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Tonight the California Lottery is offering up a $145 million Mega Millions jackpot, which is currently the largest lottery jackpot in the country.

News Brief: In all, 25 of the area students were honored on Tuesday with an awards ceremony and luncheon in the Poolside Terrace at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino.

News Brief: Pinnacle Entertainment's Lumière Place casino and luxury hotel complex in downtown St. Louis lost $760,000 during the company's first quarter primarily due to significant initial marketing and overstaffing.

News Brief: The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, once projected to fall far short of its own revenue estimates, is paying out hundreds of millions of dollars more than competing casinos in West Virginia.

One lucky Slingo winner from New Jersey broke the Slingo bonus reel slot machine progressive bank and walked away with the winning jackpot of over $697,000 at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, recently.

Anya Hindmarch, London-born designer who was catapulted to fame last year with her environmentally conscious I'm Not a Plastic Bag tote campaign, will be opening her newest boutique at The Shoppes at The Palazzo .

Aubrey Williams of Pearl River, Louisiana, was on his way home from car shopping on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when he won a flashy new red convertible Ford Mustang at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis Saturday.

Treasure Island is excited to bring four outstanding comedy shows to the stage this summer, highlighting six of the country’s funniest comedians.

News Brief: Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City said the bankruptcy filing by its former owner will not affect its operations or jeopardize the sale of the property.

News Brief: The Mohegan Sun Gaming Authority experienced a double-digit drop in earnings during the first three months of 2008.

News Brief: The Connecticut House of Representatives will not take up a proposal that could have extended the state smoking ban to the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, the chamber's leader said Tuesday.

Longtime Las Vegas casino owner Jackie Gaughan is finally walking away from the tables and selling his stake in the El Cortez, Gaughan's signature property since 1963.

Fitzgeralds owner Don Barden is pledging his downtown Las Vegas property to generate a $35 million equity stake in a slots-only casino in Pittsburgh, making a sale likely for the Fremont Street hotel.

News Brief: Don Barden plans to sell his Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas and put $35 million of the proceeds toward opening the Majestic Star Casino in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: A racetrack owner and bank founder and four local real estate investors have teamed up to buy a 40% stake in the cash-strapped Greektown Casino.

News Brief: Pennsylvania gaming regulators didn't know about Wilkes-Barre slots operator Mohegan Sun's relationship with a corrupt developer in Wisconsin.

The Summer of Fun is blazing at Spotlight 29 Casino with the hottest headline acts in the Spotlight Showroom, and the coolest promotions on the casino floor.

Showcasing her flamboyant spirit, legendary talent and ingenious creativity, Cher launched the first of her nearly 200 shows tonight at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace

Full House Resorts reports that the FireKeepers Development Authority closed on a $340 million Senior Secured Note due 2015 financing and a $35 million F&E facility to fund the FireKeepers Casino project in Battle Creek, Michigan.

News Brief: El Dorado County is to receive $500,000 annually for 20 years for law enforcement under a casino pact with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians but the sheriff says that isn't enough.