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“This is something that we did not want to do”

Reno-area hotel-casino lays off 28 employees RENO, Nev. -- A Reno-area hotel-casino has announced the layoffs of 28 employees and reduced hours for other workers. via North County Times

A major credit rating company says it's reviewing the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority operations, including expansion of the Mohegan Sun Casino. via Hartford Courant

MGM Mirage and Infinity World L.P., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai World, announced today the preliminary results of their joint tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, ... via RGT Online

“We had tremendous success here”

Real estate mogul Donald Trump is extending his reach to Puerto Rico, announcing a partnership Friday to build a $600 million golf complex on the island's northern coast.

The Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, to be developed with local construction company Empresas Diaz Inc., will include 500 residences on a 1,000-acre site between the Atlantic coast and the U.S. territory's tropical rain forest.

'We're building something that's going to be known all over the world,' Trump said at a news conference before clinking champagne glasses with Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila. Read more

Donald Trump is discovering it's not easy to celebrate his Scottish roots. Scotland's heraldic authority said Friday that Trump broke a more than 300-year-old law by not registering a coat of arms. via PR-inside.com

Nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation said. via NOLA.com

Yahoo and Cadbury Schweppes have launched a Las Vegas marriage-themed campaign for Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr. via MarketingVOX

Magna Entertainment Corp. today announced that on February 12, 2008, it received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market advising that, in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450 , MEC has 180 calendar days, ... via Canada NewsWire

“There will also be an international-class casino, restaurants and an art science museum”

A subsidiary of engineering construction firm Punj Lloyd Ltd, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Ltd , has bagged a contract to set up a resort in Singapore from Asia's leading resorts developer Las Vegas ... via New Delhi News.Net

It looks like any other Las Vegas Strip casino, sans one significant aspect - the hundreds of would-be gamblers milling around the shiny-brass plated slot machines that litter the casino's main floor. via Las Vegas Sun

MGM Mirage officials said today damages to the Monte Carlo stemming from the Feb. via Las Vegas Review Journal

“Gaming appears underserved in Baton Rouge. It is expected that the Pinnacle property will take considerable share from the incumbent operators.”

Voters in Baton Rouge, La., gave casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment approval over the weekend to move one of the company's riverboat gaming licenses from Lake Charles to the state's capital city. via Hotel Online

“We are not trying to push them out and we don't want any of their money. We just want what is ours”

Toronto businessman Alex Shnaider has gained notoriety in recent years. He has become one of Canada's wealthiest men, teamed up with Donald Trump on a real estate project and dabbled in high-profile sports such ... via The Globe and Mail

“We'd be replacing what used to be a run-down Denny's and putting up a nice restaurant”

Villa Park leaders are hoping to lure an off-track betting parlor to the site of an old Denny's restaurant near North Park Mall. via Beep!

“It was pretty much business as usual”

Wynn Resorts Ltd., the casino company controlled by billionaire Steve Wynn, said Tuesday that it swung from a loss a year earlier to a profit of $65.5 million in the fourth quarter, pushed by sharply higher VIP ... via CNN

“Ameristar Black Hawk is already a highly successful property, and the construction of its new luxury hotel and other amenities will raise it to still another level”

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. today announced that Reginald Fullwood, Jr. has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Black Hawk, effective today. via Hotel Online

“The only thing more indulgent than a Vegas wedding is the flavor of Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr Pepper.”

Modern romantics and fans of all ages can view these Cherry Chocolate nuptials via a 24-hour, live streaming video direct from the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas by visiting DrPepper.com or ... via Candy Industry

Empire Resorts, Inc. announced today that is aware of a press release issued by the Tribe on February 5, 2008 and wishes to confirm that it has not abandoned the St. via RGT Online

“They say to me, 'It's like being inside your head.”

RED BANK, N.J. -- For a guy who gets paid plenty not to talk, Teller -- the silent half of the magic team Penn & Teller -- puts a lot of stock in the importance of words. Or at least that's the impression he gives when immersed in the job of directing Shakespeare.

Yes, you heard right. These days, when Teller has not been performing with his large, loquacious partner in their standing 46-weeks-a year gig at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, he's been hanging out on the stage and in the rehearsal halls of a little theater company in this old business hub close to the Jersey Shore. Read more

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said Monday that voters in East Baton Rouge Parish approved the development and construction of Riviere, the company's $250 million gaming entertainment complex that will be built on ... via St. Louis Business Journal