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The bustouts were fast and furious on Day 2 of the $565 Colossus at the World Series of Poker. In fact, the tournament staff could barely keep up, and it appeared for a few moments as if WSOP officials might have actually missed the money bubble.

Stewart joined Aaron Todd to discuss the WSOP's Colossus, the largest live tournament in poker history on Saturday.

The money bubble burst at the World Series of Poker's Colossus event on Sunday night, but the bulk of the buzz in the Pavilion was a payout structure that will see first place earn $638,880, or just 5.7 percent of the prize pool.

The final two starting flights of the World Series of Poker's $565 Colossus event were filled to capacity on Saturday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, ensuring that the event wouldn't just break the record for largest live poker tournament, but shatter it.

Dozens of drivers marched with signs on Las Vegas Boulevard near Caesars Palace for a little more than an hour Friday to protest the Nevada Legislature's approval of the regulation of transportation network companies, including Uber.

One of the primary goals of the WSOP's Colossus event was to attract new players to the tournament series. Consider that objective achieved.

Aaron Todd's first World Series of Poker Tournament ended before he would have liked it to, but he walked away with a smile and learned a little along the way.

Casino City's Aaron Todd reports on the already record-breaking madness of the WSOP's aptly named "Colossus" event.

The Nevada Gaming Commission gave Paragon its approval on Thursday, May 28.

The plan, based on input from a wide swath of community stakeholders, has drawn significant support -- but the cost of the ambitious project has some critics worried.

Nevada's taxi and limousine industry has been staunchly against the bills passed by the Nevada Assembly that would allow ride-hailing companies to operate in the state.

Passenger rates to Vegas have been up around 4 percent year-over-year for each month of 2015, and this trend is expected to continue.

Lee is running as a Democrat, and believes her experience working with Las Vegas-area nonprofits will help her in navigating Washington, D.C.'s partisan gridlock.

The last steel beam of the arena's structure was installed on Wednesday, May 26. The arena is scheduled to open in April 2016.

This Week in Gambling, Sheldon Adelson's hypocrisy regarding online gaming hits new depths. Also, gaming news from California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

The $14.2 million acquisition will expand Nevada Gold's geographic diversity, the deal is expected to close in spring of 2016.

Other employees will have to file claims to receive their retirement payments, which Caesars temporarily stopped distributing as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization.

Richard St. Jean has been appointed the general manager of Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego, while Frank Quigley has taken St. Jean's vacated position as general manager of Hollywood Casino Toledo.

Affinity's board claims the proposed price of $9.75 per share was too low to be attractive.

Officials predict 330,000 visitors, more than turned up for New Year's or the Mayweather-Pacquiano fight, and travel numbers are the highest they've been for Memorial Day weekend in 10 years.