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Month-long series of Texas Hold'em tournaments begins Sept 4 and culminates in $2,580-buy-in championship event Sept 22-23.

Rudi Schiffer provides an update of everything Tunica in this week's edition of "Heard it on the River."

News Brief: Officials said a combination of good workers, good location and expansion helped boost Diamond Jo Worth revenues to more than $67.5 million in the 2006-2007 year, the first full year of its operation.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino is installing small video touch screens in 7,200 of its slot machines that will advertise the casino's services, make special offers on games or merchandise, or promote a show or spa.

A leading trade policy expert called for the U.S. to speedily resolve its trade agreement violation around Internet gambling with the World Trade Organization as the dispute could damage the WTO's credibility and force the U.S. to pay billions in compensation.

News Brief: Employees at Caesars Atlantic City are once more part of a union organizing drive — for the fourth time in nearly six months.

News Brief: A food and beverage manager with 17 years at Caesars has sued the casino hotel, alleging he was fired as a result of racial and gender bias.

Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday gave the Navegante casino management group final approval to take over operations of the Sahara possibly as early as next week.

News Brief: For the second time in as many days, a traffic engineer opined yesterday on the Barona casino's liquor license and drunken-driving accidents.

News Brief: The police weren’t bluffing when they busted in on a high-stakes poker scam at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reports that Mrs. Karen Braswell has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of IMGRC effective as of August 1, 2007.

News Brief: Foxwoods and SugarHouse are both protesting Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's one-time, $50 million slot machine license fee.

News Brief: Although the first Navajo Nation casino will be built in New Mexico, President Joe Shirley Jr. has not given up on the idea of building a casino in Northeastern Arizona.

The Flamingo Las Vegas 'GO' Rooms were recently honored by the prestigious Hospitality Design Awards for Creative Achievement.

English was not the first language at many WSOP-tournament tables this year as more International players than ever made the trip to Las Vegas. Casino City examines this trend and discovers that poker has truly become the world's game.

News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board gave its unanimous approval Monday to a new $151 million gaming complex, Jumer’s Casino Rock Island.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians hosted a 'Topping Off' party where VIPs, tribal leaders and construction workers gathered to sign the last steel beam that was lifted into place for the tribe's $215 million, 16-story hotel.

Backgammon Masters Group, online game company is expanding worldwide, placing its attention and resources on Latin American markets.

News Brief: Kasia Ludka is among more than 630 exchange students working at the Connecticut's two American Indian casinos this summer.

News Brief: The Sac & Fox Nation of Kansas and Missouri has launched a multi-million expansion that will create 125 jobs, add a poker room, VIP lounge and another 500 games to its casino 60 miles north of Topeka on US-75 highway.