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Empire Resorts, Inc. is moving forward on plans to develop to Catskills casinos with the Cayuga Nation of New York.

The Harrah's Foundation has pledged $1 million to the endowment of the Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. has entered into an agreement with FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership to purchase the Embassy Suites St.Louis-Downtown.

Multimedia Games reports for Q4, revenues were $42.7 million, compared to revenues of $30.7 for Q4 2003.

The Horseshoe brand is being proposed for Iowa as part of an $85 million capital campaign that will result in a windfall for the state and 300 new jobs.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians are celebrating the first anniversary of their Spa Resort Casino.

When gaming industry lobbyists persuaded the Nevada Legislature, the Nevada Gaming Commission and the state Gaming Control Board to approve a dramatic policy change allowing gamblers to bet behind closed doors, casino executives had dollar signs in their eyes.

News Brief: Kansas House Speaker Doug Mays brought down a quick gavel that prevented discussion of a proposed compact to build a casino in Wyandotte County.

The Stratosphere hotel and casino today revealed details of its fourth thrill ride, scheduled to open early next year.

News Brief: Donald Trump’s casino operations are expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as Monday, as part of an effort to upgrade his Atlantic City, N.J., gaming properties and refinance $1.8 billion in debt.

Down the street from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce office, a group of businessmen announced the formation of a new coalition they say will protect and promote the business interests of the gaming industry's suppliers and vendors.

Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage emerged as losers Tuesday when the British government announced its initial plans for the deregulation of gaming in the United Kingdom, Wall Street analysts said.

News Brief: Next year will mark the 10-year anniversary of online casinos. More than 5 million Americans have accounts with Internet gambling sites, according to a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Another chapter in Las Vegas' colorful history closed beneath a cloud of dust and rubble early Tuesday morning following the implosion of the Desert Inn's nine-story Palms and St. Andrews towers.

News Brief: The Louisiana Gaming Control Board once again delayed a hearing on Isle of Capri's bid to move one of its Lake Charles casino boats to the less saturated New Orleans market.

News Brief: Against the odds, Assemblyman Jeff Van is pushing a bill that would ask voters to approve sports betting on next November's ballot.

News Brief: Two workers were injured in separate incidents at the Showboat and the Tropicana Casino Resort.

Two Springfield men accused of running a large-scale sports bookmaking business were convicted Monday of illegal gambling and money laundering, federal authorities said.

No ticket managed to match all six numbers, so the jackpot for the Friday, November 19, 2004 drawing grows to an estimated $149 million.

Louisiana's state-licensed casinos won $178.9 million from gamblers in October, up from $163.4 million in October 2003, state police reported Tuesday.