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The Palms Casino Resort is embarking on a new era of growth that will change the skyline surrounding its landmark location.

News Brief: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will add 225 slot machines, replacing its high-stakes bingo parlor, which had helped put the tribe on the gaming map.

International News Brief: Casino Windsor's revenue plummeted 13.6 per cent during the three months ending Dec. 31, 2004, the third straight quarter of falling income.

A single ticket, which was purchased in Rowlett, Texas, matched all six Mega Millions numbers to win a $112 million jackpot.

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

John G. Brokopp: There have been many changes made to the slot inventory during the last few months as well as to the look of the gaming floor itself.

News Brief: Snow is not good for Connecticut casinos' bottom lines, and executives said bad weather in January, particularly the mid-month blizzard, was responsible for rare year-over-year drops in slot machine revenue.

News Brief: Whether the weight scales and the scales of justice are coming into conflict is a question some people have begun to ask because of a recent employment policy in New Jersey.

News Brief: The video lottery terminals at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in Saratoga Springs have produced a $50,000 donation to Saratoga County to establish a foundation.

The Responsible Gambling Council in collaboration with over 50 organizations across the Province has created Canada's largest problem gambling prevention program to date.

News Brief: Unite Here, which represents hospitality workers in Atlantic City, N.J., and Las Vegas, is courting Grand Casino employees.

News Brief: Kentucky-based subcontractor Morsey Inc. want the Illinois Gaming Board to intervene in a squabble over not being paid at least $1.35 million for work on a halted hotel project at Harrah's Metropolis Casino.

Representatives of the Aladdin and Culinary Local 226 will begin negotiating a contract today that will cover about half of the Strip resort's total employees.

Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er progressive video slots awarded $500,000 to a lucky player at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: Casinos are increasingly focusing on players willing to wager between $50,000 and $250,000.

News Brief: Some of the best players have come from all over the globe to play in the first World Series of Poker event staged in California.

While he is a member of the executive team that oversees the Palms, you won't find Tjeerd Brink, the resort's finance director, hanging out at one of the property's trendy clubs or restaurants.

Agilysys, Inc. reports that Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, WI has selected the Materials Management System from Agilysys to streamline inventory and procurement operations.

It all comes down to the final table of six players in GSN's Poker Royale: Battle Of The Sexes where on Friday, March 4 at 9:00PM ET/PT one gender will prove once and for all who is better skilled at No Limit Texas Hold'Em.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $96 million Mega Millions jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, March 1, 2005 drawing grows to an estimated $112 million.