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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.

A few months after announcing details for a second hotel tower at Wynn Las Vegas, Steve Wynn's company has already elevated the project into a freestanding resort.

News Brief” A last-minute bid by Peter Karmanos Jr. and another Detroit businessman for a controlling interest in MotorCity Casino is unlikely to derail Marian Ilitch from winning, officials said late Tuesday.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reported today that net revenue for its fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2005 was $21.7 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 6.3%, from $20.4 million for the prior year third fiscal quarter.

News Brief: Blame casinos' weak February in part on the leap year calendar.

Station Casinos announces that it will accelerate its expansion plans for the second phase of Red Rock Station, increasing the overall cost of the Summerlin project to $800 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday, March 18, 2005 drawing is growing to an estimated $36 million.

Pinnacle Entertainment has received approvals from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board in accord with its previously announced plans to open L'Auberge du Lac to the general public on the evening of May 26, 2005.

First, he created a 27-foot tall chocolate fountain and now award-winning pastry chef Jean-Philippe Maury wows guests again, with a 6-foot tall chocolate Easter bunny.

The Board of the Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission has advised Gamehost Income Fund that it's application to expand the Boomtown Casino located in Fort McMurray, Alberta has been approved to proceed.

Two of the city's three casinos saw revenue fall last month, but the local industry still brought in slightly more cash than last year, thanks to a good month at MGM Grand Detroit.

News Brief: An accident involving a casino bus heading to Fantasy Springs Casino and a fire truck has left one person dead.

News Brief: Placing 2,000 video lottery terminals at the Meadowlands Racetrack would have only a minimal effect on Atlantic City casino revenues, according to a study commissioned by the Codey administration.

News Brief: The Silver Slipper needs approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission before it can take over gambling operations at the President Casino.

In the past nine months, eleven Jackpots, with an average annuity jackpot value of $63 million, have been awarded to lucky winners across the country.

News Brief: They’re still dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s on Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts’ bankruptcy reorganization plan, but the company has already launched a renovation program for two of its casino/hotel properties here.

The installation of slot machines in Florida's Broward County could adversely affect Calder Race Course in Miami, as well as racing and breeding interests throughout Kentucky.