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On Thursday the Nevada Gaming Commission approved Caudill's license to run Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, a move that clears the way for him to take control of the historic property sometime in February.

Parimutuel wagering in the United States has dropped three of the past four years. But Las Vegas race books have bucked that trend.

The Hard Rock Hotel's new owners received Nevada Gaming Commission approval for a nonrestricted gaming license Thursday, clearing the way for the company to take over casino operations a year after purchasing the property.

The $1.3 billion sale of the Stratosphere's parent company, American Casino & Entertainment Properties, to an affiliate of Goldman Sachs was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

UltimateBet.com today announced that Annie Duke is slated to lead this year's Ladies Only Event of the World Series of Poker Academy.

International News Brief: Asia's casinos need strong internal controls and surveillance to guard against organized efforts to cheat them, a member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Wednesday.

Jeff Simpson on what went right, wrong and what’s still incomplete at the new Palazzo

International News Brief: Gaming revenues in the southern Chinese territory of Macau soared last year, beating expectations and rivalling proceeds from the Las Vegas region.

The biggest betting slips, those indicating wagers of five or six figures, are still issued on one team or the other to cover the point spread on Super Bowl Sunday.

Las Vegas gambling company executives said the Democratic caucuses were a success for the casino workers and did not disrupt business during the casino's busy three-day holiday weekend.

After a campaign punctuated by appearances conspicuously far from casino floors, Hillary Clinton gave her speech on the casino’s second-floor mezzanine, a stone’s throw from banks of slot machines.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. didn't need to obtain a gaming license from state regulators to open the $1.9 billion Palazzo this month.

The leader of the biggest convention in Las Vegas is accusing operators of the city's largest trade show venue of poaching buyers from the International Consumer Electronics Show.

The Las Vegas Sands company spares no expense in unveiling its new $1.9 billion resort that, when combined with The Venetian and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, make up the world's biggest indoor structure.

Construction of the $3 billion Cosmopolitan project on the Strip will continue toward a December 2009 opening while the owner and the banks work on new financing for the project.

Perini Building Company, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Perini Corporation, has in place an interim commitment with Deutsche Bank.

On the heels of his recent appearance on NBC's reality series 'Phenomenon,' mentalist Gerry McCambridge ends his Las Vegas show each night by successfully predicting the lottery numbers.

Casino City digs into its in-depth data to come up with a Top-10 list of casino hotels by the number of rooms available. While Malaysia's Casino de Genting leads the list with more than 6,000 rooms, the other nine properties all reside in Las Vegas.

News Brief: Stepping up the counterattack on two controversial gaming tax increase proposals, a Wall Street analyst attack a major tax hike.

As the Culinary Union worked feverishly this week to persuade its members to support Barack Obama, a prickly question arose: What is the difference between tough political tactics and unethical, or illegal, intimidation?