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News Brief: Chinook Winds Casino Resort announces New Year's Eve parties to welcome the new year.

After 13 months of construction and anticipation, Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort, located in the Palomar mountains of San Diego County opens the doors of its new $168 million expansion December 20 at 10 a.m.

The National Indian Gaming Commission has approved an agreement between the Ak-Chin Indian Community and a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) that extends Harrah's contract to manage Harrah's Phoenix Ak-Chin hotel and casino for an additional five years.

News Brief: The Canada Safety Council is calling for a moratorium on casino and gambling expansion across the country because about 360 problem gamblers are committing suicide every year.

A federal judge on Wednesday summarily dismissed a lawsuit stemming back to the 1999 opening of the Paris Las Vegas resort in which a California gambler claimed hotel executives reneged on promises after he lost millions at the casino.

News Brief: Surveillance operators at Caesars trained their cameras on women wearing low-cut necklines or other revealing clothing, according to allegations.

No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing. Now the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $23 million.

The eighth stop on the World Poker Tour kicked off today at Bellagio, Las Vegas.

News Brief: Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will begin offering casino-style table games after receiving state approval earlier this year to expand its gambling menu.

In addition to The Bicycle Casino's 20th annual Children's Christmas Party held on December 22nd for over 1,800 underprivileged children from the local community, another worthy cause sponsored by the casino is the Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Children's Christmas Party.

News Brief: The Seminole Coconut Creek Casino is on the verge of a major makeover, a move that is expected to put the gambling hall on par with the glitzy Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. kept the top spot among St. Louis-area casinos last month, but Ameristar Casinos Inc. gained ground.

News Brief: Health officials insist there's no cause for widespread worry, but many gamblers aren't taking any chances after the confirmation of a case of tuberculosis at MotorCity Casino.

News Brief: Norman Dillard, Dee Dee Odom and Jovita Thomas-Williams have returned home to Detroit as high-ranking managers at MGM Grand Detroit Casino and hope to be a part of the revitalization of their hometown.

Mega Millions is growing and providing excitement for players in the eleven states across the country where Mega Millions is played.

Wynn Resorts, Limited reports the completion of the refinancing of the indebtedness of its subsidiary, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC.

When Mandalay Resort Group released its latest quarterly profit report this month, it was room rates -- not gambling revenue -- that did most to boost earnings by about 65 percent.

News Brief: About 850 unionized workers at four northwest Indiana casinos have threatened to walk off the job next month if they can't agree to a new contract with riverboat companies.

Spectre Gaming, Inc. has signed agreements to install its unique mechanical "multi-reel" games into Cher-Ae Heights Bingo and Casino and River Rock Casino located in Northern California.

Although the Morongo casino sits about 30 minutes from its nearest desert competitor, experts say it is raising the stakes in the hotly contested battle to attract gamblers to the five other tribal casinos in the desert.