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Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news on the new and growing River Poker Tour, Mississippi's no-limit Texas Hold 'em competition, which stages its second event at Sam's Town.

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

alifornian Barry Greenstein has become poker's best-known philanthropist, winning big-money tournaments and then turning most of that cash over to charity.

The Illinois Lottery continued its birthday celebration this week with its second winner in the largest second-chance promotion in Lottery history.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. expects to hold the final round of next year's World Series of Poker main event at Binion's Horseshoe, with the rest of the event held at the company's Rio hotel-casino, Harrah's officials said Thursday.

The Nevada Gaming Commission have voted unanimously to reject the Hard Rock hotel-casino's controversial advertising campaign settlement, setting the stage for a hearing that likely will occur sometime this summer.

Rossi Ralenkotter was voted in Thursday to replace Manny Cortez as the top executive of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

The Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower is expanding its Tower Shops by the size of a big supermarket and is undergoing a face lift in an attempt to attract more local business.

News Brief: Governor Jim Doyle says that he could veto as early as Friday legislation that would give lawmakers a formal role in negotiating gaming compacts with Wisconsin's Indian tribes.

ews Brief: Opponents of a $100 million casino planned in Rockaway Beach, Missouri, say the fight isn't over.

News Brief: Jim Monaghan, the Millionaire's Casino boat’s managing partner, said the plan is to set sail in three weeks.

News Brief: Sources indicated yesterday that Pennsylvania lawmakers have reached a basic agreement on legalizing slot machines in Pennsylvania which excludes tribal casinos.

News Brief: Isle of Capri Casinos aims to build a Chicago casino despite a disagreement between Illinois gambling regulators and the state attorney general about whether there is a license to sell.

WMS Gaming Inc. has received final regulatory approvals from the Nevada Gaming Commission and Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. for the company's new proprietary wide area progressive gaming system.

In the last decade, gambling interests have given more than $9.6 million to Illinois political campaigns, according to new report.

News Brief: Three Southeastern Indiana casinos cashed in on a busy April by pocketing nearly $61 million from gamblers.

News Brief: Combined revenues dipped slightly in April for Northwest Indiana's five gambling boats. Overall revenues reached $105.3 million, down from $105.8 million in March.

News Brief: Existing casino operators scoff at the idea that a proposed tribal casino would generate more tax revenue than all 45 casinos in Colorado combined.

News Brief: The men at the center of the Order of Fleas club gambling case received federal prison terms Thursday.

ews Brief: State Senate President Emil Jones is urging representatives of Illinois casinos and horse tracks to unite behind the legislative push for gambling expansion.