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Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 Stops at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas - Grammy nominated and platinum-selling recording artists Jonas Brothers will bring their recently announced worldwide tour, “The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009,” to the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, Aug. 1. Special guests American Idol-winner and 19 Entertainment/Jive Records’ platinum-selling artist Jordin Sparks, along with rising stars Honor Society, will open the concert scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

Woman Hits Progressive Jackpot at BodogC.P. of New York was one lucky lady on March 18th taking home a cool $76,500 from Bodog Casino playing the progressive slot game Sevens and Stripes.

Once Again Harrah's Extends Bond Tender OfferHarrah's Entertainment Inc. extended its bond tender offer again Thursday, as the company struggles to reduce its debt load.

Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold 'Em Concludes Poker a Game of SkillThe Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today lauded the "Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold 'Em" study released this morning, which provides raw data showing the outcomes of games are predominantly determined by the players' decisions, not just chance.

Absolute Poker Has Another Bad Beat Jackpot WinnerOnline poker players at Absolute Poker have a whole bunch of reasons to be thankful for EMILIE14's bad luck at the felt today after sharing in $807,543.95 when the 28 year-old resident from Orlando, Florida cracked the latest Bad Beat Jackpot.

Penny Slot Machine Makes $43M MistakeComputer language blamed for glitch that displayed a $43 million win on a penny slot machine in Toronto, Ontario.

River Spirit Casino in Tulsa Ready to Open March 31At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, March 31, Creek Nation Casino – Tulsa will close its doors and just hours later the new River Spirit Casino will be unveiled to the public, according to Director of Marketing Jennifer Cross.

Texas Players Passionate to Legalize PokerLawmakers in Texas are considering a bill to legalize poker heard from passionate players Wednesday. Texas players want legalized, safe and taxed poker.

UltimateBet Player Wins Wrestlemania Promotion PackageLeading online poker site UltimateBet.net today announced the winner of its popular Win Your Way to WrestleMania 25 Free Online Poker Tournament.

M Resort Spa Casino Gains 100,000th iMagine Rewards MemeberLas Vegas local Jason Small became the 100,000th member of the iMagine Rewards Club at the M Resort on Monday, March 23.

Heartland Poker Tour in Overdrive for MarchExecutives at Heartland Poker Tour are in overdrive as the production company runs two simultaneous televised events, while also inking contracts with two of the biggest names in poker this week.

The Offspring and Alkaline Trio Scheduled Performance at The Pearl Las VegasRockers The Offspring with special guests Alkaline Trio and Street Dogs are set to perform at The Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Online Phenomenon Wins PokerStars Sunday MillionPokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, announces "ckingusc" as the winner of the Sunday Million. Only six months after winning the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), the online phenomenon took down the Sunday Million on March 22. Widely known as Carter King, "ckingusc" is a well-known figure in online poker.

PokerStars Accepting Bugsysclub PlayersPokerStars.com and BugsysClub have forged a deal which sees PokerStars.com taking on all BugsysClub player accounts, thus ensuring that no BugsysClub players lose their funds.

Mohegan Sun Hosts Six-day Poker TournamentMohegan Sun is giving you 700,000 reasons to celebrate poker this spring with our Spring Showdown Poker Tournament. There is $700,000 in guaranteed prize pools that will be awarded during the six-day event which begins on Sunday, April 26th. The festivities will conclude with a three-day main event beginning Wednesday, April 29th featuring a half-a-million dollar guaranteed prize pool.

Full Tilt Online Poker Series Returns for Twelfth YearOnline poker's premiere tournament series returns for its twelfth running on May 6th, with Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) guaranteeing more than $18 million in prize money over 25 pro-hosted events.

Washington State Still Rejects Online PokerA Renton lawyer's campaign to make Washington state safe for Internet poker players lost again on Monday. A state appeals court rejected Lee Rousso's arguments that a 2006 law that forbids Internet gambling in the state violates the clause of the U.S. Constitution that gives the federal government the right to regulate interstate commerce.

New Jersey Senator Challenges Federal Sports Betting BanA state senator, seeing the potential for increased revenues and economic activity, filed a lawsuit yesterday aiming to overturn a federal ban on sports betting in most states, including New Jersey.

Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction Concert May 18 at The Pearl Las VegasRumors were put to rest earlier this year when Nine Inch Nails front-man Trent Reznor posted on his website that NIN would tour in 2009 with the reunited Jane’s Addiction. The first wave of the North American Tour includes a stop in Las Vegas at the intimate Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Champion Crowned at WSOP San Diego Circuit EventIn the final stages of the latest World Series of Poker Circuit tournament held at the Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort, Bob Yamaguchi was playing heads-up against Jacob Amburgey and able to take home the victory.

Full Tilt Poker Pro Takes World Poker Tour (WPT) TitleFull Tilt Poker Pro Steve Brecher won first place at the 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, taking home more than $1 million in prize money and his first WPT Championship title.

Florida Bills Seek to Expand GamblingFlorida would give the Seminole Tribe roulette wheels, crap tables and full-fledged Las Vegas style casinos while its competitors get blackjack or electronic bingo machines within their facilities under bills introduced Tuesday by the Senate's chief gambling negotiator.

Cryptologic Reaches Exclusive Agreement with TGNCryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, has signed an agreement to provide its Internet casino software to The Gaming Network (TGN), owner of some of the U.K.'s most popular gaming sites, starting in the third quarter of 2009.

CityCenter Partner Wants OutSurvival of the $9.1 billion CityCenter development was questioned Monday when the investment arm of the Persian Gulf state of Dubai sued its partner, MGM Mirage, over concerns with the project's viability.

Las Vegas Releases March Madness Betting OddsOver 12 BILLION dollars is expected to be wagered on the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament by over 40 million Americans. RJ Bell of Pregame.com tells us what we need to know about the Sweet 16 from a Las Vegas perspective.