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News Brief: Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced Monday its quarterly profit grew by 46 per cent on a newly opened casino and acquisitions.

After correctly predicting that Bush would win reelection, BetWWTS.com has calculated odds on the 2008 Presidential election, including who will win nomination for President by the Republican and Democratic Parties.

Wynn Resorts, Limited has agreed to sell 7,500,000 shares of its common stock to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

The Sands Regent reports that it has agreed to sell 1,120,000 shares of its common stock to institutional investors for $8.25 per share in cash in a private placement transaction.

Kerzner International Limited reported a net loss in Q3 of $11.2 million, compared to net income of $6.5 million in Q3 2003, resulting in diluted net loss per share of $0.32 compared to diluted net income per share of $0.22 in the same period last year.

Tony Vee will bring an energetic selection of popular musical hits to Boomtown Hotel and Casino Reno’s Can Can Theater.

Wynn Resorts, Limited reports its intended expansion of its Wynn Las Vegas project on 20 acres of land adjacent to the existing site.

Anyone who has watched any television over the past year has likely stumbled upon a program or series related to casino gambling.

News Brief: The possibility of a strike remains for about 320 members of the Operating Engineers Local 501 who work at three Mandalay Resort Group properties.

News Brief: Sure, gamblers leave behind plenty of cash wagering in Detroit's three casinos, but dentures, wheelchairs and shoes?

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. say its World Series of Poker has won a Horizon Award from the Atlanta Sports Council.

New technologies might soon allow Nevada gamblers to withdraw cash from a credit or bank account without interrupting their round of video poker or hand of blackjack, state gaming regulators said last week.

News Brief: The division of Harvard Medical School that studies pathological gambling is under fire from some antigambling activists who point out that virtually all its funding comes from the gambling industry.

News Brief: Expectations for financial salvation were sky-high back in 1992 when Louisiana cleared the way for construction of a land-based casino in downtown New Orleans. However, the results have fallen short of expectations.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $52 million.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the estimated Mega Million jackpot for the Tuesday, November 9, 2004 drawing advances to $90 million.

Slot Expert John Robison answers your slot and video poker questions.

As of the writing of this column, the first of the votes in the U.S. presidential election are already in.

Wynn Resorts Ltd.'s stock price continues to soar despite the company's Las Vegas resort being six months away from opening and there being no significant revenue sources.

News Brief: After months of speculation about the project's fate, Aztar Corp announces that the $280 million Atlantic City Tropicana expansion will finally open by Thanksgiving Day.