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News Brief: The Colma City Council will review an ordinance to mandate $200 betting limits, but the council will also consider a possible lawsuit to overturn the gambling division’s ruling, which city officials fear will cost it 15 percent of its annual revenues.

News Brief: A judge has ruled that a Massachusetts man violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act when he created the domain name www.foxwood.com and attempted to profit from Internet surfers looking for information about casino.

Cash Systems, Inc. has reported a two-year renewal of its contract to provide credit card cash advance, ATM and check cashing services to the Casino Queen Riverboat.

News Brief: Bangor city officials are ecstatic about the new attraction, Hollywood Slots but some Maine residents continue to debate whether the economic benefits of the casino will outweigh the potential costs of gambling addiction.

The Lady Luck, downtown's third-largest casino, will close Feb. 12 for a year-long remodeling and permanently lay off 684 workers

A Scooop.net poll reveals that a majority of Americans support legalization of U.S. based online casinos.

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa has unveiled its biggest giveaway ever, the PowerPrize Jackpot and Players Card Bonus.

News Brief: The 236-acre complex now features 250 electronic games, simulcast horse racing, a restaurant, dance floor, sidewalk café, live entertainment stage, new parking lots and new signage.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $112 million.

The hour-long "American Casino," in its third season and now airing on the Travel Channel, captures life inside the hotel-casino.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, December 13 drawing grows to an estimated $33 million.

Poker TV Network reports that they intend to explore their options to move from the pink sheets to either the OTC Bulletin Board or the AMEX.

The Small Town Poker Tour announced today they have made visits to several sites in Canada.

Fair Grounds Race Course announced today an 18-percent increase to its purse schedule and five new stakes races for Louisiana-breds.

After less than 10 minutes of discussion, the Gaming Control Board gave its unanimous consent Wednesday to the $370 million purchase of the Imperial Palace by Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians must offer the right amount of money before winning permission to have card dealers at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Gov. Mike Easley said in an interview.

Atari, Inc. are teaming up to deliver Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, a Texas Hold 'em poker game.

The Powerball jackpot has now reached $100 million capturing the attention of players across the nation.

Alex, the premier fine dining restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas is now internationally recognized by AAA as a Five Diamond restaurant.

Science should guide future research in problem gambling, said an official for a national problem-gambling group that begins meeting today at Mandalay Bay.