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News Brief: Greektown Casino has abandoned plans to build a permanent casino at Gratiot and I-375 and instead will stay in the bustling Greektown district, where it also plans a 400-room hotel and parking structure.

Black Oak Casino's will host a regional qualifier for the San Francisco International Stand Up Comedy Competition.

Pechanga Resort & Casino, a AAA four-diamond property in Southern California, has deployed 200 Motion Computing tablet PCs for gaming table management, player tracking and employee training.

An Omaha politician pleaded guilty this week to trespassing at a Council Bluffs casino after she had pledged to stay away from all Iowa casinos.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. Senior Vice President Arte Nathan says he has enjoyed the thrill of helping developer Steve Wynn open new hotels.

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

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $80 million.

There was no jackpot winner in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so Americans woke up to a jackpot that's bursting at an estimated $200 million for the Tuesday, September 13, 2005 drawing.

Executives at Beau Rivage today announced that they have opened a new Job Placement Center to provide information about available positions at the Gold Strike resort in Tunica, Mississippi and all available positions at MGM Mirage properties in Nevada.

Sports bettors at the Golden Nugget properties won't be able to bet on the Houston Texans because Tilman Fertitta, the chief executive of the company who own the casinos, is a minority owner of the National Football League team.

State gaming regulators on Thursday recommended the licensure of six executives with the Aladdin Resort and Casino who are slowly moving to transform the property to the Planet Hollywood brand.

Tilman Fertitta of Landry's Restaurants discusses his company's plans for the Golden Nugget properties downtown and in Laughlin.

Harrah's Entertainment has canceled the World Series of Poker Circuit tournament scheduled to begin September 29 at Grand Casino Biloxi.

The Aladdin hotel and casino has unveiled some new drawings for its upcoming transformation into a Planet Hollywood-themed resort by the end of next year.

The future owners of the Golden Nugget hotel and casino are planning a new hotel tower in downtown Las Vegas.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.

MGM Mirage announced today that plans for recovery and rebuilding its Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, are underway.

Harrah's Entertainment currently expects that Harrah's New Orleans will remain closed indefinitely while the company assesses the property's status and makes remediation and repairs in order to resume operations.

"Fresh inspiration" comes to the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, when Susanna Foo, internationally acclaimed chef, restaurateur and author, celebrates the release of her second cookbook.

Since no one won the big Mega Million $150 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Friday, September 9 drawing grows to an estimated $172 million.