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Kenneth Lind won the largest seniors event in World Series of Poker history, beating a field of 4,407 players to claim the $634,809 first-place prize and his first WSOP bracelet.

Johnny's record-setting career spans five decades.

Dr. Corey Harrison has done a great many remarkable things in his life, most of which have taken place in science and academia. But those lessons learned and skills utilized for years provided what probably turned out to be the difference in winning his first gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker.

Danny Fuhs won the $5,000 Omaha High-Low tournament at the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to claim $277,519 and his first WSOP bracelet early on Sunday morning.

David Chiu moved into elite company on Friday night, winning his fifth career World Series of Poker gold bracelet and $145,520 in the $2,500 Seven Card Stud event.

Joshua Pollock outplayed and ultimately outlasted a marvelously talented and intriguing lineup of would-be champions in the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker, winning his first WSOP bracelet and $279,431 on Friday night.

Martin Finger, a 22-year-old poker pro from Vienna, Austria, won the $3,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit bracelet at the World Series of Poker on Friday morning, beating a field of 807 players to collect $506,764 for first place.

Calen McNeil shed genuine tears of joy on Thursday afternoon after winning the $1,500 Omaha High-Low event at the World Series of Poker for $277,274 and his first WSOP bracelet.

The complaint contends that the unpaid overtime resulted from company policy, resulting in numerous complaints over several years but no changes.

Davidi Kitai hit several personal and professional milestones on Tuesday night, when he won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

One of the wildest and most entertaining final tables in recent memory took place at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas when Taylor Paur, a 24-year old professional poker player from El Dorado Hills, Calif., dominated play during much of the final day and ended up winning his first WSOP gold bracelet and $340,260.

Hershey’s released details Tuesday of the planned Hershey’s Chocolate World that will occupy 13,000 square feet inside New York-New York.

Anthanasios Polychronopoulos won his second $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em bracelet at the World Series of Poker on Monday, claiming more than a half a million dollars in the process.

Nevada gaming revenues fell less than 1 percent during April, but double-digit increases from Reno and Washoe County casinos saved the state from a larger decline.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mike Nakagawa extended until June 26 the so-called exclusivity period, during which only the owners of a bankrupt company can propose a reorganization plan.

Since 2007, Mark Radoja has 18 cashes, four final table appearances and two gold bracelet victories at the WSOP. And with the $336,190 first-place prize, his total WSOP earnings now total nearly $1.5 million.

The $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker represented a comeback for sorts for Tom Schneider, one of poker's most well-rounded cash game and tournament professionals.

Gaming revenues for Nevada were down slightly in April. The Gaming Control Board reported Monday that revenues collected by casinos were $854.3 million.

Nevada state gaming regulators cautioned the casino industry Monday about the use of Google Glass by customers, saying the wearable computers could be used as a cheating device by gamblers.

Lev Rofman won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament for $166,136 and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.