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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.

World Team Poker has postponed its event at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa due to the recent developments in online poker.

Despite the fact that regional markets like riverboat casinos in the South and Midwest are recovering, the Las Vegas market is still struggling.

Gov. Brian Sandoval said he supported Congress approving online poker legislation rather than having the issue decided on a state-by-state basis.

Supporters of a bill that would legalize online poker in Nevada claim such an action would have a $1.8 billion impact. However, the state's largest casino operators want Nevada to wait for the federal government to legalize Internet poker. Included in that group is Wynn Resorts, who just announced a partnership with PokerStars.

South Point owner Michael Gaughan said the Nevada Legislature should pass a bill that would adopt regulations for online poker.

Las Vegas sportsbooks were packed at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning as the Round of 64 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament kicked off.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Matt Youmans hit 15 sports books in the five hours and gave a play-by-play blog from Super Bowl Sunday.

South Point owner Michael Gaughan received preliminary approval Wednesday from the state Gaming Control Board to pool sports bets with the Palms, both Cannery casinos and the Rampart Casino at the JW Marriott.