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News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board gave unanimous approval Tuesday to MGM Grand Detroit casino's plans for a permanent hotel/casino structure.

No ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. So the jackpot for the Friday, December 16, 2005 drawing grows to an estimated $43 million.

LG Mobile Phones will sponsor the first-annual LG All-Star Poker Showdownat the Palms Casino.

Progressive Gaming International Corporation has eached an agreement with the Palms Hotel and Casino to field trial the company's newest product, Rapid Bet Live.

Just three days after its debut at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, the PowerPrize Jackpot and Players Card Bonus is off to an explosive start.

Outrageous Australian female impersonator Barry Humphries will make his Las Vegas debut with a two-week engagement at the Luxor beginning Sunday.

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.