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Sam Nazarian is selling his 10% stake to Stockbridge Capital Partners, which owns the other 90% of the resort, to give the struggling casino more flexibility.

Clark County commission chairman Steve Sisolak says that drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft are independent contractors and should be licensed as such.

Statisticians have determined that the possibility of the two high rollers accused of colluding with two dealers legitimately winning the amount of money they won is incredibly slim.

The driver had offered a ride to a plainclothes enforcement officer while not operating on the Uber platform.

The Borgata is the first East Coast property to partner with the free-to-play casino games developer.

From daily fantasy sports to bingo, the gaming industry tackled every topic under the sun last week at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

The tournament will consist of five regional tournaments to be played between November and May and a tournament championship at the M Resort in June 2016.

CEO Jim Simms, who oversaw a complete upgrade of the casino floor, says the casino hotel is looking for a bigger share of the downtown Las Vegas gambling audience.

The town's unique history makes it one of only two communities in Nevada where gambling is still prohibited.

This week's World Series of Poker Main Event coverage of Day 5 on ESPN featured some great hands, interesting banter, and a surprise MVP.

Tony Chau had been convicted for running an illegal gambling operation, money laundering and tax fraud.

The coveted award was presented at the 2015 Global Gaming Awards at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

In a con job spanning nearly two years, two dealers colluded with two players to pay wins on bets that were never placed.

The Killers' cover of the old cowboy song takes pride of place in the new ad campaign, which will focus on Nevada experiences rather than attractions.

CEO Mark Frissora says casino operators have "underpenetrated" a tech-savvy, young customer base accustomed to mobile and social gaming.

While some areas of Clark County reported increased revenues, Strip casinos have suffered as a result of the decline in high-end baccarat play.

Visitation was up 1.6%, but the average daily room rate and revenue per room fell 5.8% and 5%, respectively.

After spending most of his time over the last 18 months focusing on daily fantasy sports, Steinberg finds himself in among the final nine players at the World Series of Poker's Main Event.

John L. Smith argues that Nevada casinos' reluctance to ban smoking is inconsistent with their investments in nonsmoking casinos elsewhere.

Jeff Ma, who headed a team of blackjack card counters in the 1990s, gave the opening address at this year's Global Gaming Expo.