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The Ontario government is investing $400 million in Casino Windsor, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Joseph Cordiano announced today.

News Brief: Each year, gambling represents a larger and larger portion of the Rhode Island’s income.

ews Brief: During Jennifer Evans’ first year as the marketing manager at Harrah's Prairie Band Casino, she received the Chairman's Award for Leadership, which is the top employee award.

News Brief: Under an Indiana program, nearly 500 people with gambling problems have signed up to ban themselves from the state's casinos.

Atronic announces a new direct sales and service focus for the Canadian market.

No ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so the estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, February 15, 2005 drawing climbs to $59 million.

Agilysys reports that L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, LA has selected the Lodging Management System from the company.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that the new Pamela Anderson Playboy slot machine has gone live at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas as the first game expansion of the successful QuarterMillion$ wide-area progressive link.

Tom O'Donnell has been named senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel.

News Brief: A Blue Chip Casino worker accused of stealing $70,000 from Blue Chip Casino in November was recently arrested, along with an alleged accomplice.

News Brief: Governor M. Jodi Rell's proposed budget contains good and bad news for the towns surrounding the state's two Indian casinos, representatives here and across the region said Wednesday.

News Brief: Icy weather cooled customer counts at the four Kansas City area casinos in January and chilled revenue at all but Ameristar Casino & Hotel Kansas City.

Argosy Gaming Co. could spend more than $150 million on a new, much larger riverboat casino and more parking as part of a Lawrenceburg expansion designed to shore up its position as Greater Cincinnati's highest-grossing casino.

News Brief: Steve Wynn will air a commercial for his Wynn Las Vegas during the Oscars.

American Casino & Entertainment Properties, the company that operates the Stratosphere and the two Arizona Charlie's properties, is taking steps to try and slow the migration of employees to larger operations.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $41 million.

News Brief: With a page from the playbook of Las Vegas gambling giants, Connecticut's Indian casinos are taking their act nationwide in a bid to create wagering empires stretching from coast to coast.

News Brief: After years of escalating growth, online gambling is poised for its biggest year.

Executives of downtown's Golden Nugget casino have settled a three-count complaint filed last month by the state Gaming Control Board and would pay a $30,000 fine under a proposed settlement agreement.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $40 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $50 million for the Friday, February 11, 2005 drawing.