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News Brief: A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss the bribery conspiracy case against top officials at Lincoln Park gaming center and dog track.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, June 25 has been pushed up to an estimated $177 million.

News Brief: Workers are putting the finishing touches on Carson City’s newest casino, expected to open July 1 on the northeast side of town.

News Brief: The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, operators of Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, are at odds with the Ontario Health Department over a smoking ban.

ews Brief: The Ontario government torpedoed reports today that it would consider letting travelers on the new high-speed ferry to Rochester play video lottery terminals in provincial waters.

News Brief: Video lottery terminals would be allowed on the high-speed ferry that recently began operating between Rochester, N.Y., and Toronto under a measure introduced in the state legislature.

The head of Southern Nevada's second-busiest airline painted a dismal portrait of the U.S. aviation industry Tuesday, telling a Las Vegas audience high fuel costs and rigid competition could soon permanently ground many of today's largest carriers.

Another Las Vegas landmark changed hands Friday when Caesars Entertainment completed the $280 million sale of the Las Vegas Hilton to Colony Capital.

News Brief: A surge in attendance at Belterra Casino Resort & Spa boosted the May turnstile count at southeastern Indiana's three casinos by 7 percent compared with the same month a year earlier.

First handicapping the political race at the beginning of June, online bookmaker BetWWTS.com today announced updated odds on the outcome of the Canadian Federal Election.

Mohegan Sun and Ticketmaster have signed a multi-year ticketing agreement for all Mohegan Sun events.

Ben Affleck won a major poker open last night when he captured Commerce Casino's California State Poker Championship's $10,000-buy in event that netted him a cool $356,400, and a seat at the World Poker Tour Championship next April.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. said it recently paid about $73 million to an Iowa West Racing Association affiliate as an additional purchase price consideration for the Bluffs Run Casino.

Argosy Gaming Company has announced a $75 million expansion at Argosy Casino Riverside, an investment which will create a high-quality 250-room resort hotel and new 1,400-space parking garage.

News Brief: Shodakai Casino, a tribal casino in Mendocino County reopened Friday after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to regulators who ordered it closed 11 days ago.

The new owners of the Las Vegas Hilton say it ‘desperately needs nourishment’ to improve its performance.

News Brief: Executives of the MGM Grand Detroit Casino have warned the majority owners of Greektown Casino that they will sue if plans to develop a $350 million casino in Romulus are not dropped.

News Brief: The early returns on the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort show that the $1 billion gaming venue and entertainment complex is a success.

ews Brief: The Rincon Indian band is suing San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister in federal court, seeking to halt the county's efforts to collect $1.6 million in room taxes on the hotel at Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort.

News Brief: Attorneys for the general manager of the now-closed Kansas City, Kansas, Indian casino filed a motion Tuesday to have two gambling-related charges against him dismissed.