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Since no one has correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $74 million.

News Breief: Texas Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five.

United Airlines' low-cost carrier, which will debut Feb. 12 with flights between Denver and Las Vegas, has announced ticket prices on its Las Vegas routes.

The Palms hotel-casino has canceled a sold-out broadcast of the Super Bowl in its movie theater after the property was threatened with legal action by the National Football League.

At least one gaming expert is not supporting the plan by the Moulin Rouge's new owners to build a $200 million casino and entertainment complex on the 15-acre site devastated by arson last spring.

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 today said it stepped up its effort to organize workers at the bankrupt Aladdin hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

News Brief: Autotote's long-awaited racing channel is set to debut Feb. 4 in southern Connecticut, and officials said it's only the first step toward a 12-hour-a-day production.

News Brief: Terry Lanni, CEO of MGM Mirage, is optimistic about the future of Borgata.

Asbestos materials lacing Binion's Horseshoe could further delay its sale and reopening as well as slow and add substantial costs to any renovation or redevelopment of the downtown property.

News Brief: Harrah’s Cherokee Casino gave $250,000 to its employees for perfect attendance, improved service and exceeding goals in customer satisfaction.

News Brief: Six North Coast tribes are trying to stretch the conventional boundaries for Indian gaming by seeking permission to open casinos in the Bay Area and in other locations outside their current tribal lands.

News Brief: This week, serious and casual gamblers are placing their money on the Patriots and a slew of interesting and bizarre gambling options tied to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston.

News Brief: At 57, Douglas Warner was out of work, depressed and had lost everything betting on football. But Mr. Warner had a plan to set his life straight.

The Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $73 million for the Friday, January 30, 2004 drawing.

Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said Tuesday he will try again this year to usher Internet gambling restrictions through the Senate.

News Brief: Connecticut's tribes are now looking to bankroll other Native American gaming ventures across New England and the country in a significant move to expand.

After five months of construction activity, Perini Building Company, Inc. announces the opening of a new $15 million, 55,000-square-foot gaming facility at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Nevada casinos are likely to face major challenges sooner rather than later based on the rapid progress of initial negotiations to expand tribal gaming in California, Wall Street analysts said Tuesday.

News Brief: The state Supreme Court today seemed reluctant to end Indian casino gambling in Wisconsin, but several justices also seemed skeptical about allowing new games in the casinos.

News Brief: George Andersen, who set up and headed the Minnesota State Lottery, died Tuesday from knife wounds that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to authorities.