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Daily fantasy sports took center stage on Day 2 of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas with operators going head-to-head in discussions about regulation and legality.

Traveling to Nevada on a grant from Brand USA, blogger Ana Maria Junquiera recommends Vegas to her readers in Brazil.

Day 1 of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas featured multiple seminars, including a handful of iGaming discussions in which speakers were bullish about the future of the industry.

While the company did still turn a profit, it reported a 19.4 percent decline in revenues and a 30.1 percent decline in profits from last quarter.

Las Vegas hotels are working to accommodate Californian visitors trapped inside or outside Vegas as firefighters work to control the blaze.

Fantasy sports is a largely unregulated but lucrative sector of the gaming market, and the legal definitions of sports wagering are murky.

Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson says that the goal of the Sands Cares program is to make a difference in areas that employees care about the most.

Mr. Kerkorian was one of the Las Vegas Strip's largest investors and played a unique role in developing it as a tourist destination.

A request has been filed to unseal the confidential reports, which some believe may reveal links between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Chinese organized crime syndicates.

That the NFL continues to brazenly champion an anti-gambling stance when it knows a profit margin that handsomely lines the pockets of owners is directly linked to those who wager on games and play fantasy football is a disingenuous ruse that has grown boring.

A bill in Congress that would ban Internet gambling would inadvertently criminalize Nevada's booming mobile sports wagering business.

Pala's Shuffle Master Classic event in June will allow certain players to attend the championship at the Venetian in September.

MGM Grand, the host hotel-casino for the megaboxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquaio on May 2, expects a 35 percent revenue windfall from the fight weekend.

The company recently named George Markantonis as president and chief operation officer of The Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo & Convention Center.

Jon Jerde was founder and chairman of the Jerde Partnership, a design studio based in Venice, Calif.

Adelson defends Macau even as troubled market crimps Sands' earnings.

Rob Goldstein, 59, has been with Las Vegas Sands since 1995 and has served in numerous executive positions for the company.

Las Vegas Sands told investors its net income for the third quarter was $671.7 million, compared with $626.7 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Sponsored by the American Gaming Association and produced by Reed Exhibitions, the 14th annual Global Gaming Expo is expected to attract 27,000 attendees.

2014 is the 'Year of the Female Comedienne.' at The Venetian.