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Under a 10-year deal that starts this year, Las Vegas Events will be doling out $10 million in prize money to the 120 cowboys competing in seven categories at NFR, considered the Super Bowl of rodeo events and sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

The casino operator is trying to sell 57 acres of undeveloped land.

Thomas Allen of Morgan Stanley decided to take a break from the high-end hubbub of G2E last week and check out the locals scene.

While Nevada is still the only U.S. state with full-scale sportsbooks, the legalization of sports betting in other states might not be too far off.

The "public" prevailed on NFL Opening Sunday with the majority of popular sides and totals cashing in. But, despite a rough day for bookmakers, one influential figure in the industry says the rising popularity of sports betting is a sure sign it's time to legalize.

A Multi-State Poker Network was agreed upon in February 2014 by the states’ two governors in which players from Nevada and Delaware could share poker tables and tournaments.

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.