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A Fourth of July getaway has delivered financial independence for a California woman who won a $4.9 million slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas.

Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters is thrilled to announce that the record-setting $290 million Mega Millions drawing will be broadcast live from Times Square in New York City on Friday.

News Brief: Seven federal agencies have started pooling resources and working together to investigate crime in the nation's burgeoning American Indian casino industry.

News Brief: FOX Sports Net will air the nation's first live telecast of a professional poker tournament next month.

News Brief: The agreement that allowed Turning Stone Casino Resort to open 11 years ago is invalid, state Supreme Court Justice James W. McCarthy has ruled.

What would you do if you won $280 million? That's the question Mega Million lottery players are asking themselves with the world's largest jackpot still up for grabs.

News Brief: New York State's fourth 'racino' opens Wednesday at Monticello Raceway, which has had a $27 million transformation.

International News Brief: The United States and Antigua have suspended litigation over Internet gambling and want to resolve the World Trade Organization dispute through negotiations, an American official said on Tuesday.

News Brief: Beau Rivage will invest $1 million in a community development program designed to increase the number of homebuyers and small businesses in disadvantaged areas of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.

News Brief: It has been a long wait, but the Three Rivers Casino in Florence is now ready for wheeling and dealing.

Caesars Entertainment has wrapped up construction on the Roman Plaza, the new pedestrian entrance to Caesars Palace that replaces the landmark people mover at the resort Jay Sarno opened in 1966.

John Grochowski: The new blues bar at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Ind., is just the latest in a series of changes and upgrades at the property.

The winning Powerball ticket worth $65.8 million was purchased in South Carolina.

The jackpot for tomorrow night's Mega Millions drawing now sits at $220 million.

News Brief: Contested state Tax Commission decisions that have saved a New Orleans floating casino about $1 million over three years are slated for reviews in the coming weeks.

The Gaming Standards Association has welcomed six new members, increasing its total worldwide membership.

News Brief: Thousands flocked to the Borgata’s Fantasy Island party which featured bands and DJs on two stages, old-school carnival rides and games, sports, massages and camel rides.

North Las Vegas' booming growth is prompting the Cannery's owners to launch an expansion program just a year and half after the hotel-casino opened.

News Brief: Four construction workers died when five floors of Tropicana Casino and Resort's parking garage collapsed in October because the gaming hall and companies building the garage cut corners to save time and money, their families charge in a lawsuit filed this week.

News Brief: Citing economic hardship, Mendocino County supervisors are asking federal officials to keep the embattled Shodakai Casino open while tribal leaders hammer out a gambling compact with the state.