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Expecting a record field for the World Series of Poker championship event, Harrah's Entertainment ordered several thousand specially manufactured green $100,000 tournament poker chips for use in the $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em tournament.

The final table for the 2006 WSOP Main Event is set and Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is there to cover all the action from the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Leaving Las Vegas isn't as easy as it once was. Neither is getting here nor moving around once you've arrived.

Local travel leaders are confident cries of 'Viva Las Vegas' will soon resonate elsewhere following this week's visit from eight Spanish-language journalists.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is covering the 2006 WSOP of Poker Main Event live from the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Stay tuned for live features from the final table on Thursday, Aug. 10.

Former Hollywood agent Jamie Gold will have $13 million in tournament chips and a commanding lead in the World Series of Poker championship event when play resumes at noon today.

Del American believes that in today's Las Vegas real estate market the best use for the 8.6 acre site formerly planned for Vegas 888 is for a mixed use luxury resort casino hotel.

Casino City is providing live coverage from the final days of the 2006 WSOP Main Event. Stay tuned for more news and features from poker's biggest stage.

Casino City is providing updates from the 2006 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Stay tuned from live coverage from the final week of the WSOP.

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) treated new and old members to food and drinks at Buzio's Restaurant in the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino last week.

Representatives of some of the world's best-known brands will huddle here next month to discuss ways to link their products with February's NBA All-Star events in Las Vegas.

In a city of whimsical designs two leaning, curving high-rise towers seem destined to emerge as an architectural icon in Las Vegas.

Casino City is providing updates from the 2006 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. Stay tuned for live coverage from the Main Event final table.

Gaming industry investors found themselves snorkeling in July, as casino company stocks closed down for the third month in a row.

After months of delay, officials unveiled the Poker Dome on Friday, with the hope that the so-called poker arena could provide a boost to the flailing Neonopolis.

News Brief: Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1,800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Superglue.

For many gamblers, Bob Nersesian is a saint who has come up a winner tackling the cases of advantage gamblers who claim their civil rights have been trampled by casinos.

Wall Street casino analysts had predicted that the introduction of two large resorts into Las Vegas' residents-oriented gaming market during the past six months might spell doom for the smaller, older competition.

The 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event is off an running. Check out some of Casino City Columnist Ryan McLane's thoughts heading into the big one.

The Main Event at the 37th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is underway, and the field is already a record with three more "Day Ones" yet to begin.