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A new version of ‘Hold'Em’ has been invented. It has the potential of supplanting the existing game that's being played today.

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Orangeville Raceway Limited.

Canterbury Park reports that it's proposal to develop a racino by adding new casino gaming options to its existing Racetrack and Card Club in Shakopee cleared its first hurdle late Friday in the Minnesota Legislature.

Despite a slew of post-Sept. 11 security restrictions, a prankster has again raised questions about building operators' ability to prevent the public from easily accessing the roofs of Las Vegas' many high-rise buildings.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $12 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $44 million.

The winners of last year's Masters of Blackjack tournament returned to Niagara Fallsview Casino with a vengeance to defend their titles.

Pala Casino Resort and Spa has announced its spring concert line-up at its Pala Events Center and the Palomar Starlight Theater.

Tom Cook has been named senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's North Kansas City Casino & Hotel.

Russell Sears won a MegaJackpots top award of $4.1 million in the wee hours Sunday morning at Caesar’s Palace.

WhiteTie announces its expansion to Las Vegas and partnership with Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa featured on the Discovery Channel's American Casino.

Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno’s Starbucks Coffee location is complementing their gourmet coffee selection with a new specialty sandwich menu.

News Brief: Now that its first New Orleans racing season is almost over, Churchill Downs Inc. has begun seeking zoning approvals to build a casino at the Fair Grounds Race Course that would house as many as 700 slot machines.

Over the next several years, Silverton owners expect to develop the remaining 80 acres of land around the property into a mixed-use resort.

News Brief: A Corning man can finally afford to buy the home he's always dreamed of, after winning a $1,156,860 MegaJackpot on a Wheel of Fortune dollar slot machine Monday at Rolling Hills Casino.

News Brief: If table gaming legislation passes in West Virginia, Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort will need table-game operators, and lots of them.

The owner of the Hotel San Remo in Las Vegas has issued $125 million in senior secured bonds to finance the renovation and transformation of the property into the Hooters Casino Hotel.

Just in time for the first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament, MGM Grand today unveiled a redesigned sports book near the front of its casino that will be the first in Las Vegas to offer skybox seating.

John Ascuaga's Nugget, one of the casino industries only family owned and operated business, will celebrate 50 years with a special fireworks celebration.

Construction nears completion on an expanded casino area at the Cannery.