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Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that its riverboat casino has been moved into its permanent position at the L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino site in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Edward Garruto, interim general manager of Caesars Indiana, the Midwest's premier riverboat casino resort, has been named general manager of the property.

The new, $250 million Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California has been tapped to host Fox Sports Network's (FSN) second annual Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, where 24 of the world's top players will compete.

Behind a massive construction wall wedged between an Elton John retail store and the sports book at Caesars Palace, a short-lived legacy is methodically torn down in time for a polished, adults-only image to emerge by the end of the year.

News Brief: Missouri gambling regulators decided Monday to fine Ameristar Casino $200,000 because of a malfunction in its progressive slot machines at its St. Charles casino.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino's $99 million Rainmaker expansion added its final element this holiday weekend -- a valet parking area that would add 800 spaces to the casino.

Today's gaming floor will meet the future's software thanks to a new transitional protocol from the Gaming Standards Association.

News Brief: The bustling new Black Gold Casino and Zia Park Raceway under construction north of town will diversify Hobbs' oil-based economy and create a cornucopia of jobs, said local business people and an economic development official.

Caesars Palace will open its first poker room in at least 12 years in response to the burgeoning popularity of poker, while Bellagio and Bally's Las Vegas are considering expanding their poker areas.

A selections of news and views from inside the industry this week.

The Standardbred Owners Association of New York has reportedly signed a five-year deal with Yonkers Raceway that will pave the way for long-awaited track renovations and the construction of the proposed video lottery terminal facility.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $127 million.

This December, the National Geographic Channel (NGC) takes you from Sin City to Atlantic City to get an inside look at the making – and the breaking – of these magnificent structures. Meet all the players, from the team that built the first super casino on the east coast, to the infamous M.I.T. college students that took several casinos for millions, to the Loizeaux family that makes a living tearing them down.

News Brief: Mid-State Raceway may be days from going broke, according to federal government officials.

News Brief: Mississippi state gaming authorities have reported a rash of cheating at Tunica's slot machines, with at least six arrests this year of increasingly sophisticated criminals.

International News Brief: Mexico's Roman Catholic bishops took out a newspaper advertisement on Friday criticizing a plan to legalize casino gambling in the country.

News Brief: The cost to expand the Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino has increased six million dollars since it was approved last year because of cost overruns and equipment purchases.

SBRLines offers premium tools to gamblers at no cost and also includes full statistical analysis on each event. The website also offers a 128-bit encrypted log on to all sportsbooks from one central live odds page.

News Brief: Horizon Casino Resort's parent company owner says that under his agreement to buy Caesars Tahoe announced last week, he plans to use its name for a year until the Stateline casino is ‘rethemed.’

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $110 million.