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The jackpot for the Friday, August 13, 2004 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $35 million.

The gaming industry claimed a partial victory Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled that the millions of people who have lost money playing video poker and electronic slot machines over the years cannot be included as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against more than 60 gaming companies that are accused of civil racketeering.

One of the many unresolved questions regarding a partnership's bid to take control of the Aladdin hotel-casino in a few weeks involves the Planet Hollywood restaurant up the street.

News Brief: Mid-State Raceway says it will file for bankruptcy protection for its Vernon Downs harness track, which has been plagued by mounting debt and management turmoil.

eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance and Casino City today announce a joint collaborative agreement and the introduction of new eCOGRA certification features on the popular Casino City website.

WagerOnSports.com today announced odds on which country would have the first athlete fail a drug test at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

News Brief: Delta Downs Racetrack & Casino reigned as Louisiana's top moneymaking racino in the first six months of 2004, according to figures from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

MGM Mirage said today it received a $6 million insurance settlement in the second quarter related to the power outage that shut down the company's Bellagio resort for more than three days.

News Brief: Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $84 million.

News Brief: Lacking the assistance of psychics, most Canadian betting on last night's record jackpot relied on their own numbers, or on a stroke of sympathy from a computer randomizer.

Based on surging demand for Las Vegas as a business and leisure travel destination, Las Vegas Sands is proceeding full-speed ahead with financing for a $1.6 billion, 3,000-room resort adjacent to The Venetian.

A small trade show said it has filed a formal complaint with Mandalay Resort Group against a Mandalay board member, saying the board member violated the company's conflict of interest rules by attempting to obtain an equity interest in the show and then blocking the show's desired dates.

A casino near the entrance to Lake Mead that has long been eyed by developers is one step closer to becoming property of the National Park Service.

News Brief: A local catering firm employee was surprised at how easily his van was allowed through a locked gate at Saratoga Race Course recently.

News Brief: Vendors could be at work outside Saratoga Race Course again in about 10 days.

Wynn Resorts Ltd., the company behind the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas megaresort, said in a Wednesday filing with federal regulators that it sold its Global Express aircraft this month for $33 million.

With the expected takeover of the Aladdin by the Planet Hollywood ownership group less than a month away, an estimated 1,500 union protesters rallied Wednesday against the property's failure to recognize the union's organizing claims.

The merger between the Ellis Island Casino & Brewery and the Tuscany Suites and Casino Resort has been scrapped and Ellis Island's owner has filed suit in Clark County District Court over the abandonment of the deal.

Despite two months of talks between the Hard Rock Hotel and the state attorney general's office, the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday said larger policy issues had to be addressed before the casino's allegedly pornographic advertising case can be resolved.

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.