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The World Champion of Blackjack will be played April 22nd on the GSN Network at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas.

Executives of the downtown Golden Nugget resort paid a $30,000 fine Thursday, wrapping up a state complaint that addressed sports book wagering irregularities and an incident in which a Nugget executive misdealt cards at a blackjack table during a celebrity event.

The Nevada Gaming Commission will consider a proposed settlement of a complaint with the owners of downtown Las Vegas' Golden Nugget resort and a $30,000 fine Thursday.

Executives of downtown's Golden Nugget casino have settled a three-count complaint filed last month by the state Gaming Control Board and would pay a $30,000 fine under a proposed settlement agreement.

The transaction gives Landry's its first gaming property and a brand name the company hopes to introduce into different casino jurisdictions.

Landry's Restaurants will purchase the landmark Golden Nugget Casino in downtown Las Vegas from Poster Financial Group, Inc. for $140 million in cash and the assumption of $155 million of Senior Secured Notes.

Premiering on January 21 GSN's World Series of Blackjack is back for a second exciting season.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Jimmy Pine is an animated, stocky former singer with a vague resemblance to Tom Jones and a propensity to gamble.

An out-of-town couple in their 80s driving in a rental car plowed through a steel-reinforced concrete barrier at the Golden Nugget's parking garage on Monday, sending them plunging 18 feet to the pavement below.

In the early 1980s, then-Golden Nugget owner Steve Wynn placed the downtown Las Vegas resort on the national consciousness using a series of clever television ads.

A new world record for Wheel of Fortune slot machines was set this afternoon when a local woman won $11.2 million on a Wheel of Fortune dollar machine at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas.

The Golden Nugget hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and Laughlin have signed an agreement with Internet travel service Expedia Inc. to offer travel reservations online.

The Golden Nugget casinos in downtown Las Vegas and Laughlin today reported a profit of $2.9 million for 2003, up from a loss of $529,000 for 2002 primarily due to increased operating efficiency at the properties.

It's been a great six weeks for the new co-owners of downtown's Golden Nugget, Tim Poster and Tom Breitling said Sunday evening.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the rating outlook on Poster Financial Group Inc. of Las Vegas to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’.

Tim Poster and Tom Breitling have received approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission for their $215 million takeover of the downtown and Laughlin Golden Nugget hotel-casinos.

Wall Street worry about one-year limitations on gaming licenses for the prospective owners of the Golden Nugget is expected to prompt the buyers' lawyers to ask the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday to extend the limitations to four years, industry insiders said.

The Golden Nugget probably feels a bigger impact than the Luxor as host hotels of the 12th annual Las Vegas Bowl, but both properties welcome the business during one of the slower periods of the year.

Count tennis star Andre Agassi and former International Game Technology Chairman Chuck Mathewson as prospective owners of downtown Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget.