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The all-new Black Oak Casino is proud to announce the opening of Seven Sisters, a signature restaurant located on the third floor of the Casino.

Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. has appointed Mark Juliano as chief operating officer of the company effective Aug. 8.

News Brief: Staff Sgt. David John Walsh, on leave from duty in Iraq, visited Foxwoods Resort Casino last week to thank employees for sending care packages to soldiers.

Eldorado, based in Reno, received approval Monday to buy the casino from a federal bankruptcy judge in Shreveport.

The new steakhouse at Blue Chip Casino, William B’s will open on July 23, 2005.

News Brief: L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino, a $365 million property just opened in Lake Charles, is now the first ever casino property in the state to shuttle guests to its resort destination via amphibious seaplane.

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.