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As each "all-in call" was shouted out during Day 4 of the Main Event, the ESPN TV crews seized control of the floor, putting on display the sometimes staged relationship between TV and poker.

Hellmuth went into "meltdown mode" at the World Series of Poker Friday, appealing to god for cards and tossing his sunglasses when he didn't get them.

After spending the last few weeks hanging out in Vegas and sneaking into clubs, the 19-year-old World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champ sat down with Casino City's Gary Trask to reflect on her career and life so far, and what her future might hold.

Cellular telephones may soon be allowed inside Nevada's race and sports books after the Gaming Control Board on Thursday recommended repealing the regulation banning their use.

Criss Angel and the World Famous Cirque Du Soleil have joined creative efforts their new adventure at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas: Criss Angel "BELIEVE."

The Main Event field was pared down to the magic 666 number late Thursday night, but not before almost 90 minutes of hand-for-hand combat that provided plenty of tense moments.

A groundbreaking will be held this afternoon for a new Clark County fire station at the MGM Mirage CityCenter that's being paid for by MGM Mirage.

M Resort, Spa and Casino property officials reportt a long-term agreement with Cantor Gaming to provide cutting-edge mobile gaming technology to the $1 billion M Resort, Spa and Casino.

The self-proclaimed Poker Brat and a feisty Swede provided much of the entertainment as the Main Event's Day 2B field of almost 2,400 winnowed its way down to about 855 players.

The serendipitous meeting between the Michigan native and the nearly blind Las Vegas pro has blossomed into a special working relationship.

Southern California gamblers who regularly drive to Las Vegas have cut back their visits by a third because of record gas prices, and those who still come say they’ve cut their gambling back by 29 percent, a new poll has found.

Through it all -- the mob reign, the Howard Hughes revolution, the rise of the megaresorts -- Rossi Ralenkotter had a front-row seat.

For the first time in recent memory, two benchmark indicators of the health of Las Vegas, the number of hotel rooms in development and airline seat capacity at McCarran International Airport, are moving in opposite directions.

Gaming revenue has declined 11 of the past 15 months in the "Biggest Little City in the World."

Initiative petitions seeking to divert room taxes from the Las Vegas convention authority to state needs, including education, will not be on the November ballot, a Carson City district judge ruled Wednesday.

City-owned land that developers want to buy in conjunction with a revival of the downtown Lady Luck casino could fetch twice as much money as originally thought -- although critics of the plan say the city could get even more.

M Resort, Spa and Casino property officials report a long-term agreement with Cantor Gaming to provide mobile gaming technology to the casino floor and race and sports book of the $1 billion M Resort, Spa and Casino.

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. reports that BODIES - The Exhibition will make its transition to Luxor in Las Vegas on August 2, 2008.

A huge turnout on the final Day 1 of the World Series of Poker helped create a prize pool of over $64 million and set the scene for interesting days from a new champion, and old champion and a Ryder Cup captain.

The Casino City editorial team crashed the player lounges at the World Series of Poker over the weekend. And after filling up on all the complimentary food and beverages, it filed a complete report as to what you can find in each of these exclusive areas.