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To celebrate its seven new routes to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, AirTran Airways will send one winner and seven of his or her friends to Las Vegas, where they will stay at The Palms Casino Resort.

The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association won two victories today in its ongoing efforts to require Greenwood Gaming, the owner of Philadelphia Park, to fulfill its legal obligation to invest $300 million in a new facility and address poor conditions at the race track.

The Borgata Summer Poker Open competition remained fierce, but in the end it was Kalpeshkumar Patel from Elmhurst, NY, who outlasted the field to win the championship and $57,645 in first place prize money.

In this installment, Hoyt Corkins wins his second bracelet, the heads-up event is down to the final-eight, Negreanu makes another final table and the Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys tournament is a zoo.

When Corum, the official designer of this year's 55 World Series of Poker gold bracelets, took one look at the massive bracelets of old, they decided to create something players could actually wear in public.

News Brief: Members of the media were given a preview tour of the new Odawa Casino Resort as the facility prepared to open its doors to the public on Wednesday, June 20 at 5 p.m.

Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis announced the hiring of Linda Thorpe as Player Development Executive.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $89 million for Saturday night's drawing.

Executives of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. celebrated with guests and community leaders at a Topping Off ceremony for the Ameristar St. Charles new luxury hotel, spa and pool slated to open in December 2007.

A woman from Palm Springs has become the latest winner of a Paradise Jackpot at Spa Resort Casino, pushing the total amount paid out with the progressive slot promotion to over $1,000,000.

Boyd Gaming unveiled details and renderings for the $4.8 billion Echelon, which will have five hotels surrounding a multiuse resort destination on 87 acres.

News Brief: Within nine days of launching a direct marketing campaign targeting Hispanics, the Riviera Casino had more than 1,200 new players.

News Brief: The Biloxi City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday afternoon in favor of rezoning 23 acres of Boomtown Casino's property on the southwestern corner of Main Street and Bayview Avenue to allow for gambling, among other things.

Katja Thater was the first woman to win a World Series of Poker tournament open to anyone since 2004, and Phil Hellmuth tied T.J. Cloutier by making his 39th career WSOP final table yesterday.

News Brief: Slot machines at Connecticut's two Indian casinos took in about $85 million less this May than the same time a year ago, according to monthly reports filed with the state's Department of Special Revenue.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $55 million jackpot, the Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday, June 22, 2007 drawing grows to an estimated $66 million.

Representatives from Presque Isle Downs and The Meadows will provide updates on their first months of operation when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board holds its regular meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2007 in Pittsburgh.

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. reports that it has broken ground on the previously announced expansion of the Atlantis.

Registration is available now for Spotlight 29 Casino's first Ladies Only Poker Tournament.

Stars Gina Gershon, Shannon Elizabeth, Willie Garson and Brad Garrett and top poker professional Jennifer Harman have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 5 at the 38th annual World Series of Poker.