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Global Payments Inc. reports an agreement to provide Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino with its VIP LightSpeed suite of cash access products and services.

Finally, scratch card games are available online with the launch of the new Web site, scratch2cash.com ,the first to specialize and to be solely dedicated to the increasingly popular scratch card games.

The Sands Regent reports the purchase of 2.58 acres of land adjacent to its Rail City Casino property in Sparks, Nevada, which it had been leasing from the State of Nevada.

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons cut short their three-week engagement at the Luxor, according to the casino's box office.

In a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony today, MotorCity Casino broke ground on a $275-million dollar casino hotel and conference center.

The gaming arm of the Carl Icahn-controlled American Real Estate Partners announced Tuesday it had bought the Flamingo Laughlin from Harrah's Entertainment for $170 million.

News Brief: More U.S. casino operators could earn investment-grade ratings in coming years as consolidation creates larger companies and as cash flows become more stable, Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday.

Turning Stone Resort and Casino has signed a multi-year contract to use the products and services of Global Cash Access, Inc.

A pair of tickets in the Tuesday, November 29, 2005 drawing matched all six numbers to split the estimated $35 million jackpot.

Peter Morton's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will be further distinguished for its large-scale condominium expansion, marketed as the Bungalows Residences Flats at the Hard Rock.

Hoosier Park concluded its 11th season of Thoroughbred racing Friday, Nov. 25, with a 30.8 percent increase in total wagering.

Starting December 2nd, bringing home the stylish decor of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will be just a click away with the official launch of ShopBorgata.com.

The World Poker Open returns to Tunica for its seventh year and will be held exclusively at Gold Strike Casino Resort.

News Brief: Today is the final day of the fall thoroughbred season, but it’s really only the beginning of a new Remington Park, General Manager Scott Wells said.

News Brief: The walls of the $40 million Diamond Jo Worth Casino west of Northwood are up and officials are still confident of an April 2006 opening.

Nevada casino customers may soon be using the wireless hand-held device to gamble outside of traditional gaming areas.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $66 million.

The 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs concluded on Saturday, Nov. 26, with gains in both on-track and total wagering and on-track attendance.

News Brief: Like staggered holiday parties, three Biloxi casinos will reopen within days of one another next month.

News Brief: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has given cable and satellite carriers the green light to deliver gambling channel.