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A 65-year-old retiree visiting the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi hit a $12.4 million statewide MegaJackpot.

Boyd Gaming Corporation and MGM Mirage report the opening of its public space expansion at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, located at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City.

The logistical nightmare of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) makes for an interesting scene that is best described with the word “zoo.” Basically, it’s a bunch of poker starved animals caged inside a box not equipped to handle them.

For now, news from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has Phil Hellmuth as the all-time leader in cashes with 50 after he made the money in WSOP Event # 2 and received an appreciation ovation for his accomplishment.

Three World Series of Poker events (WSOP) will run simultaneously today, a sign that the momentum is building here at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino as players gear towards the Main Event and poker immortality.

News Brief: A new legal wrangle unfolded Tuesday in a Placer County Superior Court harassment and discrimination case filed by seven former female Thunder Valley Casino employees.

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming control Board voted 4-1 in a special meeting to rewrite its rules concerning Greektown Casino’s $8.7 million complimentary meal program.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $40 million for Saturday night's drawing.

Hoosier Park concluded its 13th season of Standardbred racing Saturday, June 24. The meet offered 60 days of live racing, beginning April 1.

Accomplished chef Luke Palladino has been signed to create the Isle of Capri's newest restaurant, Bragozzo.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. reports that the grand opening of Tioga Downs Racetrack, which was scheduled for today, has been delayed due to weather conditions.

Juan Carlos Mortensen is the chip leader at the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em WSOP Event #2 after the first day of the tournament.

It's been quite a year for Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event winner, who spoke with Casino City's Ryan McLane after busting out of Event #2 at the 2006 WSOP.

Island Resort & Casino has licensed Mariposa, Venture Catalyst 's customer relationship management , marketing and business intelligence software system.

The Nevada State Bank has issued a commitment to provide financing of up to $16 million for the previously announced acquisition by Full House Resorts of Stockman's Casino and Hotel in Fallon, Nevada.

Sportsbook.com is now offering odds on the ratings for Katie Couric's first newscast with CBS.

The 2006 World Series of Poker began yesterday in Las Vegas, and Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is there to cover the action.

International News Brief: Since March, David Bert's been building and operating Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa's 'Adventure Spa,' and he says it's the fulfillment of a dream he's been pushing for 10 years.

Jimmy Wike, the vice president of table game operations at Caesars Palace, is at once like fantasy characters out of the Wild West and a James Bond movie.

Bill McBeath, president of MGM Mirage's Bellagio, showed media and gaming-industry watchers just how far beyond the traditional Strip-resort concept his company is going with its $7 billion Project CityCenter.