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Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $65 million for the Friday, February 2, 2007 drawing.

Six players have advanced to the WPT Final Table at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe announced today that it closed on a $330 million financing for the construction and opening of Casino Snoqualmie.

Friday night, February 2, marks the start of the 68th season of harness racing over the half-mile oval at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway.

News Brief: U.S. restrictions on online gambling may be challenged by the European Union, the bloc's top financial regulator said on Tuesday.

News Brief: B. B King is back to his old self after a bout of illness and still scheduled to perform next week at the Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City.

News Brief: The $220 million expansion and renovation of Lincoln Park is raising the stakes for labor unions that have represented workers at the park for decades.

The glow from those notorious orange shorts at the year-old Hooters Casino Hotel is struggling to be seen against the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip.

News Brief: After days of unwelcome national media attention, Philadelphia Park Casino Saturday night paid the disputed $102,000 that a Feasterville slots player said he had coming to him.

One lucky ticket in Arizona matched all 6 numbers and walked away with the $15 million jackpot Saturday evening.

The estimated Mega Million jackpot for the Tuesday, January 30, 2007 drawing grows to $54 million.

Virtually every major name in poker ascended upon the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa for the start of $10,000 World Poker Tour Main Event.

Newly turned pro, Matthew Casterella, of White Plains, New York, withstood the pressure of the day win the $5,000 Borgata Winter Poker Open event and $375,100 in prize money.

In time, Northern Nevada residents could see the face of auto industry icon Lee Iacocca on billboards telling them if they can find a better casino than Stockman's in Fallon, they should buy it.

News Brief: Travelers along I-10 might have noticed a giant barbecue Wednesday afternoon beneath towering construction cranes at the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' new $205 million, 15-story hotel near Rancho Mirage.

ews Brief: Three suspects were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges that they stole $198,000 during an elaborately planned predawn theft at a Humboldt County Indian casino.

Loews Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Tisch touts foreign tourism as a tool not only for making money but also for world diplomacy.

News Brief: The Internet and other technologies show no sign of undermining the scratch-and-win lottery business, the boss of a major ticket producer says.

One lucky ticket in Missouri matched all 6 numbers and walked away with the $254 million jackpot.

Playtech reports that its fully owned land-based subsidiary, Videobet has entered into a long-term licensing contract with leading Mexican casino operator, Entretenimiento De Mexico.