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Foxwoods Resort Casino is giving away $250,000 on February 17 and 18, 2008 as part of its Presidents Day Cash Giveaway.

Kenny Chesney and special guest LeAnn Rimes will take the Mohegan Sun Arena stage on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th.

For one Mohegan Sun player, a walk around the casino turned into the walk of her dreams: in the amount of $116,987.00

News Brief: The Wyandotte Nation Casino, the newest casino in Oklahoma, is teaming up with Northpark Mall, the most visited destination in Joplin.

Gregg Artzt of Stroudsburg is the latest big winner at Mount Airy Casino Resort, hitting a jackpot for $160,000 while playing the slot machines on Saturday.

The company blamed for last week's fire atop the Monte Carlo defended itself Friday, saying that it had the proper work permit and that its employees were following safety procedures when the hotel caught fire.

According to columnist, Jane Ann Morrison, the Monte Carlo fire may have been an accident, but it didn't have to happen

Will the economic stimulus package now being debated in Congress amount to a windfall for the nation's casino industry?

MGM Mirage gave fresh hotel rooms gratis to Monte Carlo guests, and employees worked past midnight picking up prescriptions for customers who'd left their medications in their luggage inside the hotel.

Julio Iglesias is on tour again in 2008 and will be bringing his smooth style to Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, April 30th at 7:00pm.

County fire investigators blamed flying molten metal and a lack of safety measures by construction workers for last week's blaze atop the Monte Carlo resort, officials said Thursday.

Binion's casino is opening a new era in the world of poker this week by opening the Women in Poker Hall of Fame.

Tom Celani will acquire a significant equity position in Greektown Casino, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced today.

Costa Rica and Antigua separately filed for World Trade Organization arbitration on January 28, seeking compensation from the United States as a result of the U.S. withdrawal of its commitment on cross-border gambling services.

Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club announced today that the 2008 schedule for The Wynn Classic poker tournament will take place from February 26 through March 19.

Many exterior features on the Strip's most recognizable hotel-casinos are made from the same material used to create the rooftop facade on the Monte Carlo, foam that might have fueled the Friday fire that closed the resort.

A new tax revenue analysis announced by Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) estimates that regulating Internet gambling would generate between $8.7 billion to $42.8 billion in federal revenues over its first ten years.

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Executive Director Anne Neeb today issued an emergency suspension of the Principle License of Louis A. DeNaples, sole owner of the Mount Airy Casino Resort.

Florida Gaming Corporation reports that Miami-Dade County voters approved the operation of up to 2000 Class III Las Vegas style slot machines at Miami Jai-Alai.

Mike Super, the brilliant illusionist who recently won NBC's hit show Phenomenon, is coming to perform in The Cabaret Theatre for a full weekend of entertainment Friday, March 28th through Sunday, March 30th.