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The Venetian megaresort has shattered Las Vegas hotel-casino profitability records during the first quarter.

Isle of Capri Casinos has appointed Robert S. Fiore to the position of vice president and general manager of the company's Black Hawk, Co. properties, Isle of Capri-Black Hawk and Colorado Central Station.

The Nevada Supreme Court says the state Gaming Control Board and one of its agents are immune from a lawsuit in a case where a Las Vegas man was held for questioning about cheating the Resort at Summerlin in July 1999.

New York advertising agency has won an account with the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for a non-traditional marketing campaign that could cost as much as $10 million.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $120 million.

News Brief: Late-night bingo is filling the Taj Mahal ballroom every Tuesday night.

News Brief: Rebate shops offer from 4 percent to 10 percent back on every dollar wagered whether bettors win or lose. For professional bettors, the savings add up fast.

News Brief: A poll conducted by Lincoln Park shows that nine out of 10 of its bettors would bolt to a resort casino if one were built in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

News Brief: Due to the fallout of corporate scandals, companies like the Mohegans have to document their business practices in painstaking detail and share more information with the public than ever before.

News Brief: Hotel and casino operators are reporting higher profits as tourism and conventioneer business accelerates.

Shovels of dirt were turned at the groundbreaking of Coast Casinos newest property, South Coast, in Las Vegas.

The Nevada Gaming Commission gave final approval Thursday to a Southern California man to reopen the Regency Casino in Laughlin but warned him to adhere to Nevada's strict accounting regulations.

World Series of Poker kicks off the first of 32 public games today at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.

Tonight's Ontario’s LOTTO SUPER 7 jackpot has reached $30 million.

The acting General Counsel of the National Indian Gaming Commission has issued a letter to Multimedia Games that their development agreement regarding the WinStar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma constitutes a ‘management contract.’

American Casino & Entertainment reports net revenues for 2003 amounted to $262.8 million, an increase of $12.8 million, or 5.1%, over 2002.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $103 million.

The Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas agreed to pay a $300,000 fine to settle a Nevada Gaming Control Board complaint over its edgy advertising campaigns.

The board of directors of eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance has approved 16 more online casinos.

The Department of Interior on Wednesday announced it does not support a bill to speed federal recognition of Indian tribes, a process required before American Indians can open gambling businesses.