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Matthew Waxman became the first American player to win the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris after defeating a field of 312.

Anthony Carleo was sentenced to 6-16 years in prison for robbing the Suncoast, which will be run consecutively to his 3-11 year sentence in the Bellagio case.

Anthony Carleo, who was responsible for last year's brazen heist of $1.5 million in gambling chips from the Bellagio, was sentenced on Tuesday.

While my wife and I generally share the same interests while traveling, in Las Vegas, those interests are diametrically opposed. That said, I was rather surprised at how easy it was to come up with 10 things to do in Las Vegas that both she and I would enjoy.

The Las Vegas resort has finished the first phase of a $70 million room upgrade, making 500 renovated rooms available for reservations.

The Bellagio has unveiled a fresh, elegant collection of newly redesigned rooms this week.

MGM Resorts executives said visitation trends in Las Vegas were strong in the first six months of the year at the company's 10 Strip resorts.

Former MGM executive Terry Lanni died Thursday night at his home in Southern California after a two-year fight with cancer

Casino City's Vin Narayanan attended the iGaming North America Conference in Las Vegas, where land-based and online gaming executives gathered to discuss the state of the online gaming industry in the United States. Here are his top-10 observations.

Legions of American poker players are trying to figure what to do next after April 15's indictments against PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

Despite the recent crackdown on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, the casino industry still seeks federal legislation that would allow Las Vegas companies to operate legally online.

PKR's welcome party will take place at the Caramel Bar at the Bellagio on July 1, with the official PKR party kicking off on July 5 at The Mirage's Revolution Lounge. The newly opened Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be the base for PKR's World Series of Poker Experience.

One of the beautiful things about Las Vegas is there are plenty of things to do for people who don't gamble. So Casino City's Vin Narayanan came up with his top-10 favorite non-gambling activities to do in Sin City.

Las Vegas police are looking for a man who attempted to rob the Stratosphere poker room Wednesday morning but who got away with nothing.

With all the fumbling and fits and starts surrounding the online gambling debate, it led Aaron Todd to wonder what would be happening right now if the UIGEA had never been slipped into the Safe Ports Act by then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

Statewide casino revenues dipped nearly 7 percent in February, which was Nevada's fourth straight monthly decline.

The World Poker Tour has unveiled its $100,000 Super High Roller Event, which will be held at the Bellagio in May.

Nevada Property 1 LLC reported a $139.5 million loss for the 17 days the hotel-casino was open last year.

Dealers at Caesars Palace overwhelmingly rejected a labor contract that would have included a tip-sharing provision with casino management.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan rates his top-10 land-based poker rooms in the world.