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Andy Roddick and WPT Events have unveiled a new philanthropic partnership to benefit the Andy Roddick Foundation, an organization that focuses its efforts to treat abused and at-risk children.

News Brief: The parent of Gulfstream Park has gained state permission to operate slot machines at its thoroughbred racetrack in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

News Brief: The newest Kewadin Casinos in St. Ignace is pleased to announce the opening of its gaming floor will take place on Friday October 13.

News Brief: Kewadin Casinos will lower its gaming age limit to 19 starting on November 1, 2006 at the Hessel, Manistique, Christmas and St. Ignace casino locations.

President Bush today signed into law a ban on online wagering, impacting 23 million Americans who enjoy the game of poker on the Internet.

News Brief: Tough times in the tourism sector are being blamed for another round of job cuts in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

News Brief: A man who used a gun to rob the Billings Gold Dust Casino of $500 last year will spend 27 years in federal prison.

Station Casinos invited residents living by the Aliante Station site to view artist renderings and site plans for the development.

The Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, October 14th drawing will be $37 million with the cash option at $18 million.

News Brief: Angry horse owners and trainers plan to protest Yonkers Raceway's decision to open its $240 million new video lottery casino before it is ready to resume live harness racing.

News Brief: Colorado state has handed down fines totaling $111,200 against five mountain-town casinos for operating defective or illegal slot machines.

News Brief: Horseshoe Hammond Casino drew in big money last month, increasing its September numbers to $38.2 million, up 15.8 percent from the $33 million in winning revenue it took in in September 2005.

News Brief: Island View Casino co-owner Rick Carter told his landlords that business is so good that the casino would like to extend its relationship with the Mississippi port at Gulfport.

News Brief: Gamblers with an urge to test their luck today will get their first chance to hit Yonkers Raceway , the only casino merely minutes from the New York City border.

Now the jackpot for the Friday, October 13, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated annuity value of $45 million.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited reports the commencement of a field trial for its Downloadable Technology and Server-Based solution at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.

Borgata Hotel Casino & has partnered with Wine Spectator magazine to host the second annual Women in Wine event at Borgata.

A decade-long advocacy effort promoting the use of renewable energy resources may have rubbed off on the designers of MGM Mirage's Project CityCenter.

News Brief: In its first 31 days, the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort admitted nearly 125,000 people and made more than $7.6 million in adjusted gross revenue, according to data from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs reports official plans to be the first racetrack in Pennsylvania to open a casino.