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Philadelphia surpassed Detroit as the largest U.S. city with a casino when SugarHouse Casino opened for business on the Delaware River today, the Associated Press reported.

Horse racing track owner Churchill Downs (CHDN) agreed to purchase Harlow's Casino Resort & Hotel in Greenville, Miss., for $138 million cash. The deal is expected to close within six months, MarketWatch reported. Investor groups Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Oak Hill Advisors and...

New Jersey's Chris Christie is preparing to announce sweeping plans to overhaul Atlantic City's casino district, just one part of a set of proposals that would mark the biggest changes to the state's gaming industry since gambling was legalized.

The struggling Jersey Shore casino has booked the former president on July 23 as part of its speaker series , but plenty of seats are still available. Why would Clinton even want to appear there? And do people think he'll say that he hasn't said already?

Playboy Enterprises is downsizing again as it continues its transition from a lifestyle and media business into a brand-management company. The company expects to save more than $3 million annually.

The U.S. casino gaming market is finally improving, according to a recently released report from Moody's Investor Services. After more than two years of negative outlooks, Moody's has changed its view to neutral and recognizes "signs [that the] industry has bottomed out."

In spite of the fact that Connecticut's Mohegan Indian tribe's Mohegan Sun Casino ranks among the most successful gambling operations on the East Coast, the USDA granted it a $54 million loan.

The battle between Donald Trump and Carl Icahn over control of the addled Trump Entertainment Resorts and its Atlantic City casinos is over, with a bankruptcy court declaring Trump's group the winner. But Trump may have gotten himself into a losing a proposition.

Last week, Wynn met with Philly's mayor about the former Foxwoods Casino. By the meeting's end, he said "the deal is done." But within a matter of days, Wynn backed out of the agreement -- and no one knows exactly why.

The Las Vegas gambling industry seems to have some fight left in it. Following a seemingly endless run of negative months, gambling revenues on the Las Vegas Strip jumped 33% in February to $568 million from $427.4 million a year ago, according to WHO TK. Casino operators have their Chinese patrons to thank for the fortunate turn of events.