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Steve Wynn didn't back away from the idea of moving the casino operator's corporate headquarters to Macau and said he and the company's chief financial officer would spend more time in China.

Bodog Poker pro David Williams won the Season VIII World Poker Tour World Championship on Saturday at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Williams took home his first WPT title and the $1.5 million first-place prize with the victory.

The Nevada casino operator surprised Wall Street by posting an earnings jump of $36.7 million.

The casino giant lost nearly $200 million mostly due to the lingering impact of the recession on discretionary spending and continued payments on debt.

Boyd Gaming said it would focus on one aspect of Station Casinos' reorganization plan.

The $5.5 billion Marina Bay Sands resort partially opened with 963 hotel rooms, parts of the shopping mall and convention center, several restaurants and bars, and the casino.

The casino giant declined to comment on reports that the off-Strip Rio may be for sale in Las Vegas.

A report from Bloomberg says Harrah's Entertainment is attempting to sell the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

A gaming analyst said bankruptcy sales and companies strapped for cash would flood the market the next two years with gaming assets at cheap prices.

The Reno-based slot machine giant saw a 7 percent increase in net income and a nearly 5 percent jump in quarterly revenues.

The casino and racetrack operator said its first-quarter profit declined 11 percent from a year ago because of reduced consumer spending on gambling.

Boyd Gaming has been seeking to purchase all or a portion of Station Casinos for the past year and says that Station's reorganization plans would diminish the value of certain properties.

Steve Wynn said on CNBC said he might move his company's headquarters to Macau and also criticized President Obama's economic policies.

The Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel & Casino has launched America's first SkyJump and breaks a Guinness World Record.

MGM Mirage wants to change its name to MGM Resorts International, but The Mirage is not on the market.

Radha Chanderraj did not seek reappointment to the five-member, part-time regulatory panel.

Station Casinos' owners and some of its lenders plan to submit a $772 million bid to acquire a majority of the bankrupt gaming company's assets.

The canceled flights due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland have left some casino operators with an overflow crowd of European guests who can't get home.

Bankrupt nightclubs in Planet Hollywood Resort on Strip may be finished, sources suggest.

The Gibraltar-based online gambling company is the business partner of Harrah's Entertainment and said Nevada gaming regulators would explore its suitability.