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M Resort still plans to host custom poker events, such as the Hollywood Poker Open that was held at the end of June.

Penn National Gaming's east-west region, which includes M Resort, had the largest decline of any of the company's reporting divisions with revenues down 9.1 percent to $317.1 million.

The concept would separate 19 of the company’s 29 casinos and racetracks, including the M Resort, into a real estate investment trust, often referred to as a REIT.

The event guarantees participants a prize pool of $500,000 — not much when compared with standards set by the World Series of Poker, which is more than halfway through its six-week run at the Rio.

The regional casino giant said its overall revenues for the quarter that ended March 31 were $798.2 million, an increase of 8.4 percent compared with the first quarter of 2012.

The son of casino building pioneer Tony Marnell II, the younger Marnell found success off the baseball diamond in business.

M Resort is now in a much stronger financial position with Penn National Gaming’s backing and Anthony Marnell III's directing the property that he helped create and open.

The keynoters will be Shawn Rorick, New Media Strategist, Emerging Marketer, Inc.; Scott Voeller, Senior VP, Brand Strategy and Advertising, MGM Resorts International; and Staci Columbo-Alonso, VP of Global Marketing/CMO, International Game Technology.

A gambler wishing to remain anonymous hit the statewide Megabucks slot machine jackpot, totaling more than $17.3 million, over the weekend at M Resort.

Wildfire Gaming, a division of Station Casinos LLC, said Wednesday the shuttered Gold Rush in Henderson has been remodeled and will operate as Wildfire Sunset.

The Gold Rush Casino in Henderson closed Friday and will reopen in three to four months as Wildfire Sunset.

The off-strip M Resort is working to fill its DayDream venue with the same hard-partying youthful demographic the Vegas Strip attracts -- but with a twist. Instead of targeting tourists, M is focusing on locals.

Penn National Gaming Chairman tries to make light of the recent General Services Administration tax-payer funded junket controversy.

The Golden Gate has unveiled the first phase of its renovation just a few days following the name-change announcement from its sister property, the D Las Vegas.

The 10th annual Gaming Technology Summit will be held at the Green Valley Ranch in June and will cover how the casino industry is changing due to mobile, Internet and social media.

Cantor Gaming will accept credit cards from most major issuers, including Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, to fund race and sports wagering accounts.

The casino industry spent roughly $11.4 million over the past five years in lobbying Massachusetts lawmakers to approve casinos.

Nevada's wagering handle of $93.9 million represented the second-largest total in history, and the 184 books held slightly more than $5 million for a win percentage of 5.4.

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Cantor Gaming's application to take over operations of the race and sports book at the Palms.

MGM Resorts International entered the race for a Massachusetts casino license on Thursday, signing a deal to acquire 150 acres in the town of Brimfield for a hotel-casino complex.