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News Brief: The West Virginia Lottery Commission gave final approval Wednesday for both Northern Panhandle casinos to begin offering table games to gamblers.

News Brief: Now that a three-member oversight panel has been approved, the Pennsylvania's first non-racetrack casino, with 2,500 slot machines, could be open in the Poconos as soon as Monday.

News Brief: Construction of the Middletown Rancheria Pomo Indian tribe's Twin Pine Casino has began.

Turnberry residents say they were deceived by the developer of the Fontainebleau resort.

Management at the largest and fanciest hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas struck a tentative labor agreement with about 1,500 unionized workers late Wednesday.

Las Vegas Sands staffed its first positions Wednesday at the $1.6 billion Palazzo, bringing 64 front desk personnel into the company's fold.

The Charlie Daniels Band will be performing live in concert at 9 P.M., Friday and Saturday, November 16 & 17 at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. has completed its purchase of the Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club in Longwood, Florida from Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club, Inc. and Collins & Collins.

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequot tribe is so sure the National Labor Relations Board has no jurisdiction over its employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino that it refused to hold an union vote.

News Brief: In September, slot machine revenue dropped at both Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: Visitors to Turning Stone Resort and Casino can again bring their own alcohol to the facility.

News Brief: Valley View Casino near Escondido has entered into an exclusive deal with AEG Live San Diego to book and produce pop concerts at a new 2,000-seat outdoor concert venue that is being built adjacent to the casino.

Visitors to the Meadows Racetrack & Casino can now book overnight stays directly on the casino's website.

The world's top professional poker players, poker enthusiasts and industry leaders will converge on Capitol Hill next week for two days of meetings on Oct. 23 and 24 to discuss the future of Internet gaming.

Las Vegas casino and hotel workers struck a tentative labor deal Monday with two downtown properties, setting the stage for more pacts between casino owners and unionized employees elsewhere on Fremont Street.

Foxwoods Resort Casino reports that Kevin O’Sullivan has been appointed to the position of senior vice president of gaming of the Foxwoods Resort Casino and the highly anticipated MGM Grand at Foxwoods scheduled to open in May 2008.

It was a wild and fun-filled weekend at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis as 4 lucky players won brand new 2008 H3 Hummers given away over three days.

A spectacular cast of Olympic and World Class skaters will perform in a one-of-a-kind ice show concert starring musical guest Celtic Woman as hosts at "Mrs. Dash Skate for the Heart."

The Island Resort & Casino today announces Midwest Gaming and Travel magazine readers have bestowed “best-of” recognition on the resort.

Global Payments Inc. reports agreements to provide its VIP LightSpeed suite of cash access products to four casinos.