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VendingData Corporation has filed an emergency motion to modify the scope of the Preliminary Injunction issued by the court on November 29, 2004.

MGM Mirage reports that it was considering various strategic alternatives in connection with operations in Detroit, Michigan.

Pinnacle Entertainment’s board of directors has approved the company's proposed purchase of the Embassy Suites Hotel - St. Louis-Downtown from FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership.

For the Q3, Mandalay Resort Group reported net income of $67.1 million, or $.99 per diluted share, compared with $40.6 million, or $.63 per diluted share, in the prior year.

Was Wednesday Scott Scherer's last meeting as a member of the state Gaming Control Board? Maybe. But maybe not.

Only two Las Vegas resorts are reporting sellouts. Still, most Strip executives are sure their properties will be filled to capacity when the party hits town.

Howard Schwartz reviews three new casino guides including: "2005 American Casino Guide," edited by Steve Bourie, "The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas" (2005 edition) by Bob Sehlinger and Casino Camping -- the Guide to RV-Friendly Casinos by Jane Kenny.

Behind a massive construction wall wedged between an Elton John retail store and the sports book at Caesars Palace, a short-lived legacy is methodically torn down in time for a polished, adults-only image to emerge by the end of the year.

Ten Strip resort rooftops will become launching pads for fireworks on New Year's Eve for what is being called the largest pyrotechnic show in the city's history.

Air traffic in Southern Nevada has increased so dramatically this year, it's almost disappointing when a new month's passenger tally fails to top the previous high.

VendingData reports that the United States District Court, District of Nevada, granted the Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by Shuffle Master, Inc. to the extent that the PokerOne shuffler deals pre-set hands of playing cards in the United States.

Today's gaming floor will meet the future's software thanks to a new transitional protocol from the Gaming Standards Association.

Caesars Palace will open its first poker room in at least 12 years in response to the burgeoning popularity of poker, while Bellagio and Bally's Las Vegas are considering expanding their poker areas.

A selections of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Experts will convene to examine new model for explaining addiction, implications for treatment and responsible gaming.

This December, the National Geographic Channel (NGC) takes you from Sin City to Atlantic City to get an inside look at the making – and the breaking – of these magnificent structures. Meet all the players, from the team that built the first super casino on the east coast, to the infamous M.I.T. college students that took several casinos for millions, to the Loizeaux family that makes a living tearing them down.

Barney Vinson: I must’ve been the hardest-working chump in Vegas.

News Brief: Casinos in Mesquite were busier in September than they were for the same month in 2003.

News Brief: Check cashing is business as usual at many Las Vegas casinos. The service puts people and their money inside the casinos but it also draws some criticism from those in and out of the industry.

News Brief: Horizon Casino Resort's parent company owner says that under his agreement to buy Caesars Tahoe announced last week, he plans to use its name for a year until the Stateline casino is ‘rethemed.’