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Boylepoker Homeless March Madness Festival Rasies €10,000 For The HomelessThe Boylepoker.com Poker for the Homeless March Madness festival raised €10,000 for Dublin Simon over the weekend at the city's Jackpot Club as a host of celebrities pitched in to help the fundraisers who have now collected over €150,000 for Irish homeless charities in the last three years.

Sexy Sapphire Pool at Rio Las Vegas Ready to OpenSapphire Pool promises sultry fun this summer. Set to open Friday, April 3 the Brazilian-style, adult-only retreat, created by the world-famous Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, debuted at the Rio last summer and quickly became one of the hottest daytime destinations in town

Kentucky Budget Issues Makes Gambling Proposals More AttractiveHouse Speaker Greg Stumbo's proposal for video lottery terminals at racetracks was quashed in the General Assembly session that ended last week -- but it may not be gone for long.

Keith Urban and Glen Campbell Scheduled Performance at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Las VegasAs if a night with Grammy Award-winner Keith Urban isn’t enough, now comes word that Urban’s “Escape Together World Tour” together with KC Masterpiece and Kingsford, sponsored by Verizon, will feature the legendary Glen Campbell. Urban, one of the industry’s most explosive and critically hailed live acts, and Campbell will perform at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, July 18. The concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

Team PokerStars Adds Two New MembersPokerStars the world's largest online poker room welcomes the youngest ever WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate and runner-up Ivan Demidov into the fold of professional poker players and world champions that make up Team PokerStars Pro. The 2008 WSOP main event made history as the first time the final table was delayed by four months and it also became the first ever European player heads up final.

LA-based Investor May Help Financially Troubled CityCenterLos Angeles-based Colony Capital, which owns the Las Vegas Hilton and 75.9 percent of Station Casinos, could be bringing some much-needed cash to the troubled $8.7 billion CityCenter development, news reports say.

Divorced Dad Hits Biggest Slotland Progressive JackpotLuck has changed for a divorced dad who recently won $200,111 in the largest progressive jackpot ever at Slotland.com.

Ohio Horse Racing Authority Pushing Slot ProposalOhio's horse racing authority is pushing state lawmakers to allow slot machines at Ohio's seven tracks, including Northfield Park, without having to go to the ballot, where voters have shot down gambling numerous times in recent years.

PKR Releases New Software UpgradeNext-generation poker room PKR.com has released a new upgrade to its award-winning software that adds a range of new games and features to its already market leading offering.

Police Investigate Counterfeit Chips at Indiana CasinoPolice were called twice Sunday regarding allegedly counterfeit chips. The second call, at 5:50 p.m., led to about a dozen people being detained by several police officers at the establishment at 4608-10 Parnell Ave.

Bet365 Offering Exciting Spring PromotionsOnline poker room bet365 are offering poker players a feast of offers to ensure the most exciting poker action at the tables during April.

Tropicana in Atlantic City Comes to Agreement with LendersNews Brief: The trustee of the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City reached an agreement late last night with a group of secured lenders including developer Carl Icahn to set a $200 million minimum bid in a bankruptcy auction.

Miss Playboy Club Model Search at The Palms Las Vegas Beautiful women competed last weekend in the Miss Playboy Club Model Search. The evening’s host was Playboy Playmate Alison Waite (Miss May 2006).

New Kids On The Block Scheduled Performance at The Pearl Las VegasNewly reunited New Kids on the Block bring their 2009 tour to The Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort on Saturday, July 11, 2009.

Team Aced Wins First Public Dream Team Poker TournamentTeam Aced won the first public Dream Team Poker tournament that featured a sold out field, big name poker pros, celebrities and a packed house. 148 teams totaling 444 players entered the event at Caesars Palace Las Vegas with a $222,000 total prize pool.

Player Strikes $159,000 Jackpot at Online CasinoAn online slots player named "123jaki" had the luckiest day of her life when she hit the second big jackpot at the new three-dimensional casino, WinADay.com. She was playing Slot-O-Matic, the site's most popular game – when she won $159,660 (123,620€).

Montreal Casino to Catch up to North American Competition with $305M RenovationLoto-Québec will spend $305 million to fix up the Expo '67-era Montreal Casino building to help the casino keep up with its North American competition.

Boss Media and Gaming VC Sign Strategic ContractGaming VC Holdings S.A., a leading European online gaming company, announces today that it has signed a long-term strategic contract with Boss Media AB ("Boss Media"), a leading developer of innovative software and systems for digitally-distributed gaming entertainment whereby Boss Media will significantly augment its products and services provided to Gaming VC for the next three and a half years.

CityCenter Construction Workers Thrilled to Remain EmployedFriday was a very special day for CityCenter's 8,500 construction workers: It wasn't their last day of work. Rumors had been swirling around the 76-acre Strip work site that Friday might be their last day because CityCenter might have to file for bankruptcy, possibly shutting the $8.7 billion project down.

Trump Plaza in Atlantic City Removes Electronic Poker TablesThey were fast, mistake-proof and didn't need to be tipped. But they had no personality. So now they're gone. Atlantic City's experiment with electronic poker tables proved to be a resounding failure because it seems humans prefer other humans when it comes to dealing the cards.

Is There a Future for the Las Vegas Sands?Analysts are starting to wonder whether Las Vegas Sands Corp. is playing out its last hand or is about to put a bad beat on the competition. Both sides of the poker game surfaced last week.

Las Vegas Strip Goes Dark for Earth HourIn a city famed for its iconic neon, the tourist cameras came out tonight to capture what they look like unlit. Las Vegas Boulevard went dark -- or tried to -- from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for Earth Hour.

Florida Seeking To Lower Gambling AgeAt 18, Floridians can vote, join the armed forces and buy a pack of cigarettes. Should they be able to play blackjack or slots?

Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel Presents Third Annual Poker ClassicThe advent of Summer brings more poker to Las Vegas than any other time of year. Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, with an unmatched poker lineage in both years and reputation, will usher in the season with the 3rd Annual Binion's Poker Classic.

32Red Sponsors Flat Jockeys Championship32Red.com, operators of the Best Casino award-winners 32Red Online Casino, has announced that they are to sponsor the Flat Jockey Championship title in 2009. This is the most recent in a series of substantial advertising investments in 2009, following the casino's ongoing first television advert.