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Wheel of Fortune slots hit twice on Saturday in Las Vegas paying the two winners a total of nearly $5 million.

Tim Poster and Tom Breitling have received approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission for their $215 million takeover of the downtown and Laughlin Golden Nugget hotel-casinos.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $55 million.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. today said it signed a definitive agreement to purchase Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas and is working to re-open the historic hotel-casino.

The Hard Rock hotel-casino could face a fine of as much as $300,000 after the state Gaming Control Board filed a three-count complaint against the Las Vegas resort over its advertising on Wednesday.

News Brief: The chairman of the Mississippi Gaming Commission says he believes the Mississippi Gulf Coast is ready for another casino.

News Brief: Five months away from completing a $115 million hotel expansion, Resorts Atlantic City is developing plans for another major project next door.

More than four years and a litany of legal arguments later, Taj Mahal paid $60,000 to settle Division of Gaming Enforcement civil charges that it violated state equal-employment opportunity rules.

News Brief: Evangeline Downs opened its casino in Opelousas to fanfare last month, attracting 123,279 people who bet $3.4 million on the racetrack’s 1,627 slot machines from December 19-31.

The Mega Millions estimated jackpot is expected to grow to $51 million for the Friday, January 23, 2004 drawing.

Wall Street worry about one-year limitations on gaming licenses for the prospective owners of the Golden Nugget is expected to prompt the buyers' lawyers to ask the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday to extend the limitations to four years, industry insiders said.

Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming on Tuesday evening announced a $190 million deal to buy Harrah's Shreveport riverboat in northwestern Louisiana, a deal company executives believe adds a solid cash-producing casino at an attractive price.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Boyd Gaming Corporation have signed a definitive agreement for Harrah's to sell its Shreveport hotel-casino to Boyd Gaming for $190 million.

A lawsuit filed last week in District Court claims an Arizona couple suffered emotional distress and physical harm when they witnessed a gun battle between rival motorcycle gangs at a Laughlin casino.

News Brief: One study on the potential influence of a casino in Dane County is estimating that turning DeJope Bingo Hall into a casino would create more than 1,300 jobs and bring $47 million a year to the community.

News Brief: Blackjack professionals will reveal themselves at the Mohegan Sun this weekend for the World Series of Blackjack, an event that will be televised nationally.

Pinnacle Entertainment reports management changes to provide the leadership for its Lake Charles project and continuation of the success of its Belterra property.

While executives continued talks Monday to complete Harrah's $50 million deal to buy Binion's Horseshoe, more than 200 of the closed casino's workers sought assistance from Nevada Partners and the Culinary Training Academy.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $46 million.

News Brief: In the five years that Sharon Wertz stole more than $700,000 from her former employer, she and her husband bought new vans, landscaped their yard, and gambled up a storm at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, according to Circuit Court records.