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Robin Leach will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the T.J. Martell Foundation's first annual Celebrity Poker Tournament, to be held December 11, 2007 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

The Las Vegas Hilton has quietly undergone $100 million of upgrades and renovations since a private equity partnership bought the property in June 2004.

GSN deals in another season of the top blackjack tournament in the world as the WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK IV (WSOBJ IV) debuts Monday, June 4 at 11 p.m. EST/10 p.m. CST. The tournament returns to the Las Vegas Hilton and the winner will walk away with $500,000.

They call them fleas. Casino cons. Guys who buzz around the betting floor, looking for a scam or a cheat or a fleece.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Ira David Sternberg says he has revived the old Las Vegas radio talk show format of the Strip's heyday and enhanced it with 21st century technology.

The Las Vegas Hilton has extended Barry Manilow’s exclusive long-term engagement at the resort through 2008.

Long-time sports handicapper and Director of Odds for the free online sports picks game PicksPal, Tony Karpinski, earned an eighth place finish in the renowned Las Vegas Hilton 2005 NFL Super Book Contest.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

A statue of singer Elvis Presley, who used to grace the Hilton showroom, was moved from its place at the property's front entrance into storage.

Frankie, 27, performs with his band at Las Vegas Hilton's Shimmmer Cabaret, a gig that has been rocking the room since July.

Dominator: The Golden Touch Craps dice control crew is very happy today because one of our assistant instructors, known as the Randman, who will be teaching with us in November in Tunica has just won the Hilton $100,000 tournament in Las Vegas.

Trent Carlini, considered to be the No. 1 Elvis performer in the world, brings songs and gifts to children hospitalized at Sunrise Children's Hospital.

The Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling involving companies embroiled in a dispute over the collapse of the $5 million Las Vegas Hilton marquee sign on July 18, 1994.

Another Las Vegas landmark changed hands Friday when Caesars Entertainment completed the $280 million sale of the Las Vegas Hilton to Colony Capital.

The new owners of the Las Vegas Hilton say it ‘desperately needs nourishment’ to improve its performance.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has completed the sale of the Las Vegas Hilton to an affiliate of Colony Capital, LLC, a Los Angeles-based international private investment firm, for approximately $280 million.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board, paving the way for the $280 million sale of the Las Vegas Hilton, on Monday gave its approval to granting gaming licenses for buyer Colony Capital.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.