A Las Vegas Valley Water District spokesman told the Las Vegas Sun that a contractor working on a construction project struck the pipeline Wednesday morning. The agency says nearby resorts and commercial properties including the MGM Grand and Monte Carlo both owned by MGM Resorts would get their water from another water line.

A Wall Street gaming analyst calculated that individual casinos could lose roughly $530,000 per year under a proposed Internal Revenue Service change that would lower the reporting rules for casino customer winnings. The suggested move to reduce the trigger from $1,200 to $600 on jackpots for slot machines, keno and table games, was soundly criticized by gaming industry leaders as unnecessary and burdensome.

For Donna, being a young woman working in the heavily male gaming industry has been a bit like walking a tightrope. Veer too far from the line you’re expected to walk, she said, and you can find yourself ostracized or labelled as ‘difficult’.

At Insider Monkey we try to keep a close watch on various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to follow the moves of over 730 hedge funds that we track. This helps us to identify stocks in which these fund managers are investing.

A Dalton man has won a golden prize from the Georgia Lottery. Christopher Messer of Dalton won a $175,000 prize playing the instant game Bingo Mania.

Would you leave $100,000 lying around on your coffee table for anyone to grab? Probably not. But one Virginia Lottery player may be doing just that.

Lakes Entertainment, which owns Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland, defended its planned $128 million merger with Las Vegas-based Golden Gaming as it announced earnings on Thursday. “The combination of Lakes’ strong balance sheet and our Rocky Gap property, with Golden Gaming’s casinos and distributed gaming platform and taverns, will make this combined company unique in the marketplace,” said Lakes CEO Lyle Berman in a statement.

Strong sources have revealed this week that several parcels of land on the west side of Lower Broadway have come under the control of Wynn Resorts, though the company is likely not interested in doing any further shopping. “Wynn has control of the properties needed to build a Wynn Everett Resort that will meet our five-star standards,” said Robert DeSalvio, president of Wynn Everett.

Pearson has released the MyLab & Mastering Business and IT Efficacy Report for 2015, which highlights MyLab & Mastering’s impact on teaching, learning, and retention. Although each institution, course, and classroom is unique, all instructors in higher education face a wide range of common teaching and learning challenges.

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Starting March 14, performances will also be at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc is a stock that has made the headlines in the last couple of days. The stock gained 23% in the last three days as a real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc offered to buy all real estate assets held by Pinnacle for $4.1 billion.

This record was achieved during the week of March 3 to March 9. During that period, players won almost $9 million playing Club Keno. The Michigan Lottery launched the Doubler Days promotion on March 3. During Doubler Days, random tickets will have a “Doubler” message written on the ticket which doubles the prize amount won.

Ten years after Fraser Downs opened its $40 million casino as part of an expanded Cloverdale Raceway, there are plans for a major update. “We’ve made minor adjustments and improvements, but it’s time to give it a refresh – to give the place a makeover,” Chuck Keeling, vice president of stakeholder relations and responsible gaming for Great Canadian Gaming Corp., told The Reporter.

Scioto Downs Racino is opening a $5.9 million microbrewery and restaurant in an effort to draw a wider swath of patrons, including those who may not be interested in gambling. The 12,750-square-foot Brew Brothers restaurant is set to open by year’s end on the northwest corner of the harness-racing and video-slots facility, across from the Grove Buffet.

A customer at a grocery store in Palmyra is $2 million richer thanks to a winning lottery ticket. Wednesday, the Virginia Lottery awarded a check to David Vaughan of Fork Union at the store where the ticket was sold.

The owner of western Maryland’s only casino is reporting its annual earnings and discussing its disputed plan to merge with another casino operator. Lakes Entertainment Inc., based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, is releasing financial data Thursday.

Powerful Charger pulls upset; Tetrick wins four at Dover Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs Wagering favorites, Tough Mac and newcomer Sevruga finished off the board after Powerful Charger roared down the lane for his third win of the year in his last four starts. Tim Tetrick and Jim King own the 7-year-old altered son of Powerful Emotion-Fox Valley Poetry who set a lifetime best clocking of 1:53.4 winning for the 25th time upping his career earnings to $405,840.

The last three months of 2014 gave the investment community a partial look at the financial potential of gaming equipment giant Scientific Games Corp. Company CEO Gavin Isaacs said Wednesday it will take a few more quarters to get a better handle on the operation, which purchased slot machine giant Bally Technologies last year. The $5.1 billion acquisition, which was completed on Nov. 21, had a direct impact on Las Vegas-based Scientific Games fourth quarter results.

Ringo Starr finds VegasVille a groovy place and has proven such during his frequent tour stops with his All-Starr Band. Over the past two-plus decades, Starr has performed in a variety of showrooms and theaters across the city.

John Carrico purchased the winning Georgia Lottery’s 20th Anniversary Extravaganza instant ticket worth $5 million at Publix Supermarket at 3120 Mathis Airport Parkway in Suwanee. He claimed his prize last Thursday at Georgia Lottery headquarters in Atlanta.