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Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $38 million.

Since no ticket matched the June 11 numbers, the June 15th Mega Millions jackpot is to reach an estimated $100 Million.

News Brief: Connecticut, with a pair of flourishing Indian casinos in hand and possibly two more on the way, will learn this week whether additional tribes will earn the chance to try to join the gambling boom.

Electronic Arts Inc., whose "Madden NFL" games sell more copies than any other sports video game, said it will stop posting online casino advertisements in its Web site, the New York Times reported.

Phil Satre, chairman of the American Gaming Association and Harrah's Entertainment chairman, spoke during the Gaming Hall of Fame dinner in Henderson on Friday.

News Brief: Oneida tribal officials not only are going ahead with their gaming compact payments; they've invited Governor Doyle to town to pick up the $20 million check personally.

News Brief: An initiative that could bring slot machines to urban racetracks and card rooms qualified early this month on the same day elections officials certified a rival, tribal-backed proposal that would give Indian casinos unlimited gaming for the next century.

News Brief: Famous’ Dave Anderson made it clear when he became head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that he would recuse himself from all decisions relating to his former business partner, gambling entrepreneur Lyle Berman.

News Brief: Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Illinois Gaming Board from reviewing a plan that would clear the way for a new casino in Rosemont, saying the board has overstepped its authority.

The Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling today announces a new public service campaign to raise awareness of its Helpline and support services offered for problem gamblers and their families.

News Brief: As casino revenues climb to record levels this year, Kansas City casino patrons are closing in on the dubious milestone of losing $2 million a day at the boats.

News Brief: A Maryland anti-gambling lobbying group and three bingo halls are drawing battle lines over a proposal to boost jackpots and offer slots-style video terminals.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.

Barney Vinson: I was working at the Pioneer Club in Vegas, shilling my life away for $11 a day.

News Brief: Three Rivers Casino is offering a host of enticements, including free valet parking, in order to lure customers into the casino that opens later this month.

News Brief: A well-connected Berkeley developer has teamed with a former Defense Secretary and a landless Native American tribe to float a proposal to build a casino and 1000-room four-hotel complex on Point Molate in Richmond, California.

About 3.2 million people visited Las Vegas in April, a 10.5 percent increase over a year ago and the highest April on record, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Allegiant Air announced its second new nonstop round-trip service from Las Vegas in a week, planning flights twice a week to and from Redding, California.

The succession plan for Kerkorian's 57 percent interest in MGM Mirage is private and experts appear to have little idea who could end up controlling the casino company in the event he passes away.