Wichita, Kansas - Thirty-five miles may not sound that far, but for those watching gambling plans in Wichita and Wellington, it could mean millions.

Las Vegas, Nevada - Forty-year-old Caesars Palace draws back the curtain today on plans for the property's seventh hotel tower - the third block of rooms to be shoehorned onto the site within a dozen years and a project that demonstrates the rare staying power of a historic brand.

Las Vegas, Nevada - The pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel-casino is getting a multimillion dollar makeover. The name and distinctive shape of the resort near the south end of the Las Vegas Strip will remain the same, but the interior and most hotel rooms will be renovated.

Las Vegas, Nevada - Let's say you get lucky at craps - you're up by more than $5,000 - and you decide to cash out. But the casino says not so fast, Charlie. You're going to have to fill out this form for the IRS. Oh, and we're going to need your Social Security number, too.

Middleborough, Massachusetts - The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, responding yesterday to Middleborough's demand for hundreds of millions of dollars in exchange for supporting a casino, balked at the proposal and bristled that town officials had turned "unnecessarily hostile."

Canada - More gamblers meant more money for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (SIGA) four casinos last year, pushing the First Nations-run facilities to a record year for profits.

Las Vegas, Nevada - Tens of thousands of couples - twice, even three times the average for a summer Saturday - have decided that Saturday will be their lucky day. Wedding chapels and casinos are bracing for an onslaught of fortune-seekers.

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., the casino company founded by real estate developer Donald Trump, failed to find a buyer after a three-month search, sending its shares to the biggest drop in two years.

French Lick, Indiana - The French Lick Resort and Casino -- hailed as a key to a potential economy recovery for southern Indiana -- continues to wage an uphill financial struggle eight months after opening.

Biloxi, Mississippi - Ten minutes and a mile or so from the jangling slot machines of the pristinely restored row of casinos, you come upon the post-Katrina wasteland of East Biloxi where working-class neighborhoods stood two years ago and now, block-after-block, just gaping holes.