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Connecticut 24 Hour Bar Proposal Comes to an EndOfficials looking to help solve Connecticut's multibillion-dollar deficit thought they had found an easy way to raise another $5 million a year: allow casinos to serve alcohol 24 hours a day. But the proposal by Governor M. Jodi Rell's administration came to a sudden end at about 3:30 a.m. on March 7, when a car leaving the Mohegan Sun casino turned the wrong way down Interstate 395, headlights off, and slammed into a van full of college students on their way to Logan International Airport.

World Series of Poker Circuit 'Mystery Man' Wins EventTorrential mountain rains could not dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of poker players who flooded into the Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort for a full weekend of heavy poker action. The winner was a mystery man known only as Albert.

World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event Hosts 200 SeniorsGetting older has some advantages. One advantage is being eligible to participate in poker tournaments designed solely for seniors. The World Series of Poker is scheduling events to cater to senior players.

Norwegian Wins Latin American Poker Tour ChampionshipTaking time out from his political studies, 20-year-old student Karl Hevroy from Bergen, Norway has won one of South America's largest ever poker events. The star-studded poker tournament, which attracted 327 players from across the world, boasted the largest ever PokerStars LAPT prize pool of $1.1 million.

Discount Vegas Room Deals Harming Strip ProfitsA business model gaming companies have followed for decades has turned into a precarious balancing act, as casinos slash room rates to levels not seen in more than a decade.

Macau Hosts Asian Poker Tour 12 Day ExtravaganzaThe Asian Poker Tour, Asia's original poker tour, is delighted to announce that it has been given approval by authorities to expand its popular Macau event. The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12–23, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau.

Depeche Mode, Peter Bjorn and John to Perform at the Pearl Theater Las VegasOn April 21, 2009, the highly-anticipated release Sounds of the Universe will be available by world-renowned, electro-legends Depeche Mode. Following the release, which marks the group’s 12th studio release, Depeche Mode embarks on a global Tour of the Universe and makes a stop at The Pearl at the Palms on Saturday, August 22 at 8:00 p.m. Trio Peter Bjorn and John join Depeche Mode as special guests.

March Madness Specials at Several Las Vegas CasinosSeveral Las Vegas Casinos are still offering excellent March Madness packages. Check out some of the great sports packages still available.

Treasure Island Sale Gets Green LightPhil Ruffin is doing MGM Mirage a favor, and it only cost him $100 million. Ruffin, 73, who was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission to take over Treasure Island from MGM Mirage, said he altered his deal with the casino operator.

Marty Smyth Wins Own Tournament at BoylepokerBoylepoker.com pro and World Series of Poker Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet winner Marty Smyth has proved why he is a true world champion, winning the Omaha tournament he was hosting as part of Boylepoker.com's Be Our Sponsored Pro competition.

Full Tilt Launches Friday Night Fight TournamentsPlayers and Pros combine forces in Full Tilt Poker's newest tournament series: Friday Night Fights. On March 20th at 21:00 ET, Gus Hansen and Andy Bloch will face off in a winner-take-all heads-up match. Players can choose sides and earn a piece of the action by playing in the Friday Night Fights Main Event $5K Sweat Tournament in support of their chosen pro.

PokerStars Crowns Latin American Poker Tour ChampionThe PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour crowned its Mexican champion today as the final table was played out at the penultimate Season Two LAPT Punta del Este event.

Playtech Now Offering Sports Betting"Online gaming software developer Playtech Limited, who today reported an annual net profit for 2008 of €40.7 million, is to integrate sports betting into its existing platform of games, positioning the company to offer a complete suite of gaming products to current and future licensees.

Titan Poker Adds Dutch to List of Twelve Different LanguagesTitanPoker.com, one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, has launched its popular poker software in Dutch. Titan Poker is available in twelve different languages – English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Russian and now Dutch.

KC & The Sunshine Band Scheduled Performance at The Orleans Showroom Las VegasSince their founding more than 35 years ago, KC & The Sunshine Band has had an enormous influence on the direction of modern pop music. On April 17-19, the legendary act will invite fans to “Shake Your Booty” at The Orleans Showroom, where they will be making a three-night appearance.

Phil Hellmuth Column Now Available at Card Shark MediaPhil Hellmuth's Hand of the Week, the syndicated poker column by all-time World Series of Poker Champion Phil Hellmuth, is now available from Card Shark Media LLC.

Dream Team Poker Lines Up Caesars Palace PlayersDream Team Poker today announced the team lineup for their upcoming tournament to be held at the prestigious poker room at Caesars Palace Las Vegas from March 27-29, 2009. With only 10 days left to register, the event is exceeding capacity, has surpassed expectations and has become the most anticipated tournament of 2009.

Circus Online Casino Now Accepts Non-UK PlayersGenting Stanley who operates CircusCasino.com and CircusPoker.co.uk has announced the opening of its doors to international players from outside the UK. This announcement is expected to greatly benefit members of the Genting Stanley affiliate program "Genting Affiliates," which is part of the Income Access affiliate network.

St. Patrick's Day Luck Strikes Wheel of Fortune Slot PlayerThe luck of the Irish certainly held true for Joseph A. Finnegan on St. Patrick's Day when the New York man with a legendary Irish surname won a nearly half a million dollar MegaJackpot® on a Wheel of Fortune® dollar slot machine at Spa Resort Casino.

Vegas Expecting Smaller Crowd for March Madness A visit by Tim Taylor won't save the beleaguered Las Vegas economy, no matter how much he manages to lose betting on college basketball. But Taylor and thousands like him in town this week should at least provide a temporary boost to everything from room rates to tips for dealers, servers and bellhops.

Station Casinos Seeking Mid-April Bankruptcy ProtectionStation Casinos Inc. revealed in court papers this week that it expects to file for bankruptcy protection on or before April 15, the date a debt forbearance agreement expires and five days after the deadline for bondholders to vote on Station's current debt-exchange offer.

Arizona Casino Opens 58 New Jobs and Looking to HireThe Fort McDowell Casino east of Fountain Hills has openings for 50 part-time and eight full-time jobs.

Las Vegas Odds and Opinion of March MadnessIf understood properly, Las Vegas odds offer compelling insight into the NCAA Basketball Tournament. RJ Bell of Pregame.com provides some great bits of information.

Devilfish Poker Hosts European Masters QualificationDevilfishPoker.com today announced its European Masters of Poker™ qualification where players can win €1,800 packages to the second leg of the five-stop tour taking place in Varna, Bulgaria from April 15 to 18.

Wynn Issues Price of Common Stock SharesWynn Resorts, Limited announced today that it has priced a public offering of 9,600,000 newly issued shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $19 per share. The net proceeds to Wynn Resorts, after deducting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses, will be approximately $175 million.