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Soon-to-open FireKeepers Casino Launches New Web SiteFireKeepers Casino, opening its doors in Summer 2009, announced today that guests can get a taste for the excitement the casino will offer by visiting its new website.

Denmark Breaks 60-year Gaming MonopolyA 60-year gaming monopoly operated by state-owned Danske Spil is set to be terminated when the government announces its plans for deregulation on Tuesday.

MGM Mirage and Harrah's Getting too Big?Through two mergers proposed five years ago, the Las Vegas Strip largely became the domain of two corporate titans. Now at the height of a global recession, these mergers may be too much for the Vegas titans.

New York Legislators Hope to Jump-start Gambling PlanFaced with plummeting state revenue, Gov. David A. Paterson and leaders of the legislative majorities hope to jump-start long-delayed plans for slotlike gambling machines at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.

MGM Mirage and Harrah's Las Vegas Make Fortune 500Only two Las Vegas gaming companies made this year's Fortune 500 list, Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage, Fortune magazine reported today. Fortune's 2009 list of the largest publicly traded companies showed that Exxon Mobil Corp. overtook Wal-Mart Stores Inc. after taking in $442.85 billion in revenue last year, an increase of 19 percent from 2007. The company also reported largest annual profit, earning $45.2 billion.

Florida Senate All-in for Full Casino GamblingThe Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood could be transformed into a full-scale casino with blackjack, roulette and craps under a bill approved by the Florida Senate on Thursday.

Casino and Card Room Sues City of San JoseThe peace between San Jose and Garden City Casino, which came with last month's settlement of a long-running legal feud over city fees and regulations, has been sundered with a fresh lawsuit.

Massachusetts Casino Bill Debate in Both HousesState Senate President Therese Murray said today that a bill allowing casinos in Massachusetts will be debated by both houses of the Legislature this fall as lawmakers intensify the push to expand gambling in the face of plunging tax revenues.

Kansas City Casinos Hanging in During RecessionIf Kansas City's casinos are feeling the recession's undertow, it hardly showed in March. Gamblers left behind nearly $63.7 million last month at the area's four casinos, down 2 percent from March 2008 but still the market's fifth-biggest month ever.

Poker After Dark Seat for Winner of Charity Poker TournamentThe Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino will host the inaugural Suzie and Howard Lederer Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament benefiting the Boys and Girls Club July 1, where first place will win an unprecedented seat on NBC’s hit poker program Poker After Dark.

Texas Gambling Expansion Looking to Generate New Casino JobsAs jobs have been cut in half at the Lone Star Park, gambling expansion in looks to boost the industry and provide new jobs.

Ohio Ballot Board Approves Casino PetitionThe Ohio Ballot Board today determined that the casino ballot measure contains a single constitutional amendment, clearing the way for supporters to hit the streets and gather signatures.

Meadows Racetrack in Pennsylvania Opens New FacilityThe Meadows Racetrack & Casino opened its $175 million permanent facility to the public at 9:45 a.m. today, when a crowd of several hundred surged inside the spacious building in Washington County.

The Venetian to Host Jennifer Harmon Charity Poker Tournament Benefitting SPCAThe Venetian hosts the 3rd Annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament to benefit the Nevada S.P.C.A. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) local no-kill animal shelter

Florida House and Senate Split on Gambling ExpansionGambling has never been a popular cause in the Florida House. So it's not surprising that even as the House advanced legislation Monday raising betting limits at poker rooms, conservatives in the chamber sent a message to the gambling-friendly Senate: Back off plans to further expand gaming in a new deal with the Seminole tribe.

Allen Iverson Banned at MGM and Greektown Casinos in DetroitAllen Iverson has gone from being a one-man economic stimulus plan for the city's downtown casinos to persona non grata. He has spent a ton of money down there, but recently he's been banned from both MGM and Greektown casinos.

Caesars Atlantic City and Mets Reach AgreementCaesars will mix high rollers with high pops in a new marketing agreement with the Mets to help the Atlantic City casino tap the lucrative New York market for more gambling customers.

World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Tournament ScheduleThe third annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair has solidified its tournament schedule, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., owner and operator of the world's most prestigious poker tournaments announced today.

Woman Wins $33 million Megabucks JackpotYou may have noticed the advertisements along the bottom of Review-Journal section fronts in recent weeks promoting the latest Megabucks jackpot prize. The jackpot, more than $33 million, hit on Easter Sunday in Sparks at a casino owned by bankrupt Herbst Gaming. It was the second largest Megabucks jackpot ever.

PokerStars Hosting African Charity TournamentPokerStars, the world's largest online poker site are pleased to announce a special star-studded addition to its European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final week with the first ever Ante Up For Africa Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament. The event is aimed at raising money within the poker community for the current humanitarian mission in crisis torn Darfur.

Greektown Casino-Hotel Announces $50,000 Club PromotionGreektown Casino-Hotel officials announced an exciting new promotion in which CLUB Greektown members will be eligible to win their share of $50,000 in cash prizes. The "$50,000 Table Games Cash Giveaway" is the next in a series of gaming promotions giving Greektown patrons more and better opportunities to win.

MGM CEO Getting Large Pay BoostMGM Mirage Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren is picking up a little more spending money. In a filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the casino operator said it had executed a new employment agreement with Murren, replacing the contract that was expiring in January. The new agreement expires in April 2013.

Indiana Casino Proposal Adamantly OpposedLocal government and Hoosier Park officials say they are adamantly opposed to a state legislator's plan to put a casino in downtown Indianapolis to generate tax revenue for a debt-plagued Indianapolis sports board.

Delaware Government Hooked on GamblingDelaware is hooked on gambling. The State cannot pay its bills without the money legalized gambling pours into the state treasury, about $203 million this year.

Dubai World Pressing CityCenter Partner for CommitmentDubai World, which owns half of the financially troubled CityCenter project on the Strip, is pressing CityCenter partner MGM Mirage and CityCenter's bank lenders for a commitment that would allow the project to be completed without fear that the project would be thrown into bankruptcy, according to a source familiar with the plan.