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Pinnacle CEO resigns amid probe of council meeting

Nov. 9, 2009
Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO and chairman resigned Monday, less than a week after allegedly telling a St. Louis County Council member that voting in favor of another company's casino was the worst move of the council member's career....
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. is paying about $250 million to buy The Sands in Atlantic City, N.J., and close the storied casino.

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LAS VEGAS, May 31 (UPI) -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino operator, has agreed to a U.S. asset swap with Pinnacle Entertainment.

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Ameristar offers $2.25B for Aztar Corp.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler