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U.S. casino operator Las Vegas Sands said on Friday it was abandoning plans to invest over $30 billion in a gambling resort outside Madrid, a major blow to the capital as Spain tries to restart its economy after a five-year slump.

A statement on the company's website Friday said the project near Madrid did not fit with the company's immediate development plans, which will be focused on its Asian business.

Nova Artist, a three-time top feature winner already this meet, returns to the $30,000 Preferred/Open Handicap pace while in the $27,500 Delaware Special, Papa Ray, a two-time winner and Rage N Ryan, a 1:50.3 winner in the Open, top a strong Thursday, Dec. 12 card at Dover Downs.

With excitement building for Friday night's $400 million Mega MillionsA jackpot - the second-largest jackpot in that game's history - the Pennsylvania Lottery today encouraged players to please play responsibly.

Last weekend the Company awarded has been a huge fan of IGT's Megabucks slot game since its launch in 1986.

The state's top gambling regulator failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest in a timely manner and treated Caesars Entertainment unfairly during a background check, the company said in a lawsuit against him.

The Multi-State Lottery Association says a ticket sold in Nebraska and a ticket sold in Massachusetts matched numbers drawn Wednesday night.

Def Leppard will take over AXS TV on Dec. 29, providing running commentary throughout the day and concluding with the broadcast premiere of "Def Leppard: Viva! Hysteria."

With decision day approaching, Maryland's casino-location commission is convening a public teleconference on Thursday to further discuss the candidates for the Prince George's County casino license.

One ticket each with all six numbers of Wednesday night's multi-state Powerball lottery were sold in Massachusetts and Nebraska and their owners will split a $61 million jackpot.

A new exhibit opening this week at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens will celebrate the best of the indie video game scene.

The ticket price remains In participating states, more than 5 million tickets won prizes in Tuesday's drawing, including five tickets that matched the first five numbers to each win , more than 239,600 Mega Millions and Mega Millions with MegaplierA tickets won prizes of varying amounts in Tuesday's drawing.

A NEW law says online gaming is an addiction like gambling, drugs and alcohol, and wants the gaming industry to help pay for treatment.

MTR Gaming Group , Inc. announced today that it is soliciting consents from the registered holders as of 5:00 p.m. , New York City time on December 5, 2013, of its 11.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2019 , of which $570,664,114 in aggregate principal amount is outstanding, to amend the Indenture governing the Notes to permit the ... (more)

Odd Duck opens Thursday at 5 p.m. at 1201 S. Lamar Blvd. The restaurant from farm-to-table advocate chef Bryce Gilmore is a brick-and-mortar interpretation of the trailer that brought acclaim to the Barley Swine chef several years ago.

The perky character who promotes the Pennsylvania Lottery is being phased out. That's according to PennLive.com .

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing will grow to $400 million.

Congress got a taste of what Sheldon Adelson's new campaign against Internet gambling may look like Tuesday, when one of the Las Vegas Sands CEO's top deputies appeared before members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to call for a clampdown on online betting.

C'mon Buzz Off and longshot The Onlyest One, not only won both ends of the twin $20,000 Claiming Allowance paces, but each registered the same winning time of 1:54.3 over a track rated as 'sloppy' at Dover Downs on Tuesday, Dec. 10. -C'mon Frankie four-year-old he trains and co-owns with his dad, Toby Lynch to victory in a $20,000 3&4-Year-old ... (more)

An artist's rendering of Parx Casino's planned $800 million gaming venue and spa in Fort Washington.