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Composer, singer and actor Pepe Aguilar brings his celebrated Latin music to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on May 4th.

The nationally televised Pro Poker Championships is continuing at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino with more satellites leading up to the seven main events.

PEEK nightclub will debut at Harrah's Lake Tahoe with Paris Hilton attending mega-party on Feb 16, 2012.

Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, already spending millions to help revitalize Detroit's urban core, has announced plans to buy the Greektown Casino, near his company's headquarters.

The Winter Open at Pala Casino Resort and Spa features 12 tournaments February 2-10, and more cash will be up for grabs at additional poker events throughout the month.

Thistledown will hold a job fair to recruit 600 jobs for its racino.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss Daniel Negreanu's recent appearance on Millionaire Matchmaker, provide an update on PokerStars plans to buy an Atlantic City casino, Pennsylvania's move to number two on the list of U.S. gaming markets, how to get your degen on for the upcoming Academy Awards, and make their NFL playoff picks.

Caesars, Harrah’s Resort, Bally’s, Showboat and the Atlantic City Country Club celebrate professional football’s biggest day with food, hotel and pigskin promotions.

Cirque spokeswoman Renee-Claude Menard said Wednesday that almost 50 percent of the cuts will take place at the company's Montreal headquarters. Menard did not discuss how the layoffs will affect its Las Vegas business.

Pennsylvania has knocked Atlantic City out of the No. 2 spot, after Las Vegas, in the U.S. gaming market.

J Todd resorts on the Silver State's move that could allow the governor to come to agreements with other states for interstate online poker, despite the lack of federal regulations in the United States. Also, industry news from Virgin Games, Betfair, and New Jersey.

Marili R. was playing the $5 Double Gold Slot at Fantasy Springs on New Year's Eve and hit a $25,000 jackpot.

Four last-minute applications were submitted, leaving a total of 11 firms submitting initial applications for a Massachusetts casino or slot parlor license.

Two more Mercedes-Benz C250s, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Escondido, remain to be won Friday Jan. 18 and Friday Jan. 25.

The study verified that Indian gaming in Arizona directly employs more than 15,000 people, which, if tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that tallies employment by job type, would rank it above Mining and Logging.

The rethink applies to businesses that were given an exemption under the present ban.

Gov. Rick Snyder vetoes strongly supported bill for VLTs at Michigan racetracks.

A New York investment group will partner with Mohegan Sun as they join several other applicants for a license to build a casino in Palmer.

The Heads-Up Championship had been sponsored by online poker companies before the federal government’s crackdown on illegal Internet poker. The World Series of Poker is the new presenting sponsor.

Wynn said his plans for Massachusetts included a $1 billion hotel as part of his plans to build a casino on an old factory site along the Mystic River in Everett.