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The public has spoken and has nominated 10 individuals for the 2009 class of the Poker Hall of Fame.

The number of visitors to the valley dropped 5.8 percent to nearly 3.2 million people, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Derek Stevens is asking Nevada regulators to approve his ownership stake in the financially troubled Riviera.

The state's gaming revunues fell 8.3 percent in May, which ended seven straight months of double-digit declines.

Sports stars and celebrities joined PokerStars pros at the biggest party in Las Vegas.

Employees at Fontainebleau Las Vegas have moved into new offices in the city.

Phil Ivey charged to up the leaderboard to place himself in contention for the WSOP Main Event title while Marlon Wayans earned the respect of fans and dealers before busting out late Wednesday.

Things grew more serious on Day 2A of the Main Event as players shifted gears from enjoying the WSOP experience to survival.

Attorneys for the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort leveled new allegations Wednesday against banks that terminated funding for the $2.9 billion hotel-casino.

Poker affiliate, poker operator, poker player, poker magazine owner- I don't care. This life is glamorous!! What is it about the poker industry that I find so appealing? It cannot be just the money.

Nevada's state labor commissioner will hear from Wynn dealers who want the company's tip-sharing policy stopped.

The World Series of Poker was forced to turn away hundreds of players after Day 1D of the Main Event "sold out." But the players that did register in time to make it to the felt provided plenty of entertainment.

Rival NFL players unite for performance, party at Palms.

UFC officials have pulled the plug on Friday’s Limp Bizkit concert at Mandalay Bay.

Michael Paladino, the lead gaming analyst for bond rating agency Fitch Ratings in New York, is making headlines with his assessments of the casino industry’s cash crunch.

Banks say project’s worth would be much less than financing costs.

After becoming the first casino in Las Vegas to have an all-electric poker room, Exaclibur removed the PokerPro tables today and expects to have its live poker room back up and running later this week.

The Venetian and Palazzo hotel-casinos in Las Vegas have laid off 194 employees since last Monday in response to the continuing economic downturn and the resulting drive to cut costs.

Phil Hellmuth and Dennis Phillips made entrances to remember while Jeffrey Lisandro continued his hot WSOP run at the World Series of Poker Main Event Sunday.

The Lady Luck casino in Las Vegas has been closed for three years and Mayor Oscar Goodman says it is a "disaster."