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After a marathon negotiating session, Harrah's Entertainment early Friday became the first casino operator to reach a tentative accord on a new collective bargaining agreement with the state's largest labor union.

Amatuers Ben Ponzio and Ralph Schwartz secure their first bracelets, while Phil Hellmuth chases number 12 and reaches the 60-cash milestone in Event # 28.

Eli Elezra won his first gold bracelet in Saturday night’s Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship (Event #24), defeating the “Prince of Poker” Scotty Nguyen in an epic heads-up match. Scott Clements won his second title, while 21-year old James Mackey won his first.

With Kirk Kerkorian wanting to buy the Bellagio, you may want to buy a casino, too, and are wondering what's left.

In the stagnant sea of mediocrity that is downtown Las Vegas, the Golden Nugget is doing more than just staying afloat.

While no bracelets were awarded at the World Series of Poker yesterday, there was plenty of action, as one tournament played down to a final table and two events began.

Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Greg Raymer and Humberto Brenes highlighted Wednesday's WSOP final tables, but each came up short as a trio first-time winners took home gold bracelets.

A Web site that offers Las Vegas hotel rooms, show tickets and other Sin City deals says it will hire the winner of a filmmaking contest to direct a national ad campaign.

More than 3.3 million visitors poured into Las Vegas in April, a slight increase from the same month in 2006.

Golden Nugget, Inc. announced today that it has extended the expiration date of the previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2011 .

Saro Getzoyan won the $5,000 World Championship Limit Hold’em event and Sally Boyer won the $1,000 World Championship Ladies No Limit Hold’em title to claim their first World Series of Poker bracelets Tuesday night.

Phil Hellmuth Jr., who before the series vowed to play well enough to break all of the major WSOP records, humbly accepted number bracelet No. 11 from Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan Monday night after winning Event #15, a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event.

Phil Hellmuth won his 11th WSOP bracelet Monday, surpassing Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan to become the most decorated player in WSOP history.

The $600 million evolution of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas is beginning in a series of suites on the 11th floor.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is scheduled to vote on whether to approve a contract that would put Canadian marketing in the hands of a specialist with the goal of attracting even more visitors from Southern Nevada's No. 1 foreign guest source.

Gambling opponent the Rev. Tom Grey on Friday welcomed congressional hearings on Internet betting, saying bills being proposed to lift federal restrictions on online gambling will force presidential candidates to take a stand on the issue.

After a challenging February and an off March, Nevada gaming revenue rebounded in April.

The Vegas Grand Prix attracted tens of thousands of fans and a global television audience to downtown, but it didn't do much to revive the stagnant Fremont Street-based gambling market.

News Brief: Activists working on behalf of the disabled have sued Wynn Resorts, claiming that Wynn Las Vegas discriminates against the disabled and violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.

News Brief: With Nevada holding early caucuses in January, such presidential hopefuls are paying unprecedented attention to the Las Vegas Strip.