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J Todd reports on the drama in New Jersey between PokerStars and the Atlantic Club Casino drags on. Meanwhile in Nevada, Ultimate Poker hits its first snag.

Trudy O. hit a Royal Flush while playing the Eldorado Hotel Casino’s progressive, Let it Ride, and will go home $110,000 richer thanks to her lucky hand. And 25 winners took home a share of the $175,000 prize fund during the Grand Masters Invitational Slot Tournament May 18

About 92 percent of the Culinary members who participated in the vote supported the increase.

D. Taylor, who became president of 270,000-member UNITE HERE, the Culinary’s parent organization, last year, said organized labor will oppose Barack Obama’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, Penny Pritzker.

Experience the distinct sound of The Moody Blues at Silver Legacy October 26 at 8 p.m.

The 650-room downtown Las Vegas resort formerly known as the Lady Luck is set to open later this year.

Culinary voting on dues increase for strike fund

The Terrible’s marquee and signage — including the large Terrible’s cowboy logo — will be removed by the end of the week.

In a matter of five years, Stevens transformed two aging hotels into entertainment and gambling attractions that have renewed portions of Fremont Street and given downtown additional character.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval didn’t name the states but gaming sources said Texas could be a target.

The $3.9 billion resort is still operating in the red, although the property showed quality year-over-year increases across its business segments in the first quarter.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal has to be approved by Nevada gaming regulators.

Steve Wynn repeated his statements made in Carson City that Nevada’s casino industry “is in ill health” and that it needs time “to climb out of this slowly.”

The issue was first brought to light by players on several online gaming websites and chat rooms.

Casino City's Aaron Todd shares 10 observations on the similarities and differences the WSOP Circuit shares with the annual Las Vegas event.

Miller has more than 20 years of IT experience in software design and programming, hardware integration, enterprise system design and project research.

The work was just a small part of the ongoing renovation project, which also calls for stripping down and remodeling two of the property’s three hotel towers and demolishing a low-rise hotel building.

The $3.9 billion resort posted its best quarter in terms of casino revenue, generating $40.87 million, a 32.6 percent increase from $30.83 million in the first quarter of 2012.

Casinos statewide collected $914.8 million from customers during the month, an increase of 7.04 percent compared to the same month a year ago.

With Ultimate Poker -- licensed and regulated by Nevada -- now open for real-money business, Casino City's Aaron Todd surveys the landscape and identifies 10 states that should have online gaming.