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Singapore Marina Bay Sands Casino to Hire 4,500 New JobsThe Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore is now recruiting for its casino operations. In this second phase of recruitment, it is looking to hire about 4,500 people, to be dealers, pit supervisors, gaming table technicians and surveillance personnel.

MGM Mirage Taps Into Credit Line for CityCenterJust months ago MGM Mirage, with billions of dollars in cash at its disposal, was thought to be well braced for the recession. But last week's news that MGM Mirage has tapped the remaining money from a $4.5 billion credit line is adding anxiety among investors for the company's future.

Vegas board backs sale of Treasure IslandThe Gaming Control Board took 20 minutes to approve Ruffin's $775 million purchase of Treasure Island from MGM Mirage, sending the matter to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a final ruling on March 19. Ruffin said he will close the transaction on March 31 if he receives approval from the commission.

Freddy Deeb Wins World Poker Tour Celebrity TournamentA record-setting 433 celebrities, VIPs and poker superstars went toe to toe last weekend in the 7th Annual World Poker Tour® Invitational poker tournament at Commerce Casino to benefit charity partner, The Vine Group USA (TVG). In the end, professional player Freddy Deeb bested actor Nicholas Gonzales at the final table to win the event, then donated $34,000 from his first place prize to the charity, bringing the total funds raised for the non-profit organization to more than $112,000.

Golden Casino March Mania Slot Tournament PromotionNeed a challenge? Golden Casino's March Mania weekly Tournaments provide you with the opportunity to play your favorite games (Slots, Video Poker, Table Games and more) and prove your skill to the world.

World Poker Tour Announces Morocco EventChilipoker.com and WPT Enterprises announced today that they have finalized an exclusive partnership to launch the first ever World Poker Tour® (WPT) event to take place on the African continent—WPT Marrakech. The three-year deal enables the partners to create annual televised broadcasts around the events. The first WPT Main Event will take place in October while several satellite tournaments on Chilipoker and other rooms of the Ipoker network are authorized to qualify players online as soon as March.

Titan Poker March Madness Poker PromotionTitan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, will give players twice as many reasons to play in March with its newly launched Spring Poker Madness promotion.

New Titan Casino Ready to Accept PlayersMembers of the online poker room TitanPoker.com have spoken out, and now they've got it: The all new TitanCasino.com. Launched in January with a big bang, the online casino offers members something completely different – and players are responding very positively.

Go Casino Ready to OpenGo Casino is a new Vegas Technology powered online casino, operated by a highly experienced operator who has been in the business for over 10 years now, Hambledon NV. This group operates a number of well known online casino such as Golden Casino. As a result of this experience, Go Casino immediately strikes one as a professionally designed and operated online casino, unlike some online casinos run by new operators.

Boylepoker.com Looking for Next Poker Pro to SponsorBoylepoker.com today launches its Be Our Sponsored Pro competition which will see nine online qualifiers battle it out in a live tournament on March 28, 2009 to win a sponsorship package comprising paid entry and expenses for the Irish Open 2009, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester main event, and the World Series of Poker $1,500 no-limit hold'em event.

5 New Games Added to All Slots Casino Line-upAll Slots Online Casino, a proud member of the Jackpot Factory Group and a leading online slots casino, adds five new games to its repertoire, including the Rat Pack Video Slot, with its new "scatter-nudge" feature offering unlimited free spins in its bonus round.

EuroMillions Superdraw Reaches One Hundred Million EurosWorldwide, players are clambering for their chance to win the EuroMillions Superdraw, an event that takes place annually around the organization's birthday, and often in the month of September too. With a staggering one hundred million Euro up for grabs in this Friday's draw, excitement is reaching fever pitch!

Siegfried and Roy Final Performance at Bellagio Las VegasThe 13th Annual Power of Love Gala to benefit the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health was a huge success Saturday night at Bellagio in Las Vegas. It was an emotional night for Las Vegans and for fans across the world, as master illusionists Siegfried & Roy returned to the stage and took their final bow.

PKR Presents Springfest Online Poker PromotionOnline poker room PKR.com has announced the return of Springfest. This fantastic series of events kicks off on March 14 and rolls for more then two weeks with over $360,000 in guaranteed prizes and a World Series package to be won.

Craps.com Celebrates Second Year of BusinessWithin 2 years, Online Casino Craps.com has not stopped from becoming a well established online casino in the net. Craps.com has grown from strength to strength over the past year and offers more live tournaments and promotional events than many online casinos which have been running longer. With their second birthday coming up in March, Craps.com is offering a plethora of special gaming options for their online members.

UltimateBet March Madness Online Poker PromotionThe CEREUS Poker Network continues to uphold its highly publicized 'bigger and better' promise, with UltimateBet and Absolute Poker today announcing a $220,000 Rake Race set to get underway on March 1st.

Rank Plc Chooses Virtue Fusion Software For Online BingoVirtue Fusion, the world's leading supplier of online bingo and networked gaming solutions, is pleased to announce that Rank plc, the UK's largest publicly listed Bingo operator has signed a third long term licensing agreement to have Virtue Fusion continue to supply a networked Bingo and games solution.

Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Hit with Credit DowngradeAs if the slumping gaming revenues aren't bad enough, the two major rating companies — Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service — have downgraded Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, and could do so again as the year progresses.

Comedian Lewis Black Performs at The Mirage May 23-24Lewis Black, best known for his regular segment ‘Back in Black’ on Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,’ will perform his hilarious stand-up routine for the first time inside the Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage May 23 at 10 p.m. and May 24 at 9 p.m.

Buzzlock.com Introduces Itself as First Online SupercasinoThe UK Prime Minister may have nixed a supercasino from coming to a neighbourhood near you, but now the award-winning team from eGaming 2.0 released into public Beta the world's first online supercasino, called Buzzluck.com.

BingoDay Celebrating International Women's Day2009 sees the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, a global celebration where women all over the world can express themselves and where tradition states that men are to honour the women in their lives with flowers and small gifts. The industry leading online bingo site, Bingo Day has also decided to honour the women in their lives with a special week-long promotion.

Lucky18 Huge March Madness PromotionIn the spirit of US college basketball's March Madness, Lucky18Casino.com is hosting head-to-head multi-level blackjack tournaments every Monday night in March beginning tonight at 10:00 p.m. EST. Every Monday's "Final Four" will receive $1000 in tournament prize money. $2500 in cash prizes will be awarded at the April 15th Championship for a total of $7500 in cash prizes.

Gaming Stocks Hit Lowest Level Since 2003Gaming stocks sunk to levels during February that have not been visited since President Bush declared "mission accomplished" and Arnold Schwarzenegger was making movies rather than governing California. The average daily share prices of nine of the 10 casino operators and slot machine manufacturers charted by Las Vegas-based financial consultant Applied Analysis slipped in value during the month. Six of the companies, led by MGM Mirage's nearly 52 percent decline compared to January, recorded double-digit drops.

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Judges Reject Slot Machines in Michigan Race TracksNews Brief: A federal judge in Detroit today rejected a bid by Michigan horse racing tracks to overturn a 2004 statewide ballot initiative that prevents the tracks from installing slot machines without a statewide referendum.