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Charlie Daniels, known for his contributions to country and southern rock music, and perhaps best known for his number-one country hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” will appear with his band at Trump Taj Mahal on Friday, August 31.

Al Green, the first great soul singer of the 70s and arguably the last great Southern soul singer, will appear in the Arena at Trump Taj Mahal on Saturday, August 25, 2012.

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been the highest grossing casino in the state since it opened last July.

Boyd Gaming Corporation's original concept for the CityCenter-like Echelon project - five hotels of various sizes, a large casino, 750,000 square feet of convention space, 30 restaurants, 300,000 square feet of retail and entertainment amenities, all covering 87 acres - is not going to happen.

In 2000, Park Place Entertainment executives asked David Arrajj to transfer from Las Vegas back to Atlantic City. Arrajj wasn't thrilled about the move.

Mayor's welcome mat lures four developers.

Two developers - Philadelphia's Bart Blatstein and New York's R. Donahue Peebles - already have announced their competing intentions to operate a casino in Philadelphia.

In its first year Rivers Casino has paid $129 million in gaming taxes to the State of Illinois and created 1400 full-time jobs.

The new L'Auberge Casino opening date is expected to be revealed next week.

Hollywood Casino Kansas City sees revenue hold at same level for May and June 2012.

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs plans to add a seven story, 238-room hotel and Convention Center.

The undisputed King of the High Wire will perform a heart-pounding tightrope walk high above the Atlantic City beach on August 9, 2012.

Monmouth Park and Meadowlands Racetracks want the state to permit casino gambling at the tracks.

It's the quality of sharing the humor in everyday situations that has made Bill Engvall one of the top comedians today and among the busiest.

Fresh off his trip to Las Vegas, Casino City's Vin Narayanan joins host Aaron Todd to discuss four aspects of the World Series of Poker's Main Event: The ladies, the Hungarian, final table notes and reactions, and the upcoming TV coverage.

The Clark County Zoning Commission on Wednesday granted Boyd Gaming Corp. a six-year extension of time on the north Strip Echelon project.

Tutor Perini Building Corp. CEO Craig Shaw mixed jabs at the Harmon Hotel's design with a pitch to let potential jurors see it for themselves.

Revenue from Detroit's three casinos was down in June, though not because of the new Toledo casino that opened in late May.

The biggest winner was Danny M. of Torrance, California, who took home $62,500 playing a Double Hearts machine.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission unanimously approved the date at today’s monthly meeting.