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Less than a week after a ticket sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey won an estimated $47 million jackpot, Mega Millions excitement is building.

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board has granted a temporary conditional track license to Nevada Gold - Vernon Downs, Inc. on behalf of Vernon Downs Racetrack.

News Brief: Though the new off-track betting parlor at the Ho-Chunk Casino has only been open a month, it's already earned a following of old-timers.

The Gaming and Casino Fund is now available through Fidelity Investments and their complete FundsNetwork.

A 64-year-old Las Vegas retiree won a Megabucks slot jackpot worth $20,519,025 at the Cannery Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas.

News Brief: Vernon Downs may get permission today to start racing for the first time since 2004.

Some Las Vegas casinos fly further beneath the radar than others, and this week Jeff Simpson takes the opportunity to applaud a few places that have made some improvements.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

In the last 20 years, Bally's Las Vegas has had one name change, almost a half-dozen corporate overlords, a dozen property presidents. Rick Zeller has, however, remained a constant.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $60 million.

After six years of delay, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is finally breaking ground today for Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo Township, Michigan.

More than 1,000 jobs will be created over the next year at the $382 million resort, casino and golf course development.

One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Friday, June 2, 2006 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $47 million jackpot.

News Brief: While MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity casinos are working furiously to build lavish new permanent hotel-gaming complexes, Greektown Casino remains tangled in red tape that has prevented it from placing its first shovel in the ground.

News Brief: Despite its murky legal status, Turning Stone casino won't be closed, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.

News Brief: Casino Nova Scotia is in the middle of a $20 million renovations which includes improved security, new VLT machines and a new poker room.

Art Frank, former President and CEO of Casino Rama, has been named President of Niagara Casinos by the board of directors of Falls Management Company.

Black Oak Casino and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk are pleased to announce their two-year commitment as presenting sponsor of the 2006 Northern California Open Championship.

he $382 million development and restoration project at the French Lick Resort & Casino continues at an accelerated pace, said construction officials with Blue Sky, the resort’s ownership group.

At the Pechanga Resort and Casino’s Celebrity Poker Challenge, celebrity players play a game of no limit Texas hold’em poker with a twist.