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News Brief: Six-time boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya and Desert Diamond Casino are hoping to continue their boxing card relationship for another year.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that its Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana is scheduled to reopen on November 3.

November 17th, you can bet on finding a cure for cancer by placing a bet at Hollywood Park Casino.

News Brief: People from coast to coast to coast are lining up to buy a ticket for a chance at $40 million, the biggest jackpot in Canadian history.

A midmorning thunderstorm Tuesday wasn't going to deter developers of the $1.8 billion Cosmopolitan from holding the project's formal groundbreaking.

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequots Tribal Nation has awarded Perini Building Co. a $462.8-million contract to construct a addition to the Foxwoods Resort Casino here.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot grows to an estimated $147 million for the Friday, October 28, 2005 drawing.

Harrah's Joliet will introduce its newest concert and entertainment venue, Stage 151, this week, with a grand opening celebration running Oct. 27 through Oct. 29.

Calder Race Course has cancelled its live race cards scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 28, and will be closed for simulcast wagering through Thursday, Oct. 27.

Calder Race Course sustained damage to its clubhouse facility and parts of its stable area as a result of Hurricane Wilma, which stormed across South Florida on Oct. 24.

Fair Grounds Race Course will open five of its Finish Line off-track betting locations on Wednesday, Oct. 26, Fair Grounds President and General Manager Randall Soth announced today.

Word around the Las Vegas art community is that Steve Wynn is closing the gallery at Wynn Las Vegas.

Southern Nevada's shortage of museums leaves for slim pickings when looking for a cultural or educational experience.

Some experts thought it would take years for the Gulf Coast's casino industry to rebuild after being flattened by Hurricane Katrina.

News Brief: The Arapahoe Park horse-racing track's new owner has added more race dates to it 2006 calendar.

Last month Margaret Neuman received an unwelcome surprise: a letter from the IRS claiming she owed nearly $2,500 in taxes and penalties based on tips she received at the Palms.

The state's biggest employer and taxpayer has four huge projects on its plate, but Lanni and his brain trust are already gameplanning the company's next wave of development.

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

News Brief: Construction of the new River Cree casino at the Enoch Cree Nation is smoking along but Edmonton casinos are going into nicotine fits over Enoch's smoking policy.

‘The National Heads-Up Poker Championship’ will move to Caesars Palace starting in 2006.