Mashantucket, Connecticut - A seven-alarm fire on a hotel roof forced hundreds of gamblers and guests out of Foxwoods Resort Casino on Tuesday. It was the second rooftop fire at an American hotel-casino since Friday, when a blaze damaged the top floors of the Monte Carlo on the Las Vegas Strip and sent 17 people to hospitals with minor injuries. There were no injuries reported from Tuesday's fire at the Great Cedar Hotel, one of three hotels at Foxwoods...

A fire on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino forced guests and gamblers to flee and sent flaming embers raining down on the Las Vegas Strip. Firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze and no serious injuries were reported. The morning fire spread across the rooftop facade, made of a foam building material. Flames lapped at the 32-storey hotel's name.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- A fire last month at a new 800-room hotel expansion of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will force the USD 400 million project to delay its opening by several months, the casino's parent company said Tuesday. Boyd Gaming Corp. said it has completed its initial assessment of the damage caused by the Sept. 23 blaze at The Water Club, a 43-story hotel and spa tower being built next to the existing casino-hotel.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- Early next year, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa was expected to open its new 800-room tower called The Water Club -- a USD 400 million addition designed to help it keep pace with a flurry of high-end expansion in Atlantic City's casino market. But a fire early Sunday that damaged the second tower, which was still under construction, may impact that timetable.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) - A fire that engulfed a 43-story tower under construction at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Sunday only caused "superficial damage" to the structure, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which started at about 7:45 a.m. on the south side of the tower and was under control about 20 minutes later, Atlantic City Fire Captain Michael Mooney said.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- A fire damaged part of the state Casino Control Commission headquarters Sunday, but gambling in the city should not be affected, a spokesman said. No injuries were reported. The fire destroyed a building across the street that housed retail shops, said commission spokesman Daniel Heneghan. At the headquarters, six large windows were blown out, and smoke caused some problems, he said.