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With Spamalot, Eric Idle has created a deliriously funny live spectacle which tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail.

Powerball will climb to an estimated $180 million for Wednesday's draw as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $16 million.

Fair Grounds Race Course today announced a 10 percent increase on overnight purses beginning with the card of Thursday, January 18.

News Brief: Behind-the-scenes planning is under way to make district around Shreveport’s Eldorado Casino more friendly to the under-21 crowd.

News Brief: Two of Iowa's casinos were fined 20-thousand dollars Thursday for allowing an underage person to gamble and the general manager of one of those establishments says they plan to sue to get the money back.

U.S. Bank Gaming Services has signed an agreement to provide ATM processing services to the Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino near San Diego.

ews Brief: East County health officials are advising anyone who spent 120 hours or more in Sycuan Casino's bingo hall between June 1 and Dec. 26 to contact a physician to get tested for possible exposure to tuberculosis.

Former Miss Nevada Katie Rees has been hired by Jeff Beacher to host the return of Beacher's Madhouse at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, the first billion-dollar resort to be built off the Las Vegas Strip, has expanded by adding more than 400 new guestrooms and suites, doubling its number of rooms since opening in April 2006.

Golden Gaming took its initial steps to increase its presence in the Las Vegas casino market, winning preliminary approval from Nevada gaming regulators to operate the Hard Rock Hotel's casino once the property is sold to the Morgans Hotel Group.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $155 million.

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports that Bill Murphy has been appointed President and General Manager of Gulfstream Park.

DEQ Systems Corp. reports that Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. has installed its first EZ Baccarat table game at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.

News Brief: Orange Circuit Judge Larry Blanton let both sides of the French Lick casino dispute know he wished they could settle their differences outside the courtroom.

Somewhere in Amarillo, Texas, there is a Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $122 million.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. will unveil the next generation of the Isle of Capri gaming experience when the casino opens in late winter/early spring at Pompano Beach, Florida.

After unprecedented success in 2006, Harrah's has added nine events to the 2007 World Series of Poker schedule. The WSOP will award 55 bracelets, including 13 "World Championships" in a wide variety of games.

News Brief: More than 50 recently terminated employees from Lincoln Park protested yesterday against the park's recent layoffs.

ews Brief: The second of three suspects who allegedly stole nearly $200,000 from Cher-Ae Heights Casino in November was freed on bond Monday after turning herself in Friday.