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News Brief: Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino employees are back on the job today after a two-week strike.

The jackpot for the Tuesday, September 21, 2004 drawing is now estimated at $64 million.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $95 million.

An open letter from Dennis C. Gomes, president of resort operations, Aztar Corp. and Pamela J. Popielarski, president and general manager of Tropicana, Atlantic City, was sent to the president of Local 54.

News Brief: Brian Feeney, the lead backer of Golden Palace Casino, plans to launch himself into space in an eight-metre-long cigar tube-shaped rocket carried to the edge of space by the world's largest reusable helium-filled balloon.

Ten poker legends gathered at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and squared off in the 1st annual World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.

The Borgata casino kicked off the fourth stop on the World Poker Tours third season, attracting record numbers of players to the second annual Borgata Poker Open.

An Internet gambling executive on Thursday said he hopes Congress can be persuaded to allow U.S. regulation of online betting within the next three to five years.

News Brief: Lincoln Park clubhouse's disappearance doesn't mean the gambling facility will build the $30-million addition whose plans it first unveiled two years ago, and which it predicted, at the time, would be complete and operational by now.

Harrah's New Orleans Casino will re-open at 6 p.m. Central Daylight Time today, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. announced.

Jan Hatcher has been named Senior Vice President of Distribution for GSN, the network the games.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $84 million.

MGM Mirage's new $165 million Cirque du Soleil "Ka" show is expected to boost the company's profit margins and drive added visitor interest in Las Vegas, industry insiders said.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino's slot machine revenues surpassed Mohegan Sun's in August for the first time in many months, according to figures released Wednesday by the two southeastern Connecticut casinos.

News Brief: Shares of casino operators moved lower Wednesday as Wall Street reacted to Hurricane Ivan, the latest storm of the season, poised to hit the Southeastern United States within the next 24 hours.

The excitement continues to grow as the jackpot for the Friday, September 17, 2004 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $55 million.

The MGM Grand Detroit Casino said Tuesday that it is laying off 150 workers because of an increase in Michigan's casino tax from 18 percent to 24 percent.

Harrah's New Orleans Casino will close at 6 p.m. this evening due to the approach of Hurricane Ivan.

The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, which is jointly owned by MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group, recently completed a hotel room remodeling effort that includes high-speed Internet access, 27-inch televisions and an updated decor.

News Brief: Having children ages 2 years and 3 months were not enough to keep out of prison a fourth defendant who helped steal $1.6 million from a Lake Tahoe casino, a judge decided Monday.