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Terrible's casino expects to begin construction next month on a new parking garage that will mark the first phase of a larger casino expansion.

The Hard Rock says it will no longer accept high-roller action from gamblers with million-dollar credit lines who have the potential to lose -- or win -- millions from the casino.

A flulike illness that has stricken employees and guests at the Flamingo is believed to be caused by a type of Noro virus but the Clark County Health District won't have a final determination until today, a spokeswoman said.

A 64-year-old phone company retiree hit a whopping $6,366,947 Wheel of Fortune statewide progressive slot jackpot at the Ameristar Casino Vicksburg.

An out-of-town couple in their 80s driving in a rental car plowed through a steel-reinforced concrete barrier at the Golden Nugget's parking garage on Monday, sending them plunging 18 feet to the pavement below.

News Brief: Unite Here also has persuaded about 20 tribes to pledge not to oppose unionization attempts.

Analysts say the sale of the Bally's riverboat casino in New Orleans by Caesars Entertainment Inc. may not be the last move by Caesars in the coming months as the company prepares for its merger with Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

Boyd Gaming Corp. -- fresh from announcing a major casino expansion at its Borgata resort in Atlantic City -- is expected to discuss details of a new hotel tower during the company's third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday.

News Brief: Paris Hilton is designing her own personal suite at the Aladdin hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip

News Brief: With an off-track betting referendum on the city's ballot Nov. 2, Manassas Park is getting some noisy input from its neighbors.

Lorenzo Creighton, president of the Flamingo Las Vegas, is the king of the hill at the joint Bugsy Siegel started half a century ago, a casino he wouldn't even have been allowed to enter back when the mob was still in charge.

If scarcity truly determines an item's value, superlatives could be had on the cheap Friday morning at the Forum Shops at Caesars.

Caesars Entertainment Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Bally's Casino New Orleans to an affiliate of Columbia Sussex Corporation for approximately $24 million.

News Brief: Ground has been broken on a new ship that will substantially increase the size of Blue Chip Casino, one of five riverboats along Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline.

Las Vegas Sands Inc., which owns the Venetian and is building the 3,000-room Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip, has received final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to sell up to $575 million in common stock.

News Brief: Buoyed by phenomenal success in its first 15 months of operation, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is planning a $347 million expansion that will add a new 45-story hotel tower to the megaresort.

Frank Scoblete: It was the best of crews; it was the worst of crews.

Lucky Eagle Casino will host its final fight of the year here November 6th.

The Stratosphere hotel and casino has introduced a topless pool called Beach Club 25 on the 25th floor of its hotel tower.

News Brief: You might be better off talking with a bookie than watching the polls if you want to know whether Sen. John Kerry or President Bush will win the Oval Office this November.