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Adam Friedman topped a 596-entry field to win the Mid-States Poker Tour event at the Ohio casino for $121,405.

The Washington resort will unveil several venues in mid-August, including Strikerz Bowling, All Things Sports and Rivers Run Event Center.

The new Circa Sports contest has no rake, 100% payback to players and nine additional season-end prizes, with the overall winner receiving $1 million.

The illusionist will headline Orion Event Center in Wisconsin on 7 September for a one-time show.

The Virginia track began a new era Thursday evening as Colonial Downs opened racing for the first time in six years.

The gambling industry saw a first last night during the Washington Redskins’ preseason game against the Cleveland Browns.

The new gaming space includes slot machines, many of which are exclusive to the Connecticut resort, table games, racebook and a new poker room.

A Las Vegas local was playing Charlie’s Double Progressive Bingo at Arizona Charlie's Boulder when $30,774 was won.

Rush Street Gaming and Walton Street Capital rescued a stalled Pittsburgh casino project from bankruptcy, rebranded it as Rivers Casino and opened on 9 August 2009 with 3,000 slot machines.

Today, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council hosted its grand opening celebration of the $50 million expansion of the Minnesota casino.

The 7,400-square-foot space at the Pennsylvania resort can show up to 36 games at the same time and includes six live tellers, 18 kiosks and 196 seats.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is having the grand opening of the Pennsylvania resort's BetAmerica Sportsbook today, coinciding with the start of this year's NFL preseason.

The new sportsbook is set to launch on 15 August at the Iowa casino and will be located in the renovated Amerisports Bar & Grill.

Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is the first casino property in Florida to have the slot machine.

The first jackpot won in July was a Powerbucks slots player winning a $2,152,860.83 jackpot playing the Powerbucks Powerhits game at Treasure Cove Casino and Bingo in British Columbia, Canada.

The Massachusetts resort announced that Red Card members now are able to utilize free self-parking during the weekdays.

The Biloxi casino will be home to the poker tournament taking place from 5 to 15 September, which ends with the $1,350 buy in all day two players cash Main Event on 14 and 15 September.

The open-to-the-public shows at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa will take place throughout August.

On 10 October, the Plaza Hotel and Casino will be home to guests enjoying cuisine and cocktails from several dozen popular downtown establishments.

The Mississippi resort will have the inaugural Silent Art Auction to benefit Jubilee Havens on 22 August.