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As Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa approaches the first anniversary of the opening of its 85-table Poker Room the Summer Poker Open continues to sizzle with action.

WSOP Hold’em final tables traditionally seat nine, meaning Phil Hellmuth will need to survive one more bust out to officially own a piece of the entire WSOP Triple Crown (most bracelets, most cashes, most final table appearances).

There is a big blackjack tournament coming up and you still have time to enter it. THE FITZ is staging its first ULTIMATE BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT, an offspring of the minds of THE MAV and his compatriot, BIG ADOLPH. It has a $500 buy-in that includes two days of play, a comp two-nighter in the newly decorated hotel, a comp breakfast each morn and a tournament gift. There is also a pool-side welcome reception on Friday June 29 with tournament play taking place on June 30 and July 1 at 9 a.m.

News Brief: A Sacramento-area tribal casino's expansion plans will force Reno resorts to step up their games to compete for the coveted California market, local gambling industry officials said.

The talk of recruiting a National Hockey League franchise to Las Vegas couldn't have come at a better time for local tourism officials.

International News Brief: Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and Macquarie Bank Ltd's leisure and gaming joint venture , New World Gaming Partners Ltd, said its has extended its takeover bid for Gateway Casinos Income Fund to July 25.

News Brief: While the Northern Arapaho Tribe is on track to open its new Wind River Casino by year’s end, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe is two weeks away from wrapping up construction of a small casino site near Riverton, Wyoming.

Powerball will climb to an estimated $76 million for Wednesday's drawing as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to take home the Mega Millions jackpot, that jackpot grows to an estimated $55 million for the Tuesday, June 19, 2007 drawing.

Amatuers Ben Ponzio and Ralph Schwartz secure their first bracelets, while Phil Hellmuth chases number 12 and reaches the 60-cash milestone in Event # 28.

Eli Elezra won his first gold bracelet in Saturday night’s Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship (Event #24), defeating the “Prince of Poker” Scotty Nguyen in an epic heads-up match. Scott Clements won his second title, while 21-year old James Mackey won his first.

In the stagnant sea of mediocrity that is downtown Las Vegas, the Golden Nugget is doing more than just staying afloat.

News Brief: Casino Aztar in Evansville has laid off 12 more employees as the Indiana Gaming Commission continues its investigation into owner Columbia Sussex's plan to lay off other workers.

News Brief: The Quechan Casino Resort is expected to benefit the Quechan tribe, the local community and neighboring counties.

While no bracelets were awarded at the World Series of Poker yesterday, there was plenty of action, as one tournament played down to a final table and two events began.

News Brief: The Native American Economic Impact Summit speakers discuss the problems that have accompanied and spun off from the growth of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: A $300 million casino is still in the cards for Philadelphia Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa has kicked off the second annual Summer Poker Open with 456 players in Borgata's 85-table poker room.

Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Greg Raymer and Humberto Brenes highlighted Wednesday's WSOP final tables, but each came up short as a trio first-time winners took home gold bracelets.

News Brief: Casino competition in the area should heat up this summer when Four Winds Casino Resort opens Aug. 2 in New Buffalo and that’s a good thing, said Four Winds General Manager Matt Harkness.