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Public action at this year's 45-event World Series of Poker begins today with a three-day No-Limit Hold'em event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. reports that the New York State Lottery has approved a license to operate 750 video gaming machines at Tioga Downs Raceway.

Palms owner George Maloof is bullish that the Playboy brand will make a splash in Las Vegas when he opens the Playboy Club atop his new hotel tower at the end of September.

ews Brief: A new indoor smoking ban that became law late last month across the Niagara River in Ontario now makes the Seneca casino the only gambling hall in Niagara Falls that allows patrons to light up.

he Venetian Resort Hotel Casino has once again raised the stakes on the Las Vegas Strip with the opening of a new groundbreaking production of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $16 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $23 million.

Harrah's Entertainment said today that the previously announced sale of the Reno Hilton hotel-casino to Grand Sierra Resort Corp., and certain gaming assets to an affiliate of the Navegante Group, has closed.

News Brief: Legislation to give two Wisconsin-based Indian tribes casinos in the Catskills and settle land claim lawsuits the tribes have against New York, died in the Legislatur

News Brief: Penn National Gaming has fired its general manager at Argosy Riverside Casino and replaced him with a Kansas City market veteran.

News Brief: Eighty-one slot machines and a restaurant that features Asian Cajun crawfish attracted a steady stream of customers to Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel in Biloxi on Wednesday, its first day to be open after Hurricane Katrina.

Keith Urban has agreed to join in Mohegan Sun's 10th Anniversary celebration in Uncasville, Connecticut, October 19th-22nd.

News Brief: A legal feud between the partners in the Orange County, Indiana, casino project apparently has expanded with the filing of a second suit.

PokerTek, Inc. reports that Hollywood Park Casino, one of the three largest card clubs in California, has agreed to install an initial six PokerPro tables for a 90 day trial peri

To support their continued growth, Mohegan Sun has added new positions to its sales force and hired several new personnel to streamline operations and effectively serve clientele

The Stardust no longer is accepting hotel reservations past November 1, and some industry observers expect that to move up to October 1.

News Brief: Former Colorado Senator Joseph Nighthorse Campbell told the lunch crowd at the New York Gaming Summit Wednesday that despite critics’ contentions, gaming has been a major force in revitalizing Indian reservations around the country.

It's ladies' night at the 2006 World Series of Poker, as ELLE magazine heads to Las Vegas with an all-star poker team to raise funds for the American Heart Association.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $20 million for Saturday night's drawing.

Profile of the American Casino Gambler: Harrah's Survey 2006 demonstrates Americans' enthusiasm for casino gambling and their desire to experience a broad array of entertainment

News Brief: Despite a smoking ban and competition from casinos, bingo remains a popular means of fund raising among churches, volunteer fire companies and other nonprofit groups.