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MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has received IMAP’s 3D Interactive Hotel and Conference Facility Floor Plan & Mapping solution.

The grand opening for Blue Chip Casino Hotel's new casino vessel, Blue Chip, will be held on Tuesday with ABC's Desperate Housewives' actor Jesse Metcalfe getting the first roll of

Many of Borgata's limit cash game players and several more well known pros took to the felt for two days, Monday and Tuesday, in the only non-No Limit Hold'em event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.

News Brief: Another three months, another big payday for the host municipalities of the Thousand Islands Charity Casino.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $50 million for the Friday, January 27, 2006 drawing.

Calder Race Course has been forced to suspend simulcast operations while the State of Florida appeals a court ruling on the constitutionality of an intrastate simulcast-wagering law.

In the end, North Carolina's Rich Marshall bested Maryland's Vinod Vangimalla for the biggest cash prize and the Borgata champion's bracelet.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that Blue Chip Casino Hotel in Michigan City, Indiana is expected to open its spacious new casino vessel to the public on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, pending final regulatory approvals.

News Brief: A Georgia man is charged with assault for driving his car through the glass doors of Tunica's Gold Strike Casino and doing doughnuts in the lobby.

News Brief: Turfway Park has enlisted a veteran Republican insider to help lobby for expanded gambling and changes to horse racing regulations among other issues in Frankfort and Washington.

Ameristar was the only casino selected as a finalist for the Mississippi Business Journal Best Places To Work In Mississippi honor.

News Brief: A legal challenge by seven former employees of Placer County's Thunder Valley Casino alleging sexual harassment and age and sex discrimination is scheduled for its next hearing Feb. 28.

Fair Grounds Race Course concluded a shortened and relocated 134th season of racing on Sunday.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a joint venture of Boyd Gaming Corporation and MGM Mirage, reports the appointment of Larry Mullin to President and Chief Operating Officer.

The weary got little rest as Borgata Winter Poker Open Event Two came to a close after two days of dramatic action.

Just across the Strip from Wynn's $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas -- and its mountain conveniently located to block views of the well-worn New Frontier -- property owner Phil Ruffin plans to erect a giant Ferris wheel.

The World Poker Tour reports that Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has joined its roster of host casinos for a new event that will be staged as the second stop of the Season V calendar.

Super Bowl XL is nearly two weeks away but guests at Caesars Palace Race and Sports Book in Las Vegas, Nevada, have an opportunity to place a wager on the game right now.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $115 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $31 million Mega Millions jackpot, the estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, January 24, 2006 drawing grows to $40 million.