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The shutdown of the sportsbook will last until September, with guests at the hotel/casino being directed to bet at Paris Las Vegas.

News brief: Thousands of people lined up outside the opening of the new River Spirit Casino in Tulsa.

The Golden Tavern Group is bringing its new Golden Rewards benefits to four locations in northern Nevada.

News brief: The trustee of the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City reached an agreement with lenders to set a $200 million minimum bid in a bankruptcy auction.

The financially troubled casino giant has until the end of April to either proceed with the $8.7 billion CityCenter development or cut its losses.

Caesars Palace was packed with poker aficionados as there were 148 teams totaling 444 players that entered the event.

News brief: Loto-Québec will spend $305 million to fix up the Montreal Casino building to help the casino keep up with its North American competition.

Las Vegas Boulevard went dark -- or tried to -- from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for Earth Hour.

The Binion's Poker Classic will be begin on May 25 and will have 45 different events over 45 straight days.

A Vegas economist said the unemployment rate in Southern Nevada would increase 1 percent if there was any long-term disruption to building the $8.7 billion CityCenter development.

The $8.7 billion project's 8,500 construction workers remain employed after MGM Mirage made a $200 million debt payment.

The $8.7 billion CityCenter project avoided a bankruptcy filing after MGM Mirage made a $200 million debt payment.

A man at Spotlight 29 Casino in California won more than $1 million playing the Wizard of Oz penny slot machine.

The Creek Nation Casino will close its doors and just hours later the new River Spirit Casino will be unveiled to the public.

News brief: The FBI arrested a man connected to 17 bank robberies at the Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa in Atlantic City.

The multi-billion dollar MGM Mirage project, billed as the most expensive commercial development in U.S. history, may end up in bankruptcy court.

International news brief: The European Union said on Thursday that a U.S. crackdown on European online gambling breaches World Trade Organization rules.

The 22-acre Dragon City resort site is scheduled to be auctioned May 16 at MGM Grand during the International Council of Shopping Centers Convention.

News brief: The Plainridge Racecourse is betting on Massachusetts approving slot machines that will keep the harness track in business.

News brief: The chairman of an important Florida Senate committee March 24 introduced a bill that would allow Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course to have blackjack and baccarat.