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Montana poker pro wins WSOP H.O.R.S.E. title, $611,666

26 June 2010

Ian Gordon won the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship (Event #43) at the World Series of Poker. Gordon, a 24-year-old poker pro, earned a well-deserved, and some might say surprising breakthrough victory, collecting $611,666 in prize money.

Montana casinos ready for new smoking law

8 September 2009

News brief: On Oct. 1 smoking will be banned from bars, casinos and taverns in Montana.

Montana city approves new casino

25 August 2009

News brief: The Billings City Council approved a motion to transfer a liquor license to a casino in the city's west end.

Montana Lottery looks to fantasy sports betting

7 May 2008

News Brief: The Montana Lottery wants to kick off a statewide fantasy football betting game in time for this fall's professional football season, the agency's director said Monday.

Glacier Peaks Casino celebrates first anniversary

1 October 2007

News Brief: This weekend marks the first anniversary of the Blackfeet Tribe's Glacier Peaks Casino, but officials are reluctant to say whether their $7 million bet is paying off.

Montana tribes bet on class II games

5 July 2007

News Brief: Salish and Kootenai leaders have hired a California Indian gaming industry exec to spearhead their foray into Class II gambling.

Montana casino to open in June

7 May 2007

News Brief: Holly Schaver always wanted to see her name in lights. This June, when she and her husband, Wayne, hold their Hollywoods Casino grand opening, she'll get her wish.

Billings casino rule change considered

17 April 2007

News Brief: As the Billings City Council considers new regulations that could limit the number and locations of casinos, council members have begun discussing topics such as whether casinos should be clustered together or sprinkled throughout the community.

Hundreds pack into new Montana casino

22 February 2007

News Brief: Chippewa Cree Tribal members got their first peek at the 20,000-square-foot Northern Winz casino Wednesday.

Montana tribal casino opens

19 February 2007

News Brief: Roughly 1,000 tribal members are expected to attend opening-night festivities Wednesday for the Northern Winz Casino in Montana.

Montana casino bill debated

13 February 2007

News Brief: Indian reservations should be able to offer more types of gambling as a means of economic development, the sponsor of a Montana bill to expand reservation gaming told a House committee Monday.

Hollywood casino planned in Montana

8 January 2007

News Brief: Hollywood wax statues will be part of the ambiance at the Hollywood Casino planned for Billings, Montana.

Montana tribal casino finally opened

8 January 2007

News Brief: The new Glacier Peaks Casino in Montana has finally opened but not without a few hitches.

Montana officials want gas issue out of gaming talks

5 January 2007

News Brief: The Lake County Commissioners have asked Gov. Brian Schweitzer to take gasoline tax revenue off the table in the state's ongoing negotiations with the Tribes over gaming jurisdiction issues.

Montana gaming numbers mixed

2 January 2007

News Brief: The number of video gambling machines in Montana declined slightly between 2004 and June 30, 2006, but gamblers were putting more money in the machines that remained.

Northern Winz opening delayed

11 December 2006

News Brief: The Northern Winz casino’s grand opening, originally planned as a glitzy New Year's bash, is delayed a month.

Montana tribes reject compact extension

1 December 2006

News Brief: The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes did not sign a five-month extension of the current compact offered by Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday.

Montana tribal gaming compact extension offered

30 November 2006

News Brief: Governor Brian Schweitzer dropped the immediate future of Class III gaming back in the lap of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council, which will take up on Thursday the governor's offer to extend the current gaming compact.

Montana tribes want more NIGC support

3 November 2006

News Brief: The National Indian Gaming Commission doesn't pay enough attention to Montana tribes' comments, tribal representatives told commissioners Thursday at a meeting in Billings.

Casino robber sentenced

12 October 2006

News Brief: A man who used a gun to rob the Billings Gold Dust Casino of $500 last year will spend 27 years in federal prison.

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