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Because no one correctly matched all six Powerball numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $20 million.

There was no jackpot winner in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so Americans woke up to a jackpot that soared to an estimated $225 million for the Tuesday, November 8, 2005 drawing.

The World Poker Tour announced today the addition of a 17th Tour stop for Season IV with the inclusion of a second event at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.

One day after Steve Wynn told Wall Street analysts "another major adjustment" in the work force at Wynn Las Vegas would occur next week, both he and a key resort executive stressed that employees need not worry about losing their jobs.

An apparent tornado, spawned by a line of severe weather that moved through southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky early Sunday morning, has inflicted significant damage at Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. will lay off more workers after reporting a third-quarter loss of nearly $14.2 million, company officials said Thursday.

Tim Armstrong won $250,000, the largest bad beat poker jackpot in Arizona history, at Casino Arizona.

News Brief: The Oneida Indian Nation has expanded its retail offerings at Turning Stone Resort and Casino.

News Brief: If you're not a gambler or a fan of extravagant stage shows and exotic cocktails, the Mohegan Sun Casino may have found another offering to reel you in: flu shots.

News Brief: A notorious casino cheat has suggested many of the technologies being touted as anti-cheating measures are doomed to expensive failure – criticising the effectiveness of controversial solutions such as RFID and facial recognition.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway will present $60,000 in charitable donations to six local organizations at a press conference and check presentation on Friday, November 4.

George Maloof has a few surprises planned for his new Fantasy Tower, which will open next spring with about 360 rooms and the kind of bells and whistles designed to one-up the competition and cement his reputation as a premier purveyor of hip entertainment.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reported today net revenue for Q1 2005 was $30.6 million, an increase of $8.5 million, or 38%, from $22.1 million for Q1 2004.

The Derby Lane Million will pay the richest winning purse of $500,000 at historic Derby Lane in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 4, 2006.

One winning jackpot ticket worth $36 million was sold in Missouri. Also, there were two tickets that won $1,000,000 with Power Play in Kentucky, and South Carolina.

News Brief: The former slot machine technician at Blue Chip Casino was sentenced Monday to 18 months in the LaPorte County Jail for embezzling nearly $70,000 from the gambling boat.

News Brief: Ralph Reed helped orchestrate an effort to conceal payments he received from the gambling revenues of a Louisiana Indian tribe, according to a U.S. Senator speaking at a hearing in Washington.

News Brief: A Pinnacle Entertainment official has proposed a pedestrian tunnel connecting it’s Laclede’s Landing casino to downtown.

Now 81 years old, poker pro Tony Grand has been playing the game at a high level of competition for three decades.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the Mega Million jackpot, the Friday drawing will have an estimated jackpot of $192 million.