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Penn National names top execs for Las Vegas properties

Former M Resort president Anthony Marnell III will take on a strategic consulting role at M Resort and the Tropicana. Penn National named Bob Sheldon the new president of M Resort.

Phil Hellmuth extends record with 14th career WSOP bracelet

Hellmuth won the $10,000 buy-in Razz Championship late Monday at the Rio, extending his all-time record with his 14th career WSOP bracelet.

Colorado engineer takes down WSOP Millionaire Maker event

Adrian Buckley defeated Javier Zarco of Madrid after approximately 3½ hours of heads-up play that saw the chip lead change hands on multiple occasions and took home $1,277,193 for his first career WSOP cash.

Downtown Grand shuffles leadership; Schorr becomes chairman

Schorr will be replaced as CEO by Jim Simms, who joins Fifth Street Gaming after managing regional casinos in the U.S. for several gaming companies

Top 10 ways to improve the WSOP Colossus

The World Series of Poker's first crack at the $565 Colossus event was a major success by most standards. But Casino City's Aaron Todd finds 10 ways the tournament could improve going forward.

Graney: No surprise that NFL canceled fantasy football convention in Las Vegas

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.

Caesars stock hits 52-week low as company seeks to stop bankruptcy litigation

While Caesars's operating division is already in bankruptcy proceedings, the current litigation could derail its restructuring process and force the whole company into bankruptcy protection.

WSOP officials investigate cheating allegations

The alleged incident took place during the $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold’em Championship that ended last week and were levied against Valeriu Coca of Moldova.

Full Flush Poker sending leaderboard winner 'DirtyStack' to WSOP Main Event

User DirtyStack came in first in FFP's WSOP Leaderboard Challenge, winning a $15,000 prize package that includes entry into the WSOP's $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event.

New Italian restaurant concept to launch at Red Rock

The new Clique Hospitality restaurant group, owned by former Light Group owner Andy Masi, plans to open eight restaurants in Las Vegas and California, starting with Salute in western Las Vegas.

Sandoval signs bills seen boosting sports-betting handle in Nevada

The new law allows investors to join business entities and share the profits and losses from large wagers at Nevada sports books.

Garcia wins WSOP Colossus title, $638,880

Cord Garcia defeated Brad McFarland in a heads-up battle to win the World Series of Poker's $565 Colossus event, the largest tournament in poker history, claiming the first-place prize of $638,880 and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

Last amateur standing ends Colossal WSOP run in ninth

In a tournament designed for amateurs, Anthony Blanda, a 52-year-old Home Depot employee, was the last amateur standing in ninth place.

Caesars shares punished after judge's ruling favors creditors

On Monday, Caesars' shares declined 16 percent in the first trading day after Bloomberg News reported a federal judge handed a small victory to creditors seeking to collect $750 million from the casino company's bankrupt operating division.

Inside Gaming: Macau in a free-fall and taking Wynn Resorts with it

Wynn Resorts stock on Monday closed below $100 per share for the first time since December 2010 after Macau reported its 12th straight monthly dip.

Poker player and illegal bookmaking target Paul Phua has left the country

Phua left the U.S. just five hours after a federal judge dismissed conspiracy and illegal gambling charges against him.

WSOP Colossus down to final table

Aditya Prestyo has a huge chip lead heading into Day 4 of the Colossus.

Byrnes graduates from WSOP Circuit to Colossus

Bill Byrnes is an attorney, not a professional poker player. But you'd hardly know it by looking at his career tournament results, including last night's 11th-place finish in the World Series of Poker's Colossus event for $55.968.

SLS Las Vegas valets work to end Teamsters protests

Reports from the valets are split on whether the majority of the valets favor the union, and the workers have drafted a petition in an attempt to force a vote.

Federal judge dismisses charges of conspiracy, illegal gambling in Phua case

The dismissal of charges follows last week's dismissal of the bulk of the prosecution's evidence, which the judge ruled had been obtained as the result of illegal searches.

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