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Hundreds of workers at The Quad have agreed to join the Culinary and Bartenders unions.

The viewing for Gaughan, who died Wednesday at age 93, will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Palm Mortuary on Main Street.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the push for online gaming in Massachusetts and California and the proper etiquette for poker home games -- especially if you're the new player.

Gaughan, who once controlled 25 percent of the downtown gaming market and owned portions of some of the city’s most historic casinos, died Wednesday at age 93 while in hospice care.

Executives with the Las Vegas-based gaming company blamed the severe weather, along with fallout from a government shutdown that kept gamblers away during the three-month period that ended in December.

The casino operator hopes its online gaming component, through its 57 percent ownership in Ultimate Gaming, will soon contribute to the bottom line as well.

An investigation into narcotics and prostitution at the Foundation Room has led to an agreement to a $500,000 fine after undercover officers found violations several times over a two-month period.

Panel experts reinforced the Commission's strategy to take slow and methodical approach to iGaming.

Nearly 5,000 bridge players from more than 15 nations will travel to Dallas from March 20 to 30 for the North American Bridge Championships.

Winner, who wished to remain anonymous, stated it was not the player's first brush with luck in the casino.

Borgata online revenue up 14% in February compared to January.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Wednesday it lost $1.756 billion in the fourth quarter.

Geolocation and payment processing dominated the Internet gambling hearing hosted by the Massachusetts Gambling Commission at the Boston Convention Center on Tuesday.

The Commission is ready to begin the licensing process for those seeking employment or contract work with the state’s new expanded gaming industry.

The contract, which would replace an agreement that expired last June, still must be ratified by workers at the two Strip casinos.

A California federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking control of the Chukchansi Gold casino and its revenues.

The Pittsburgh Business Times names Craig Clark, general manager of Rivers Casino, as one of the publication’s 2014 Diamond Award winners.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced last week it was selling four casinos to its Caesars Growth Partners subsidiary for $2.2 billion.

Common slot machine reset keys — identical to one that caused a Reno casino to be hit with a $1 million gaming fine — are easily found for sale on various Internet sites.

Largest online jackpot since New Jersey legalized online gambling has been won.