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News Brief: Off to a strong start in its interim casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is poised to break ground on a second phase of construction that will quadruple the facility in size and add several amenities beyond additional slot machines.

News Brief: Ontario Lottery & Gaming is reporting a strong finish to an otherwise so-so year at Casino Sault Ste. Marie.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $68 million for Saturday night's drawing.

MGM Mirage will invest in The M Resort, an 80-acre mixed-use development, currently being developed by Anthony A. Marnell III.

GSN deals in another season of the top blackjack tournament in the world as the WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK IV (WSOBJ IV) debuts Monday, June 4 at 11 p.m. EST/10 p.m. CST. The tournament returns to the Las Vegas Hilton and the winner will walk away with $500,000.

On Tuesday, the provisions in the bill to stop Wynn Las Vegas from requiring dealers to share their tips with supervisors were revived and placed in Assembly Bill 248, which passed 32-10.

News Brief: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank on Wednesday said he will introduce a bill this week to lift a ban on online gambling.

News Brief: Mohegan Sun debuted a Mandarin Chinese-language Web site Tuesday, complete with photos of an Asian couple enjoying poolside drinks, an Asian woman shopping and Asian players gathered around a table game.

Sergio Mendes fills the air at Spotlight 29 Casino with Latin sounds on Cinco de Mayo.

Now the jackpot for the Friday, April 27, 2007 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated annuity value of $58 million.

Full House Resorts reports that IGT has extended up to $5 million in interim financing to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi for the design and development costs of the Tribe's Firekeepers Casino project in Emmett Township, Michigan.

News Brief: Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel increased its payouts to tribal members by $18 million last year and attracted an additional 200,000 visitors, according to the company’s annual report this week.

The contrast in styles between the calm European and the brash American couldn’t be anymore apparent, but regardless of their differences, European Poker Tour Champion Roland de Wolfe and 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth are in the same position – atop the leader board.

Philadelphia Park Casino, the first casino to open in the Philadelphia area, chalks up another first with the introduction of the state’s first electronic table games.

News Brief: The future of Fairmount Park is riding on a bill before Illinois lawmakers, says the horse track's General Manager Brian Zander.

Rags-to-riches-to-hero, Anna Wroblewski was the big story in Vegas last week after turning $300 into $330,000. Now she has a commanding lead at the WPT Championship event.

Andrew Donner didn't provide reporters much in the way of details about his plans to revive the shuttered Lady Luck and 5.5 acres of city-owned land downtown.

Casino giant MGM Mirage said Friday that it has raised the estimated cost of its CityCenter project on the Strip to because of an increase in the overall size of the development.

owerball will go to an estimated $57 million for Wednesday's draw as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening.

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. reports that it has completed its due diligence relating to its acquisition of Resorts East Chicago.