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The 10th annual Gaming Technology Summit will be held at the Green Valley Ranch in June and will cover how the casino industry is changing due to mobile, Internet and social media.

Cantor Gaming will accept credit cards from most major issuers, including Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, to fund race and sports wagering accounts.

The casino industry spent roughly $11.4 million over the past five years in lobbying Massachusetts lawmakers to approve casinos.

Nevada's wagering handle of $93.9 million represented the second-largest total in history, and the 184 books held slightly more than $5 million for a win percentage of 5.4.

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Cantor Gaming's application to take over operations of the race and sports book at the Palms.

MGM Resorts International entered the race for a Massachusetts casino license on Thursday, signing a deal to acquire 150 acres in the town of Brimfield for a hotel-casino complex.

A licensing hang-up could delay the openings of casinos in Cleveland and Toledo for eight weeks.

M Resort President Anthony Marnell III says he opposes the legalization of online poker.

Wednesday's 490-point surge by the Dow Jones industrial average gave the stock prices of several publicly traded casino operators and slot machine manufacturers a lift.

Cantor Gaming has reached agreement with the Palms in Las Vegas to operate the resort's race and sports book.

Australian slot machine maker Aristocrat Technologies has placed the slot machine management system in roughly 265 casinos in North America.

Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to sign a bill that will authorize three Las Vegas-style casinos and a slot machine parlor in Massachusetts.

Cantor Gaming debuted its multimillion-dollar renovation of the sportsbook at The Venetian in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Cantor Gaming has launched an Android-compatible mobile sports wagering application and customers will have access to the entire spectrum of wagers available in Cantor Gaming's sportsbooks.

Penn National Gaming said its net income was $70.8 million in its third quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $57.1 million.

Cantor Gaming has filed a lawsuit against Brandywine Bookmaking CEO Joe Asher, accusing him of stealing company secrets.

A partner in a multimillion-dollar sports betting operation started by Billy Walters has been arrested on charges of stealing $482,883 from the group.

Penn National Gaming said the M Resort generated $5.6 million in cash flow for the quarter, which is 24 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago.

A lawsuit filed by competitor Sunset Station LLC has delayed plans to renovate and reopen the Roadhouse casino in Henderson.

The near financial collapse of several Las Vegas-based gaming companies didn't shake the system.