Casino company MGM Resorts International hopes to develop a resort casino on a 150-acre site in a small town in the western part of the state near the Massachusetts Turnpike, a person familiar with the plan said Wednesday.

Casino mogul and Massachusetts native Sheldon Adelson has kicked $5 million into a super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich and could spend more if Gingrich stays in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Adelson and Gingrich have long shared a bond over Israel and Adelson has been a major financial backer of Gingrich’s ventures. Adelson grew up poor in Dorchester, the son of a cab ...

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The Kansas Star Casino announced 419 scholarships to be awarded one year earlier than planned.

Town counsel Paul DeRensis says the board of selectmen's vote last week against hosting a casino project in Foxboro does not constitute a formal denial of the project in accordance with the state's newly-written gaming statute.

Reuters - It's time to spy some fresh images of 007.

Fire engulfed half of a warehouse near a Hinckley casino Sunday evening, firefighters said.

Not everyone barred from entering a Pennsylvania casino committed a crime. In fact, most of those banned voluntarily added themselves to the list because of compulsive gambling problems.

A proposal to build a Wynn Resorts Ltd. casino adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., is facing an uncertain future after the town's Board of Selectmen voted to send a letter to governor's office and state gaming officials saying they don't

AP - Jan. 1: Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 70. Comedian Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) is 69. Actor Rick Hurst ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 66. Country singer Steve Ripley of The Tractors is 62. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 54. Actress Ren Woods is 54. Actress Dedee Pfeiffer ("Cybill") is 48. Actor Morris Chestnut ("The Brothers," "The Best Man") is 43. Actor Verne Troyer ("Austin Powers") is 43.

Most of the time, I ignore casino-wide slot machine payback percentages. That slot machines at one casino return 92.5 percent of wagers to players while a competitor returns 93.1 percent doesn't yield much useful information.

AP - Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has changed his voter registration in New York state from Republican to unaffiliated.

An investigation into Sydney's Star casino has revealed police concerns about criminal activity inside the gambling precinct.

AP - Kid Rock is teaming up with a Detroit church to give away hundreds of gift baskets and retail gift certificates to needy families in the area where he got his start and still calls home.

AP - The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for the original screenplay of "Citizen Kane" was auctioned for more than $861,000 Tuesday in Los Angeles.

A New Jersey casino says dealers and servers must re-apply for jobs after four to six years to keep faces fresh.