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Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino & Resort today announced their plans for the opening of their new slot environment,"Havana Rooftop Slots".

News Brief: Ameristar Casino St. Charles employees donated $105,000 to the Disabled Athlete Sport Association, the largest donation the organization has ever received, Ameristar said Wednesday.

News Brief: Extra competition from Pennsylvania's slot parlors and the faltering economy dragged down first-quarter earnings at the normally powerhouse Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, parent company Boyd Gaming Corp. reported Tuesday.

News Brief: The Peppermill Resort Casino has broken ground on a new parking plaza that should make it easier for employees to get to work, executives said.

eMillions Wide Area Progressive, by Atronic, awarded a jackpot for the first time this year at Seven Feathers Casino in Oregon.

The Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces a new venue for the 2008 Emmy Awards presented by Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels.

There was excitement, anticipation and plenty of loud rock music in the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Poker Room as the air staff at KCLB-FM came out to challenge the best Poker Players in the Coachella Valley at their inaugural “Poker Pro Showdown Throwdown” event.

News Brief: New figures show Arenac County's Saganing Eagles Landing Casino raked in more than $17 million in profits during its first 90 days of operation.

News Brief: A study prepared by Mark Schniepp of the California Economic Forecast concluded the Chumash Casino Resort generates $366 million in annual sales while creating almost 900 new jobs in the past six years.

French Lick Resorts & Casino, LLC and French Lick Resorts & Casino Corp. report the results of their offer to purchase for cash up to $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 10-3/4% First Mortgage Notes due 2014.

News Brief: Sunland Park racing director Dustin Dix figures the track deserves a graded rating for its featured race, the WinStar Derby, during the Kentucky Derby buildup each spring.

News Brief: Ellis Park owner, Frank Geary, remains confident Ellis Park will move closer to attendance and revenue goals this summer, but he admits the outlook for the 2009 meet suddenly couldn't be worse

News Brief: Grand Victoria Casino reports indicate gross revenues have been down by roughly 17 percent so far compared to 2007.

A new crop of gambling machines has arrived in town — stacked on a countertop at the Venetian like so many GameBoys or the buzzers that a restaurant hostess uses to let you know when your table is ready.

News Brief: Pennsylvania's top agency on historic matters has called for more extensive archaeological work at the SugarHouse casino property.

News Brief: Despite the absence of construction activity at the FireKeepers Casino site east of Battle Creek, Michigan, project officials say the project is still on target for completion in mid-2009.

News Brief: Nestled in the heart of central New York's picturesque Mohawk Valley the 1,200-acre Turning Stone casino resort in Verona is the largest golf, spa and entertainment complex in the Northeast.

News Brief: Officials at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona say they might have to ask Polk County taxpayers to guarantee up to $40 million in bonds for a new hotel, but county officials have serious doubts about the idea.

News Brief: Attorneys representing the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation once again argued that federal labor laws should not apply to the tribe because of tribal sovereignty.

San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino will be hosting a celebrity Poker tournament and exclusive VIP after party to raise awareness and funds for the Ante Up For Africa project with proceeds going to the Not On Our Watch Project.