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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.

The Sands Regent has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase two privately held casino properties in Dayton, NV, the Depot Casino and the Red Hawk Sports Bar.

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board will likely consider the sale of either MotorCity Casino or MGM Grand Detroit Casino at its March 8 meeting, the board's executive director said Thursday.

Executives of the downtown Golden Nugget resort paid a $30,000 fine Thursday, wrapping up a state complaint that addressed sports book wagering irregularities and an incident in which a Nugget executive misdealt cards at a blackjack table during a celebrity event.

News Brief: As news of the impending tribal casino deal filtered out, House Speaker Steve Sviggum said that linking the Indian casino proposal with a proposal to put slots at Canterbury Park racetrack might assure passage for both.

CI Host reports television sponsorship of ESPN World Series of Poker contender Dutch Boyd during circuit competition.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that the new Cherokee Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma has selected an advanced Bally Systems solution that combines the backend Bally One System with the marketing and player-tracking benefits of Bally Casino MarketPlace.

Everyone who walks onstage to present an award at the 2005 Academy Award ceremony in Los Angeles this year will be a winner, once they open their gift bags, that is.

Despite a previously contentious relationship with the current and previous owners of the Aladdin, Culinary Union and company leaders have expressed optimism about their ability to hammer out a deal.

Lotto 6/49 continues to offer bigger jackpots more often, and tonight's draw is estimated at $16 million.

ews Brief: A high-stakes public relations battle is underway over the expansion of Casino San Pablo, and at the center of it is a tiny city known more for being an exit off busy Interstate 80 than for its media savvy.