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Casino City's Vin Narayanan attended the iGaming North America Conference in Las Vegas, where land-based and online gaming executives gathered to discuss the state of the online gaming industry in the United States. Here are his top-10 observations.

Comedian Jay Mohr will return to Las Vegas in June to host the 2011 NHL Awards at the Palms Casino Resort.

William Hill has spent more than $53 million in less than a month to purchase three sports wagering companies in Nevada. The British-based bookmaker expects licensing by Nevada regulators to be completed in 2012 and doesn't expect any regulatory issues.

MGM Resorts International has closed a 500-room hotel tower and reduced restaurant and gaming activities at the Gold Strike in Jean.

Legions of American poker players are trying to figure what to do next after April 15's indictments against PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

John Caparella, a chief operating officer of Gaylord Hotels, has been named the new president of The Venetian and Palazzo resorts by Las Vegas Sands.

American Gaming Association President and CEO Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. says there's "reason to be optimistic about the future of gaming."

Penn National Gaming has been given preliminary approval by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to take over the M Resort.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board gave tentative approval to Intrepid Gaming to reopen Casino MonteLago on May 26.

IGT has offered $115 million to acquire Entraction Holding AB, a Swedish technology company that operates one of the world's largest online poker networks.

Ellen DeGeneres Show helps celebrate the launch of The Venetian and The Palazzo as InterContinental Alliance Resorts.

ESPN will show ‘live’ unedited hole cards on a 30-minute delay and more than 34 additional hours of coverage for this year's World Series of Poker.

Despite the recent crackdown on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, the casino industry still seeks federal legislation that would allow Las Vegas companies to operate legally online.

British bookmaker William Hill has agreed to acquire Brandywine Bookmaking, the company that operates Lucky's race and sports books, for $15.7 million.

Federated Sports and Gaming has announced today the criteria for membership in its new professional poker league as well as the roster of 218 players who are eligible.

Despite a setback with the collapse of a "strategic relationship" with PokerStars, Wynn Resorts Chairman Steve Wynn remains focused on breaking ground on his long-awaited $2.5 billion project on the Cotai Strip in Macau.

Analysts for Moody's Investors Service there is still a chance online poker will be legalized federally in the U.S., but it will take several years.

The Cosmopolitan Casino Resort says it regrets that a transgendered patron was treated poorly and evicted from its premises.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas issued an apology after it was reported it banned a transgender guest for life for using a women's restroom.

PKR's welcome party will take place at the Caramel Bar at the Bellagio on July 1, with the official PKR party kicking off on July 5 at The Mirage's Revolution Lounge. The newly opened Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be the base for PKR's World Series of Poker Experience.