged children from the local community, another worthy cause sponsored by the casino is the Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Children's Christmas Party.

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said it intends to offer 3 million shares of common stock. Underwriters of the stock offering will have the option of purchasing up to 450,000 shares.

News Brief: Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said yesterday that the state must decide whether to enforce its laws against video gambling or legalize the thousands of devices that now operate openly in bars and restaurants.

News Brief: The Seminole Coconut Creek Casino is on the verge of a major makeover, a move that is expected to put the gambling hall on par with the glitzy Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

A watchdog group is suing to block the state from making more payments to a Las Vegas law firm hired a year ago to draft legislation to legalize video slot machines.

News Brief: American Indian casinos have been called ‘the new buffalo’ because of the economic independence they bring to impoverished tribes. But gambling is not new to Indian culture.

Las Vegas' high-rise tower boom will get national exposure Thursday night when Donald Trump takes his planned Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas to the set of NBC's "The Apprentice."

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. kept the top spot among St. Louis-area casinos last month, but Ameristar Casinos Inc. gained ground.