The lions that formerly lived at the MGM Grand now have a home in Henderson, near the M Resort. And now they have six, yes six, cubs to keep them company.

Music rules this Easter Weekend with the sensational Diana Ross soaring at the Venetian with the first weekend of her new Venetian residency and country king Kenny Chesney at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel for two nights, with two days of pool parties with Uncle Kracker at nearby Rehab pool before Kenny’s concerts. Our hometown hero Clint Holmes is singing at the Smith Center all weekend with songs he’s written over the years and a few tunes he wish he’d written.

The Republican governor filed paperwork Friday with the Illinois Secretary of State to appoint B.R. Lane as superintendent of the lottery system. Lane is a former executive with an Indiana-based computerized gaming company called International Game Technology.

Scioto Downs Racino in Columbus will undergo a $9.5 million expansion that includes a $5.9 million microbrewery, an outdoor gaming patio and new bakery. Eldorado Resorts Inc. of Reno, Nevada, which owns the racino, will also spend $5.1 million in improvements at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pa.

Combining payroll for employees with advertising and events, lobbyists spent $4.8 million during the first two months of the legislative session. According to a report from the Legislative Ethics Commission, a new law requiring lobbyist employers to report advertising costs shows that businesses and organizations spent $574,000 on advertising for or against pending legislation in January and February.

Asked in a radio interview last week about a proposed ban in Congress, Reid said “online gaming is not good for our country” but he thought online poker would be good for Nevada. If the House of Representatives were to pass the ban, Reid said, the Senate would “give it a good hard try.”

The General Assembly gave final passage Thursday night to legislation renewing Georgia’s tax credit for video gaming companies for three years. The state House of Representatives unanimously approved the bill, which had originated in the House and been amended by the Georgia Senate.

Later this month, the fourth-annual foodie fundraising event known as Delish returns with a new twist.

Wins by Sonofa Sizzle, Roddy’s Hot Again and KJ Ben completed second leg Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $20,000 preliminaries while Bandolito had just enough to win the $28,500 Delaware Special/Handicap again on Thursday at Dover Downs. Vic Kirby picked up where he left off Wednesday, driving Sonofa Sizzle to a tight 1:51.2 victory in the first of three DSBF prelims.

We’ve just talked about Thompson Hotels heading to Cabo , but six weeks before that, One&Only Palmilla will come back, finally reopening on April 20 after recovering from the impact of Hurricane Odile . The entire One&Only Palmilla team is looking forward to welcoming our guests back to the resort as of 20 April 2015.

One of the great concerns when Beacon Hill enacted a casino gambling law was that the needs and desires of powerful insiders – politicians, gaming regulators, wealthy gambling interests – would trump the public interest. Based on details emerging about a real estate transaction between the MBTA and the winner of the Boston-area casino license, Wynn Resorts, those concerns seem justified.

IGT and GTECH S.p.A. Announce IGT’s Final Per Share Merger Consideration under Merger Agreement with GTECH S.p.A. /PRNewswire/ — International Game Technology and GTECH S.p.A. today announced IGT’s final per share merger consideration under the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of , as amended by and among IGT, GTECH, GTECH Corporation, International Game Technology PLC and Georgia Worldwide Corporation. in cash, plus 0.1819 ordinary shares of NewCo for each share of IGT common stock.

Massachusetts’ top prosecutor, concerned that casinos could bring more criminal activity, has urged the state’s gambling overseers to strengthen regulations to combat money laundering, human trafficking and other illicit activities. Attorney General Maura Healey wants the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which is meeting Thursday, to require casinos to file timely reports to the state about suspicious activity and large cash transactions and incorporate ”zero tolerance” language in employee and vendor contracts about trafficking in people and drugs.

A top regulator in the Baker administration is accusing the MBTA of improperly rushing through the sale of T land that Wynn Resorts wants to use for the entrance to the $1.7 billion casino complex it plans to build in Everett. In an e-mail to representatives of the T and Wynn, Deirdre Buckley, director of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said that last month’s $6 million sale of 1.75 acres violated state regulations.

An executive with the Pennsylvania Lottery charged the lottery for $13,150 for commuting expenses in an arrangement where he was allowed to be based in Pittsburgh and commute to the lottery’s Middletown headquarters, PennLive reports. The arrangement dates back to the lottery’s appointment of Eric Grubbs, a Pittsburgh resident, as the deputy executive for field operations in May. The lottery officials at the time relocated the position from lottery headquarters to its Pittsburgh office.

The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that one jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket from Tuesday night’s drawing was sold at Wawa in Horsham. The winner will receive $600,000, less 25-percent of federal taxes, for matching all five balls, 01-09-14-37-41.

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Slovenia-based gaming equipment provider Interblock Gaming has named Rob Bone as president of the company’s North America division where he will oversee sales and strategies in the U.S. and Canada. Interblock has its North America offices in Las Vegas.

The Cash 5 ticket, matching all five balls in Tuesday night’s drawing, was sold at the Wawa on Horsham Rd. The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that one jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket from Tuesday night’s drawing was sold at Wawa in Horsham. The winner will receive $600,000, less 25-percent of federal taxes, for matching all five balls, 01-09-14-37-41.

The promotional credits doled out by Ohio’s casinos and racinos to attract gamblers would be taxable under a Statehouse proposal that quickly garnered opposition from one of the state’s largest casino operators. Sen. Bill Coley, R-Liberty Township, wants Ohio to apply its 33 percent gaming tax rate to free play, arguing the state’s 11 gambling facilities have fallen short of revenue promises made in 2009.