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Churchill Downs Incorporated reports that C. Kenneth Dunn, senior vice president of Florida Operations for the Company, is stepping down from that position.

News Brief: Union negotiators and executives at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in Chester have reached a tentative deal on a new contract for 200 striking workers.

News Brief: Governor M. Jodi Rell has begun preliminary discussions with the owners of the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos over banning smoking at the casinos.

News Brief: The owners of Greektown Casino LLC could be forced to sell unless state regulators today approve a request for leniency in meeting financing requirements.

Riding the success of his album "Ten," Brian McKnight is coming to Spotlight 29 Casino for a concert that will melt hearts.

The 11th annual Theresa A. Mike Fashion Show will be held April 26 at Spotlight 29 Casino and raises funds for scholarships for needy college students across the western United States.

A line-up of music stars and comedians will fill the stage at Fallsview Casino Resort in July.

News Brief: Man stabbed outside Atlantic City casino Saturday died from a wound to the left cheek that severed a carotid artery and caused him to bleed to death.

Taking on the biggest names in poker goes with the territory when you decide to compete in a World Poker Tour event. Find out how three players dealt with the challenge of being seated at the same table as Full Tilt poker pro Phil Ivey during Day 1 of the Foxwoods Poker Classic last week in Connecticut.

News Brief: A downstate entity is reportedly offering $1 billion for the Sault Tribe's Greektown casino property.

Derek Stevens, whose family owns the Las Vegas 51s baseball team and a stake in the Riviera, recently made his first public appearance at the Golden Gate since buying into the 102-year-old property on Fremont Street in March.

Joe Piscopo, Victoria Jackson and Father Guido Sarducci are coming together for one night of fun and laughter at Spotlight 29 Casino in the 'Saturday Night Live Reunion Tour.'

Concluding its first official season, the World Poker Tour Ladies tour arrives at Bellagio this month for the inaugural WPT Ladies Championship.

Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage and Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs are the two top spots for gaming, according to readers of Desert Magazine.

News Brief: The Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, district attorney's office sat a fifth grand jury, but prosecutors say it isn't looking at how casino licenses were handed out.

Golden Gate casino owner Mark Brandenburg sees his 107-room property attracting Strip customers who are increasingly frustrated and exhausted by the size and scope of the Strip’s ever-growing megaresort empire.

News Brief: The Silver Reef Casino is ready to grow again, with an 8,000-squarefoot expansion set to break ground in May.

Hooters Hotel's management said the economic downturn late last year drove fourth-quarter revenue down as the property saw departmentwide declines.

Federal regulators on Wednesday acknowledged they are struggling to find ways to enforce a ban on Internet gambling.

This Cinco de Mayo weekend, prepare to laugh 'til you cry with the Latin Divas of Comedy at Spotlight 29 Casino.