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News brief: Maryland will award the state's first slot license to the Ocean Downs racetrack.

Hundreds of job seekers were informed yesterday that they landed positions at one of CityCenter's two projects.

News brief: The Detroit casino's creditors and bondholders have questioned how Greektown's worth of $540 million was calculated.

News brief: The WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship has been a success since it started on Sept. 8 with an estimated 15,000 entrants.

CityCenter began making employment offers to hundreds of workers today in preparation for the project's opening later this year.

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held last week on the American Indian casino in Michigan that will be managed by Station Casinos.

Dealers, Harrah’s Entertainment have been unable to negotiate a union contract since December 2007.

Case against three alleged casino scammers is one step closer to going to trial.

News brief: A man is suing MotorCity Casino to recover over $670,000 of losses he incurred over ten years.

The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians broke ground on the $157 million Gun Lake Casino in Wayland.

Analysts shot down a Wall Street Journal report that said Penn National Gaming was close to buying the bankrupt Fontainebleau project.

News brief: Lebanon Raceway is working on a partnership with Delaware North and will pay $13 million for a video slot machine license.

Dealers and other union members took marched in front of the famed hotel-casino Thursday to call attention to the lack of progress in negotiations.

News brief: Two Georgia men were arrested after three heists this week at Atlantic City casinos that netted gaming chips worth more than $72,000.

At least one unidentified potential buyer is negotiating to take over the bankrupt Fontainebleau hotel-casino development.

The Clark County District Attorney’s office won’t file charges against two women arrested in a Metro Police undercover operation in July at the Rio’s Sapphire Pool.

The Vegas mega-resort is located right on the Strip and will have its grand opening on December 1.

The FireKeepers Casino is rewarding its guests with 11 days of promotions and events that showcase its $300 million facility.

News brief: Slot revenue at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun had double-digit declines compared to August 2008.

The deal to buy the Thistledown horse-racetrack in Cleveland comes a day after reports saying Harrah's has purchased part of Planet Hollywood Resort's $860 million debt.