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Star Brooks: "The official opening date of the Station Casinos and Auburn Rancheria’s new Tribal casino, Thunder Valley, near Auburn, California is June 9."

Frank Scoblete responds to a reader's criticism about Frank's pick for the best craps game in Las Vegas.

I'd been alerted that Blue Chip Casino had opened a new poker room on the third level of its boat, and I wanted to check it out.

The Hoosier Park at Anderson 2002 meet featured a record number of racing programs that generated wagering in excess of one million dollars.

Richard Brown has been promoted from chief operating officer to president and chief executive officer of the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower in Las Vegas.

Star Brooks: "The oaks are turning the reds and oranges of fall, mixing with the yellows, oranges, and reds of the aspens that are already decorating the hillsides... it looks and feels like fall."

The $1.6 billion Bellagio plansto add a $375 million 925-room spa tower to create an unprecedented oasis of privacy in the world of Bellagio.

A federal appeals court has ruled that those who held notes when the Stratosphere filed bankruptcy in Las Vegas are not entitled to collect an estimated $20 million from an associated company.

Financier Carl Icahn is once again moving forward with a proposal that would take Stratosphere Corp. completely private.

Harrah's sys the U.S. District Court in Nevada issued an injunction prohibiting Stratosphere Corp. and others from infringing on one of Harrah’s marketing patents.

Barney Vinson, Caesars Palace's gaming instructor, gives us an inside look into his home base, Caesars Palace.

Star Brooks: "I don’t spend my time on the golf course, but it is really hard to not notice what a great course lies adjacent to the casinos."

USA Video Interactive has been contracted to provide Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun with Internet streaming media technology services.

The company reported net income of $1.4 million, 68 cents a share, on revenues of $33.3 million for Q1 2001, compared with net income of $1.6 million, 80 cents a share, on revenues of $34 million for Q2 2001.

The two companies will hold the second annual ``Bingo Magic - The World Championship of Bingo,'' which will offer $1.25 million in cash and prizes with the final game of the program having a guaranteed $1 million annuity prize.