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Unclaimed Lottery money could be used to fund French Quarter police patrols, TV station reports

Louisiana Lottery officials said they are willing to work with state lawmakers on a proposal that would use unclaimed prize money to help fund additional Louisiana State Police patrols in the French Quarter, according to WGNO News. In this July 5, 2014, file photo, New Orleans Police officers and Louisiana State Troopers in the 100 block Bourbon Street at about 3 a.m. (Photo by Chris Granger, NOLA.com Louisiana Lottery officials said they are willing to work with state lawmakers on a proposal that would use unclaimed prize money to help fund additional Louisiana State Police patrols in the French Quarter, WGNO News reported .

DJ Chumlee set for Palms spinfest; Elvis' ceiling target practice at Hilton remembered

Austin “Chumlee” Russell arrives at the 2013 Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. The Kats Report Bureau is Starbucks on West Sahara and Decatur, across the street from where Tower Books & Records was once located at the Wow! retail center.

Las Vegas' The Duck Commander Musical Finds Its Stars on Broadway

Casting has been announced for the stage production of The Duck Commander Musical, based on the popular, yet controversial family from the A&E series “Duck Dynasty.” The Duck Commander will begin previews April 8 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with an official opening night set for April 15. The cast will include Broadway actors Mimi Bessette as Miss Kay, Ben Thompson as Willie, Tad Wilson as Phil and Russell Arden Koplin as Missy.

Pearson confident after completing restructuring

The U.K. publisher on Friday said it sees sales this year, excluding acquisitions and disposals, increasing for the first time in five years amid a recovery of its core educations markets, including the U.S. The company has also completed a two-year restructuring plan which has hit Pearson’s earnings but saved the business hundreds of millions of dollars. Pearson, which publishes the salmon-colored Financial Times newspaper, said its 2014 net profit fell to GBP470 million from GBP538 million the prior year.

Rascal Flatts kicks off its Las Vegas residency in style

It was anything but a conventional grand entrance for Rascal Flatts on Wednesday as the band kicked off its nearly three-week Las Vegas stay an event unconventional in itself, considering the group is undertaking the first ever country residency to hit The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. As part of the residency, dubbed “Rascal Flatts Vegas Riot!,” the band is slated to play a total of nine shows through March 14, opened each night “The Voice” season 7 winner Craig Wayne Boyd.

Magellan Midstream and Plains All American to Build Saddlehorn Pipeline

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. announced that they have formed Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, a 50/50 limited liability company, to construct, own and operate the Saddlehorn pipeline, an approximately 550-mile pipeline that will transport various grades of crude oil from the DJ Basin, and potentially the broader Rocky Mountain area resource plays, to storage facilities in Cushing, OK owned by Magellan and Plains. An extension to Carr, CO is also under consideration for connection to existing crude oil assets owned by Plains in that region.

Hybrid Cloud Is Focus of IBM Confab

As it gets under way at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, IBM’s InterConnect 2015 corporate convention will touch on , asset management, Internet of Things, application integration, and smarter processes. But a main area of focus is expected to be cloud technology, which gives IBM’s individual businesses a chance to discuss and demonstrate how they can better leverage each other’s technologies and capabilities.

Jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold in Northeast Philly

A Cash 5 ticket sold at a restaurant supply store in the Crescentville section of Northeast Philadelphia won the jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced. The ticket, sold at PJP Marketplace at 537 Adams Ave., correctly matched all five balls, 08-12-13-20-22, to net a prize of $450,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.

Regulators OK Merger Between Lottery Operator, Slot Maker

Listen Live Welcome to NewsRadio 100.5 KXNT! NewsRadio 100.5 KXNT is dedicated to being the dominant information and talk source for Las […] CBS Sports Radio 1140 and 100.5-2 FM HD2 CBS Sports Radio 1140 and 100.5-2 FM HD2 7255 South Tenaya Way Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89113 Business Office: 702-889-7300 Business Fax: 702-889-7373 Gina Massenzi, General Sales Manager, 702-889-7566, [email protected] Kyle Helmick, Promotions & […] LAS VEGAS – Nevada gambling regulators say a $6.4 billion merger between an Italian lottery operator and U.S. slot machine maker can move ahead.

GTECH buyout of IGT given tentative approval

Phil Satre, left, International Gaming Technology chairman, and Patti Hart, IGT CEO , during a special Gaming Control Board Hearing on the licensing of the GTech Holdings-International Gaming Technology merger/buyout at the Sawyer Building, 555 East Washington Boulevard on Thursday, Feb 26, 2015. GTECH HoldingsO recently purchased slot machine giant International Game Technology for $6.4 billion.

Public weighs in on Hutchinson Square ideas

With the square slated to receive touch-ups this year as part of the Town’s Vision Plan, the town held the workshop to receive feedback from the public on what they would like to see done with the square. The first 30 minutes of the workshop consisted of folks checking out the visuals set up by Stantec, Inc. for feasible ideas that could be done with the square.

Pennsylvania offers help for gambling addiction

To recognize March as National Problem Gambling Awareness Month, the state departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Agriculture have teamed with the Pennsylvania Lottery and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to promote resources intended to help individuals with a gambling addiction. To seek confidential help for yourself or a loved one, visit www.paproblemgambling.com or call 1-877-565-2112 or 1-800-848-1880.

Iran behind cyberattack of Las Vegas gambling juggernaut, US says

Sheldon Adelson , chief of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and his wife Miriam Adelson attend the ground breaking ceremony of the Cotai Strip in Macau. Washington: The top US intelligence official confirmed for the first time that Iran was behind a cyber attack against the Las Vegas Sands Corp. last year, one of two of the first cyber-assaults on the US by nation-states.