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New York Gov. David Paterson hopes to select a casino operator for the Aqueduct Race Track "in the next week or so."

Qualifiers are now underway at Party Poker for the LA Poker Classic Main Event, which starts on February 24th at the Commerce Casino.

A number of stories in 2009 will play a major factor in how 2010 unfolds, including the opening of CityCenter in Las Vegas.

The shut down of the Cline Avenue Bridge will force customers of Ameristar East Chicago to find a new access to the riverboat casino.

Caesars Palace officials said contract talks with unionized dealers have broken down after nearly two years of negotiations.

A lucky customer at Pala Casino Spa & Resort won $45,432 on a 2-cent Hot Shot progressive slot machine.

The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas has been granted an extension until 2014 on maturity dates for $1.1 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities.

A lucky player at the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino won $52,211 on the Loco Loot progressive slot machine.

The 1,201-room PH Towers at Planet Hollywood Resort and the 374-room HRH Tower at the Hard Rock Hotel open Monday in Las Vegas.

Police chase finished with a truck smashing into the front door of Niagara Fallsview casino.

Substandard construction inside Harrah's Las Vegas has been repaired at several sites but still awaits a final inspection.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Gary Trask and Dan Igo discuss the brand new CityCenter development in Las Vegas, the 2010 WSOP schedule, college bowl games and make their Week 16 NFL picks.

The general feeling among those in attendance at CityCenter's official grand opening last week at Aria Resort & Casino is that the new $8.5-billion project could indeed spark an economic revival for a city that has been hit hard by the recession.

Gary Trask takes an inside look at CityCenter and breaks down some of the extravagant numbers that went into creating the new $8.5-billion resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Wildhorse Resort and casino changing the hours of operation for their dining options.

Observers say CityCenter hasn't affected room rates on the Strip in December but it could keep a lid on planned rate increases in early 2010.

The Preserve, Fallen Oak, Grand Bear, The Bridges, and both courses at Pearl River Resort’s Dancing Rabbit Golf Club are honored in Golfweek Magazine’s ‘Best-Of’ Casino Courses List.

The Pala Casino in California will hold its regular schedule of daily No Limit Hold’em poker tournaments every day in January.

The Circling Raven Golf Club was ranked No. 11 nationally in Golfweek Magazine's “2009 America’s Best Casino Courses.”

MGM Mirage officials said that the 18 million-square-foot Aria casino would transform Las Vegas.