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Strip building boom, buyouts were ill-timed, and many see more pain in ’09.

News brief: The Red Hawk Casino was closed for a short time after deputies found an explosive device during a traffic stop near the casino.

Three credit rating services devalued the company's bonds after the announcement and MGM Mirage's stock prices hit an all-time low.

Ed Ringle wants to build the first fully themed Spanish-speaking hotel-casino that caters to the family market.

News brief: Two men were sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison for their roles in an illegal sports-betting ring at Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa in Atlantic City.

News brief: The credit ratings for Connecticut's two major casinos were downgraded by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.

Over 4,000 guests attended the opening party for the M Resort, which will employ 1,800 people.

News brief: Maryland's state government disqualified a slots bid from Laurel Park because the track did not pay a required $28.5 million application fee.

News brief: Promotional expenses were down 5 percent to $1.55 billion compared to $1.63 billion in 2007, according to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.

News brief: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson finished in sixth place in the WPT tournament while Cimpan took home a first prize of $1,686,760.

News brief: A federal judge rejected a bid by Michigan horse tracks to overturn an initiative that prevents the tracks from installing slot machines.

News brief: A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers said that the United States could raise $52 billion in revenue over the next decade by legalizing and taxing online gaming.

Plans by two companies to launch a new celebrity poker tournament have fallen apart, with each company suing the other over the collapse of their deal.

A construction worker at the new Terminal 3 roadways project at McCarran International Airport died Monday afternoon.

Casino creator hopes to carve out a niche in recession by getting right what struggling giants got wrong.

News brief: The opening Sands Casino in Bethlehem and the addition of slots at Aqueduct race track in Queens will make eastern Pennsylvania even more competitive.

Wynn Resorts said its net loss in the fourth quarter was $159.6 million due to a nearly $100 million tax expense and falling revenues Vegas casinos.

News brief: An employee at Thunder Valley Casino was presented with a $500 after tipping off authorities about a bank robbery suspect.

The field for NBC's 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship has been released and will feature many of the top players in the world.

MGM Mirage and Deutsche Bank are discussing a deal to secure financing for the $9.1 billion CityCenter project.