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lobal Gaming Business magazine and Spectrum Gaming Group are requesting nominations for the fourth annual Gaming and Technology Awards.

News Brief: Churchill Downs now will accept race entries three days prior to races, instead of the usual two days in advance.

Calder Race Course concluded its 112-day Calder Meet on Sunday, Oct. 15, with gains in average daily inter-track , intra-state and combined mutuel handle.

Skire, Inc. reports an agreement with Boyd Gaming Corporation's Echelon Place development, a world class destination that is expected to open in 2010.

Brandon Cantu leads a star-studded field after the first day at the fourth-annual Festa Al Lago Main Event.

Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis employees enjoyed a star studded day at work Friday as managing supervisors prepared and served savory steak meals.

MGM Mirage struck a deal to unload its two Laughlin casinos Monday to a group headed by the son of casino building pioneer Tony Marnell.

News Brief: When Vernon Downs opens its new video gambling facility Oct. 26, the long-suffering harness track expects to receive a major infusion of revenue that it could depend on year-round.

News Brief: The large red Casino Windsor sign that faces the Detroit skyline was removed Monday to make way for the view from a new lounge inside the casino that faces the Detroit River.

The labour movement has escalated its efforts to resolve the Palace Casino strike by sending letters to 300 charities who are scheduled to volunteer for casinos at Palace in the coming months.

The World Series of Poker is still legal. But the status of online satellite tournaments, which have driven participation in poker's premier event to record levels, is uncertain at best.

With tip-off to the college hoops season just around the corner, PinnacleSports.com today released odds on which team will win the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Kenilworth Systems Corporation stated the recent online gambling act will not prohibit but rather enhances the company's proposed Roulabette System.

News Brief: Officials with the French Lick Resort Casino in Orange County, Ind., have set a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Oct. 31, in anticipation of final licensing approval by the Indiana Gaming Commission.

The lawsuit alleges that black and female dealers were subject to harassment, 'including intimidation and threats of physical force, as well as racial epithets by co-workers, supervisors and third parties.'

News Brief: A new resort opening this month near Edmonton will be one of the largest employers of aboriginal people in Alberta, says the general manager.

Mycapper launches a double-your-money offer for all of this week's Monday Night Football NFL picks that are sold via the website and which do not win.

use no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $47 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the Mega Millions jackpot climbs to an estimated $55 million for the Tuesday, October 17, 2006 drawing.

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. reports that Richard Knight has been appointed President, CEO and General Manager of Presque Isle Downs, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.