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Good news finally for Atlantic City revenue only declined 0.6 percent in September and table game revenue was up 3 percent.

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip suffered a nearly 9 percent decline in gaming revenues during August, ending three straight monthly increases.

The city of Miami and Miami-Dade County are forming an alliance to look at the costs and impact of Genting's proposed casino plan ahead of the legislative session.

Thomas McCartney has resigned as president and chief operating officer of Tropicana Las Vegas, effective Oct. 31.

The Epic Poker League made its debut on CBS on Saturday with the final table of the inaugural six-max $20,000 event. Aaron Todd provides his observations from the league's network television debut.

The technology available to slot machine manufacturers has allowed developers and designers to create games that are a combination of amusement park rides and gambling devices. And many of those designs were on display at the Global Gaming Expo last week in Las Vegas.

New Hampshire casino bill advances out of House committee.

MGM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren told an audience at the Global Gaming Expo on Wednesday that the company is prepared to expand in both markets.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort gave away $11,434,774 in jackpots during Sepember, over $1 million more than it gave away in August.

Tribal casinos now offer full-service, hotel-casino destinations that generate millions of dollars annually, but reaction is mixed on whether the market is saturated.

Casino operators expressed a continued reluctance to replace older slot machines with some newer games displayed in the G2E's trade show.

The AristoApp features a library of profiles on the extensive lineup of Aristocrat’s new games and new game categories.

The site will offer cash and non-cash prizes to players, including trips to the hotel-casino on the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard to compete in live poker events.

Las Vegas Sands join Genting in trying to develop a casino-resort in Miami.

Atlantic City casinos are to begin sharing their surveillance systems with the police in an increased effort to fight crime in the tourism district.

The American Gaming Association has developed 10 recommendations for streamlining the gaming regulatory process without minimizing the integrity of the system.

Pennsylvania slot revenue up 7.4% for September over last year.

Hollywood Casino, opening at Kansas Speedway in Feb 2012, to hire 1,000 workers.

A gaming expert say that there will always be people who want the live experience of gambling in a casino, regardless of whether online gaming is legalized.

Bally Technologies has completed a new games and systems contract with Mohegan Sun Casino.