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Andy Bloch wasn’t the only member of the MIT Blackjack Team that took casinos around the world for millions of dollars in the 90’s, but the title of the novel that chronicles that incredible run - “Bringing Down the House,” - could easily be assigned just to him.

News Brief: A casino could be logical next step for for the instinctual businessman and musician.

News Brief: The second closing of a Broadway musical in as many months raises questions of whether Las Vegas casinos have imported unfair expectations along with the titles.

As inconceivable as it may seem, discount chains such as Wal-Mart and Target are a growing threat to traditional luxury retailers.

Nevada voters could be asked in November whether they want to ban smoking in hotel and motel rooms, restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and bars.

The magazine's publishing company said it hoped to open a 2,300-room hotel with a 60,000-square-foot casino just north of Circus Circus and Riviera in 2010.

News Brief: Maxim magazine is branching out and planning an upscale$1.2 billion Las Vegas hotel with developers, Concord Wilshire.

A 64-year-old Las Vegas retiree won a Megabucks slot jackpot worth $20,519,025 at the Cannery Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas.

Some Las Vegas casinos fly further beneath the radar than others, and this week Jeff Simpson takes the opportunity to applaud a few places that have made some improvements.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

When James McManus first proposed his trip to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to Harper's Magazine in 2000, he expected his own experience to merely be a footnote in the story.

In the last 20 years, Bally's Las Vegas has had one name change, almost a half-dozen corporate overlords, a dozen property presidents. Rick Zeller has, however, remained a constant.

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary as the progressive system that's produced the world's largest slot jackpots, Nevada Megabucks has just surpassed the $20 million mark.

With sales increases from amenities far outpacing the increase in visitors over the Memorial Day weekend, Las Vegas seems to be proving its new paradigm true: High-end amenities can insulate the city from travel downturns.

Just as the biggest gaming companies grew through consolidation last year, executive pay packages also fattened, reflecting larger responsibilities and record corporate profits.

Two casinos in Clark County have agreed to pay fines for violating state gaming regulations - one for permitting a 6-year-old girl to take part in a casino drawing and the other fo

After watching the fortunes of online casinos soar fivefold in as many years, Las Vegas casino giants want Congress to study letting them in on the action.

After a two-month, multibillion-dollar bidding war that focused all eyes on the south end of the Strip, attention has now reversed field 180 degrees north.

Like the planes that fly out of McCarran International Airport, passenger counts at McCarran continue to head sky-high.

News Brief: Monkey Bet purchases land to develop online casino establishment