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News Brief: Hundreds of guests gave Batavia Downs Gaming's 586 new video gambling machines a test run Friday night.

News Brief: L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, one of the nation's newest casino resorts, is hoping Houston has what it takes to help make it royally flush.

Post Oak Productions Inc. reports the launch of Camp Hellmuth, Phil Hellmuth's poker fantasy camp weekend.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $129 million.

GSN is airing Poker Royale: Young Bloods, a showcase for six of the poker's top young players all under the age of 30, vying for a total cash prize pool of $50,000.

Representatives of The Henry Brent Co. said Thursday that their closely held Las Vegas company has purchased downtown's Lady Luck.

Former Mandalay Resort Group President Glenn Schaeffer has landed back on the Strip following Thursday's announcement that he will help bring the name of a Miami Beach resort icon to the north end of the boulevard.

Century Theatres on Thursday closed its Rancho Santa Fe movie theater but opens a new movie theater today with its first scheduled show times across the street at Santa Fe Station Casino.

News Brief: In the longest final table in circuit history, the World Series of Poker wrapped up at 3:15 a.m. Thursday at Harveys Casino Resort with the top prize of $542,360 going to a 39-year-old property investor who had a pair of 10s.

Lucky Eagle Casino will provide free comedy show tickets to veterans and members of the armed forces here on Saturday, May 21st.

Even though Friday the 13th is right around the corner, Powerball players don't seem daunted by the longstanding superstition surrounding the number.

The American Superstars show at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower has added Chad Givens as Tim McGraw to its line-up of celebrity tribute.

News Brief: Betting on the numbers recommended in fortune cookies, 110 tickets won from $100,000 to half a million dollars each in a multi-state Powerball lottery.

Boyd Gaming Corp.'s South Coast property hasn't even opened its doors, but today officials announced plans to double the size of the resort in southern Las Vegas.

News Brief: Chinook Winds Casino Resort and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians will celebrate the property's 10th anniversary this May and June.

The fun is on a roll at Black Oak Casino for the Grand Opening Celebration Monday, May 16th, when PBA Pro Parker Bohn will be mingling with guests in Black Oak Lanes.

The Powerball jackpot in America's favorite lottery game has broken through the $100 million barrier.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Reno Hilton casino resort to Grand Sierra Resort Corp.

Nevada Gold & Casinos will appoint Shelly Brunn, current Director of Finance, as Interim General Manager of Colorado Grande Casino.

Lotto 6/49 continues to offer bigger jackpots more often, and tonight's draw is estimated at $14 million.