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If you’re wondering how the Cordish Cos., a Baltimore-based development company, arrived in the middle of the Great Las Vegas Soccer Stadium Debate, you might trace it back to a conversation former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman had with former Louisville, Ky., Mayor Jerry Abramson about 15 years ago.

Plainridge Park Casino Career Center opened today and is now accepting applications for 500 new permanent jobs.

A third of the Boardwalk’s casino industry has closed in a span of nine months. The shutdowns eliminated 8,000 hospitality and gaming jobs, silenced more than 9,000 slot machines and removed from the market more than 5,000 hotel rooms and suites.

Ultimate Gaming, which is majority owned by Station Casinos, said in a statement that its contract with the financially troubled Boardwalk hotel-casino was being “terminated due to multiple breaches by Trump Taj Mahal Associates.”

More stops, more players and more winnings can be expected from Penn National Gaming's 2014-15 Hollywood Poker Open tournament series.

Revel's energy supplier under pressure financially from non-payment and requests prepayment to keep providing power to the closed casino-resort.

Affleck clarifies on Hard Rock Casino incident, says his wife is not fed up of his gambling.

Zach Elwood, author of two books about reading tells at the poker table, is hosting a webinar on the subject on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Wynn Resorts proposed casino for Everett wins Boston area gaming license.

Glitz, glamour and red-carpet service as Penn National Gaming invites the public to step inside the $250 million state-of-the-art Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course for the very first time.

Popular comedian Jim Gaffigan has added a second show to The White Bread Tour at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, December 6, in the Infinity Showroom at Pala Casino Resort and Spa.

Detroit casinos’ aggregate revenue was down 0.2 percent for for August 2014 compared to last year, but up 1.2 percent compared to July 2014.

Revel could reopen in a matter of weeks if potential sale is realized.

Foxwoods report slot revenue down 3.3 percent compared to August of 2013.

The growing activity is one reason Station Casinos signed on with the myVegas social gaming site.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Caesars announced “non-disclosure agreements with certain beneficial holders” to discuss restructuring debt due in 2020.

Don Guardian didn’t count on a rash of casino closings on the Boardwalk before the ink was dry on his mayoral business cards.

Viejas Casino & Resort set two new Guinness World Records today – for World’s Longest Sparkler Relay and World’s Longest Chain of Fireworks.

South Florida property developer offers $90 million cash to buy the Revel.

A mortician, who has been convicted of operating an illegal poker game in a gambling den could lose his license.