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The Las Vegas casino will hand out cash prizes, offer weekly entertainment and serve up some fresh dining specials.

Casino City's Gary Trask returns from a week in Las Vegas and breaks down 10 new experiences he enjoyed while in town, including new hotels, casinos, bars and gaming formats.

Your highly anticipated trip to Las Vegas for March Madness is just days away and while all of your travel arrangements and logistics are taken care of, here are 10 important tips to keep in mind once you touchdown in Sin City.

Featured Story The ultimate March Madness in Las Vegas viewing party guide By Gary Trask The countdown is on for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, one of the busiest times of the year in Las Vegas. Casino City provides an extensive round-up of all the viewing parties and specials on tap up and down The Strip and beyond.

The bar, located on the casino floor, includes new lounge seating options and a sports viewing area.

Guests can take advantage of point multipliers, the Winter Wonder Wheel and a host of dining specials.

The Las Vegas hotel and casino has released a monthly promotion lineup that includes jackpots, Valentine's Day bonuses, live entertainment and more.

The casino will kick off the New Year with a cash prize of up to $2,017 for a few lucky winners, followed by an entire year of new dining promotions and more.

The city's longest continually run casino evokes old-school Vegas while keeping up with the demands of new-school players, attracting them with player-friendly gaming odds, food and beverage specials, and attentive customer service.

El Cortez will be celebrating its diamond anniversary in style all month long with giveaways, new food and beverage promotions and a huge birthday bash on 1 November.

Mark Pilarski answers a reader's question about blackjack games with different numbers of decks.

The partially built nine-story, 200-room project will not receive $25 million in subsidies from the city.

Downtown gaming revenue has increased in eight consecutive months, including September's 9% jump.

The location is the company’s second sports book operation outside its large and small casinos in the Las Vegas area.

The El Cortez has entered into a marketing partnership with Ultimate Poker that makes UltimatePoker.com the online poker room for the downtown Las Vegas property.

The El Cortez became the third downtown Las Vegas casino in two days to reach a tentative agreement on a five-year contract with two unions, averting a strike planned for this weekend.

The authorization comes after a more than a year-and-a-half of negotiation with the casinos, Culinary Local 226 spokeswoman Bethany Khan said.

Las Vegas casino pioneer Jackie Gaughan's funeral was held on Monday at St. Viator Catholic Church in Las Vegas.

The viewing for Gaughan, who died Wednesday at age 93, will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Palm Mortuary on Main Street.

Gaughan, who once controlled 25 percent of the downtown gaming market and owned portions of some of the city’s most historic casinos, died Wednesday at age 93 while in hospice care.