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The closed Flamingo Road casino, which caught fire Thursday, opened in 1973 as the Ambassador. In the 1980s, it was renamed the La Mirage Casino.

The Strip hotel-casino on Friday reported that it posted a net loss of $106.5 million for 2012, up from the $96.9 million net loss posted in 2011.

The son of casino building pioneer Tony Marnell II, the younger Marnell found success off the baseball diamond in business.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the odd debate surrounding sports betting kiosks in Nevada, the demise of budget hotels on the Las Vegas Strip and Revel's decision to allow smoking in their resort. They also recap their NCAA tournament brackets and make some more NCAA picks in the best bets segment.

The vote – conducted and monitored by the National Labor Relations Board on Friday – was 57 against the union and 34 in favor.

Oddsmakers and gaming industry analysts in Las Vegas said that if successful, a Nevada state senator’s efforts to legalize betting on politics will produce more notoriety than revenue.

Business is brisk for March Madness in Las Vegas casinos.

Higher energy costs can hurt the gaming industry. Consumers would spend less on leisure activities, airlines would reduce capacity and the costs to operate large casinos would increase.

Many of us long for the days when hotel-casino names on the Strip were Stardust, Sahara, Frontier, International, Barbary Coast, Aladdin, Dunes and Imperial Palace. OK, maybe not so much Imperial Palace.

Hundreds of security officers at Las Vegas hotel-casinos and convention facilities roam sprawling parking lots and garages looking for the bad guys while also offering a helpful greeting to visitors.

In a memorandum from Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett and Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie, resort leaders were told they are responsible for any criminal conduct in their venues, even if operated by a third-party vendor.

The Nevada Resort Association says the upgraded kiosks blur the line between nonrestricted gaming, such as hotel-casinos, and restricted locations such as taverns and restaurants.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss New Jersey's move to allow real-money fantasy sports wagering at Atlantic City casinos, Genting's plans for a huge new casino on the Las Vegas Strip and the new Omaha games being offered PokerStars. They also get their brackets on and make their official predictions, discuss different ways to have fun with the men's college basketball tournament and look at the different pools out there.

M Resort is now in a much stronger financial position with Penn National Gaming’s backing and Anthony Marnell III's directing the property that he helped create and open.

Two players hit large jackpots in the very same Bingo game Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Angel Management Group announced the opening schedule Tuesday for the Hakkasan Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.

Hiring managers will meet with candidates to discuss the many opportunities available for veterans at Caesars.

The company plans to unveil the 1,620-room SLS Las Vegas in fall 2014.

Gansevoort Hotel Group is joining Caesars in renovating the small, now-closed Bill's Gamblin' Hall at the corner of the Strip and Flamingo Road.

American Casino said net revenues in the quarter declined 3.1 percent to $79 million.