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The Cromwell is taking over the building that once housed the Barbary Coast and Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall at the northeast corner of the Strip and Flamingo Road.

Elegant Parlour Suite at Wynn Las Vegas takes the top spot.

Three powerful women who carved out roles in Nevada’s gaming industry as it moved away from gambling halls to megaresorts shared their stories at the Mob Museum last Wednesday.

Both markets were far behind Macau, the world’s largest gaming destination, which produced a record $45.2 billion in gaming revenues last year.

It’s cook or be cooked in this year’s Culinary Battles search for America’s Supreme Asian Chef.

RealGaming.com began its soft launch phase this week, joining Ultimate­Poker.com and WSOP.com in offering regulated online gaming to gamblers within Nevada’s boundaries.

Dealers at Paris Las Vegas, Bally’s and Harrah’s voted 342 to 27 late Tuesday to approve the five-year deal, which retains grievance procedures, seniority rule and paid time off, among other issues.

The area, which is being designed an operated by Victor Drai, is located on the 11th floor of the Cromwell and includes Drai’s Beach Club - Nightclub, offers panoramic views of the Strip.

Casino City's Aaron Todd reviewed the list of events for the 2014 World Series of Poker, and selected the top-10 things he's most looking forward to this summer.

Ross, 49, has headed Affinity since the Las Vegas-based company was founded in December 2010 following the bankruptcy reorganization of Herbst Gaming.

The Gaming Control Board filed a two-count complaint Friday against the Aria Hotel-Casino and MGM Resorts International for blocking two state gaming agents from observing wagering activity in the CityCenter resort’s high-limit casino area.

The Cromwell, at the northeast corner of the Strip and Flamingo Road, will replace Bill's Gamblin' Hall, which closed a year ago for a $185 million remodeling. It is expected to reopen later this year as a 188-room boutique-style luxury resort.

SBE Entertainment CEO Sam Nazarian, owner of the Las Vegas Strip property, announced opening plans for Labor Day weekend.

Semion Kronenfeld faces 12 counts, including theft and obtaining money under false pretenses.

The show will be a musical journey through the iconic artist's illustrious career featuring hits from her early years.

The newly renamed CG Technology said Tuesday its eight sports books generated 16 percent of Nevada’s total handle and captured an 11.8 percent win on Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Here’s a look at the Top 10 casinos for locals, based on the Best of Las Vegas rankings as of Tuesday.

Winner immediately made two donations to Operation Smile, which will pay for two operations for children to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities.

After six weeks of back-and-forth rhetoric, a new 10-year agreement was announced Jan. 24 to keep the NFR in Las Vegas — its home for 29 years — through 2024.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. Friday announced a third name in less than a year for the Strip casino that originally was opened as the Barbary Coast.