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The state's newest casino is helping about 6,000 students pay for back-to-school supplies by giving each of them a $100 prepaid VISA rewards card.

Churchill Downs, in partnership with Delaware North Cos. Gaming and Entertainment, is purchasing an Ohio harness track

According to figures released Thursday by the Gaming Control Board, Nevada casinos collected $832.5 million from gamblers in June, compared with $885.8 million collected in June 2011.

Total visitor volume for June was up 2.1 percent from the same month in 2011, according to the monthly Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority count.

American Casino and Entertainment's second-quarter loss in 2011 was also $2.8 million. Year-over-year revenue held steady at more than $87 million, but cash-flow fell 12.1 percent, from $19.9 million to $17.5 million.

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino paid $89,231 on August 4 and another $55,968 on August 8.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss real-money online gambling launching on Facebook in the U.K., the NFL and other sports leagues suing New Jersey over sports betting and what it takes to live in Las Vegas. The also report on their Olympic wagers and make some more best bets on the Games.

The current Bad Beat Jackpot sits at $761,082. The former Atlantic City Bad Beat Jackpot record was $672,115. The current amount has climbed ever since the last Bad Beat Jackpot hit at Caesars on March 1 for $281,000.

The charges announced Wednesday are the first since the Hollywood Casino in Toledo opened in late May.

State gaming regulators Wednesday granted Michael Gaughan's Las Vegas casino tentative approval to operate an online poker website accessible only within Nevada boundaries.

The new complaint challenges the legality of a 2003 revenue-sharing agreement between Rohnert Park and the Graton Rancheria, which would pay about $200 million for public safety, education and other city services.

New York hedge fund manager John Paulson and Raintree Investment Corp. have purchased about 875 acres at Lake Las Vegas for $17.3 million.

Resorts World Casino reported to New York regulators that the amount gambled and the net revenue of $59.75 million for July were at an all-time monthly high.

The study finds that tribal government gaming creates more than 52,000 jobs, nearly half billion in revenues, supports local communities and non-gaming tribes.

Bumper month at Aqueduct Racino with over a million visitors and nearly $60 million in net revenue.

NCAA and other sports leagues cite violation of federal law in lawsuit against sports betting in casinos in New Jersey.

Maryland's Gov. becoming impatient with gambling expansion issue and wants to move on from it.

The enchanting Irish music sensation, Celtic Woman, will perform their beloved Christmas songs at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Saturday, December 15.

Bally’s signature show, Legends In Concert, treats guests to a full house with performers Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Lady Gaga and Steven Tyler

MGM Resorts International and Morgans Hotel Group announced an agreement Monday in which The Hotel will be renovated and redesigned. MGM Resorts, which owns Mandalay Bay, will manage the renamed property under a licensing agreement.