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The proposal, to be considered by the Nevada Gaming Commission later this month, would let bookmakers place betting lines on Olympic sporting or athletic events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee.

The only question is whether or not the betting would be allowed on all Summer and Winter Olympics events, or just a handful of popular competitions.

Prohibition didn’t halt the use of alcohol, it hasn’t reduced demand for illegal drugs, and it hasn’t stopped online poker play.

RealGaming.com launched in February and joins Ultimate­Poker.com and WSOP.com in offering regulated online gaming to gamblers within Nevada.

The privately owned Peppermill, which has five Northern Nevada casinos including its flagship property in Reno will have a presence on the Ultimate Poker platform along with Station Casinos.

Lines will be long at Las Vegas sports books when the NCAA Tournament begins today.

RealGaming.com began its soft launch phase this week, joining Ultimate­Poker.com and WSOP.com in offering regulated online gaming to gamblers within Nevada’s boundaries.

Here’s a look at the Top 10 casinos for locals, based on the Best of Las Vegas rankings as of Tuesday.

After briefly being cast in the underdog role, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos are Super Bowl favorites.

Vaccaro said his title is yet to be determined but it will be something similar to vice president of sports marketing.

Business is brisk for March Madness in Las Vegas casinos.

South Point Poker will be the first real-money poker website to launch in the United States, and those hired will have the opportunity to work with a team developing some of the world’s top online gaming technology.

South Point Poker LLC on Thursday made history as the first U.S. casino to be licensed to operate an intrastate, real-money poker website.

The South Point recently installed Bally Technologies' iView Display Manager on 2,480 of the casino's 2,600 slot machines.

State gaming regulators Wednesday granted Michael Gaughan's Las Vegas casino tentative approval to operate an online poker website accessible only within Nevada boundaries.

Nevada's wagering handle of $93.9 million represented the second-largest total in history, and the 184 books held slightly more than $5 million for a win percentage of 5.4.

At least a half-dozen states -- including Nevada -- and the District of Columbia have enacted laws or are contemplating regulatory changes that would allow some form of Internet poker within their boundaries.

The cast members of "The Linemakers," a new TV show on the Velocity network, have more than 100 years of combined experience in the Las Vegas race and sports wagering industry. They have opened or managed some of the Strip's best-known books, including The Mirage, Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas.

The site will offer cash and non-cash prizes to players, including trips to the hotel-casino on the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard to compete in live poker events.

Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace, The Cosmopolitan and Tropicana are among the resorts with Mexican-oriented music events to celebrate the occasion.