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News Brief: Pawtucket Rep. William San Bento sees a full-blown casino at Lincoln Park, complete with blackjack and table games like roulette and craps.

The opening of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment's $365 million resort in Lake Charles, La., fueled the state's casino revenues to a 11.4 percent increase.

No ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers to take home the nation's largest jackpot, so that jackpot now rolls to an estimated $170 million for the Friday, July 22 drawing.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements with three more California casinos.

John G. Brokopp: What will Resorts bring to the table in the way of creating a unique experience for gamblers in the Midwest?

Matthew Jacob of Majestic Research said the World Series of Poker, which left the Rio resort Thursday after beginning in early June, did much more than just attract hordes of poker fans to the Harrah's Entertainment Inc. property.

News Brief: The owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun sent their monthly slot machine payments to the state last week, bringing the total contributions for the fiscal year to $417.8 million.

News Brief: The Waterloo City Council has approved distributing an initial $50,000 of casino fees to seven youth agencies or activities.

Evansville, Indiana, has extended its lease with Casino Aztar through 2010, a move that will enable Casino Aztar to invest $40 million and develop a seven-acre downtown entertainment district on the casino’s waterfront property.

News Brief: Two Detroit casinos have pocketed about $650,000 since 2003 in winnings that forgetful gamblers neglected to claim before they expired.

Management at Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel is offering more questions than answers about next year's Binion's Poker Classic, an inaugural tournament that would follow the 2006 World Series of Poker.

About 7 a.m. Saturday, when many Southern Nevadans were just beginning to awaken, Joseph Hachem had completed nearly 14 hours at the final table of the 36th annual World Series of Poker.

In a move straight from his reality television series, Donald Trump on Friday hired Caesars Palace President Mark Juliano for a senior management position with his gaming operation.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $38 million.

Melbourne native Joseph Hachem, age 39, flopped a straight and re-raised all-in on the turn card to win the final hand in the 2005 World Series of Poker World Championship.

There was no Mega Millions jackpot winner in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so Americans woke up to a jackpot that's bulging at an estimated $145 million for the Tuesday, July 19, 2005 drawing.

Hollywood Park closed its 64-day Spring/Summer Meet today with total common pool wagering of $667,016,796, down less than one-half percent from the figure of $679,693,206 during a 65-day meet a year ago.

Penn National Gaming, Inc.’s Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc. has satisfied substantially all of the conditions to closing related to its proposed purchase of the property on which Penn National's Casino Rouge conducts a significant portion of its dockside operations.

In poker, it seems money can indeed buy happiness. It can also provide a few lessons for our world leaders.

The Lotto Super 7 jackpot for tonight’s drawing has reached $10 million.