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News Brief: Water and traffic where the main concerns of the Yolo County Supervisors in their meeting regarding the Cache Creek Casino's proposed expansion.

"Raw Talent Live," a 75-minute, high-energy experience featuring interactive live performances of the next generation of World Dance with live, original music and exclusive, high-tech video illusions, will make its debut on the Las Vegas Strip at the Sahara Hotel & Casino in August 2008.

News Brief: The chiefs of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation cut a red ribbon Tuesday to open Alberta's newest casino, hoping it will bring economic and social benefits to a reserve with 80 per cent unemployment.

The Meadows Racetrack & Casino will hold a traditional beam raising ceremony to mark the completion of steel work to its $175 million permanent casino on June 12, 2008.

Full House Resorts and its 50%-owned joint venture Gaming Entertainment Michigan, LLC reports on behalf of FireKeepers Development Authority the appointment of Ann Kennedy as Chief Financial Officer of FireKeepers Casino.

News Brief: Michigan gaming regulators today allowed Greektown Casino to continue executing a business reorganization plan aimed at improving the financial health of the casino during Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Fallsview Casino Resort will be hosting productions of 'Twist and Shout: The Smash Hit Sixties Show' and 'Country Classics: Treasures From The Attic' in September.

Seneca Gaming Corporation is proud to bring some of the hottest acts to Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel and Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel this summer.

Firefighters from two cities and Clark County are fighting a three-alarm fire that forced the Speedway Casino/Ramada Inn at Interstate 15 and Cheyenne Avenue to evacuate its casino and hotel rooms.

News Brief: Las Vegas-style slots have arrived at the Seminole Immokalee Casino.

News Brief: Foxwoods is out of the running as operator of up to 4,500 video slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens,

News Brief: The Quapaw Tribe’s $200 million Downstream Casino Resort is set to open July 5 on the Kansas state line about seven miles west of Joplin.

The owners of Hooters Hotel terminated a sales option agreement Monday after the investment group that had planned to change the property into a boutique hotel failed to make a scheduled payment.

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. reports the appointment of Brent Willits as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Council Bluffs, effective June 16.

After watching the professionals win nine of the first 10 bracelets that were up for grabs at the 2008 World Series of Poker, the amateurs fought back over the weekend as Phillip Tom and Jimmy Shultz broke through to capture their first bracelets.

Thanks to Viejas’ May Day$ promotion last month, 50,000 winners won up to $5,000 in Cash and Free Play Cash, marking the biggest winner month in Viejas Casino’s history.

Dealers at the Rio share the same concerns that drove their colleagues at two other local properties to seek union protection.

The Rainmaker Group reports that the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club implemented Rainmaker's revolutionSM Product Suite to maximize total customer profitability for its 2,716-room AAA

Century Casinos, Inc. reports that its Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, will host the 1st Annual Celebrity Poker Tournament in support of the MS Society of Alberta on June 14, 2008.

Australia’s Thunder From Down Under, the sizzling male revue, will be performing at The Shell in Trump Marina from Saturday, June 14 through Sunday, August 31.