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Long-retired casino dealers Tony Badillo and Jack Lipsman are preparing for an unfolding labor battle that has injected new life into an old cause.

Tony Taeubel, vice president of The Orleans, has a career in gambling that's spanned thousands of miles and jobs ranging from government regulator to sports book writing.

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

Carl's Jr. recently made waves when it partnered with the Palms Casino Resort to debut The $6,000 Combo Meal, offered exclusively on the Vegas hot spot's room service menu.

The Ultimate Poker Challenge, the number one rated weekly televised poker show, is taping its third season in the legendary Binion's Gambling Hall and Casino in Las Vegas.

Electronic multi-player table games (EMTs) are starting to gain traction in the casino industry, and poker may be the first game to gain wide acceptance in an EMT platform.

The women of the World Poker Tour continue to grow in numbers and play solid poker - but when will they finally capture their first championship?

40 gamblers told executives at the Global Gaming Expo that they want better freebies, more engaging slot machines and fewer junk mailers.

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

Dozens of sign-carrying protesters marched outside Wynn Las Vegas in a demonstration organized by the International Union of Gaming Employees, an inactive union that doesn't officially represent dealers at the resort or anywhere else on the Strip.

This week: reflections on nightclubs, vodka, Las Vegas, and casino chips embedded with radio frequency identification tags.

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At the world's largest casino convention this week, casino insiders of both political persuasions buzzed about how the bill passed in the final hours of the pre-election congressional session.

Karen (Hongxia) Chen, who studied English in Reno and learned to ski at Lake Tahoe, works in Beijing for the Nevada Commission on Tourism.

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

For more than 2,500 other bidders, the auction gave them a chance to own a piece of an iconic Strip casino, but at what some thought were inflated prices.

Continuously raising the bar on Las Vegas nightlife, The Palms Casino Resort unveiled plans for a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art concert theater yesterday.

Caesars Palace announces Harvard School of Dental Medicine student Danny Cassarella, 25, has been hailed Caesar in the "Modern Day Caesar" contest.

The new congressional leadership that is expected to take over in January means the legalized gambling industry may find friends on both sides of the aisle.

A $15.5 billion buyout offer that would take Harrah's Entertainment private may be the biggest private-equity deal the gaming industry has seen, but it probably won't be the last.