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Actor Max Baer Jr., one of the stars of the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" has gained preliminary approval from state gaming regulators to own a minor percentage in a small casino in North Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas casino host, who was president of a Midwestern slot distributor linked to criminal activity in the early 1990s, isn't going to get a state gaming license but will be able to keep his job at the Venetian.

Nevada's casino industry won a record $11 billion from gamblers in the fiscal year that ended June 30, with turbocharged results from the Strip and the Las Vegas locals markets leading the way.

News Brief: Most Sparks and Spanish Springs residents recently polled by telephone say gaming and residential neighborhoods aren’t a good mix, according to a Sparks survey released Wednesday.

Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er penny progressive games netted a lucky Las Vegas man $1 million today when he won the top jackpot award at Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

Tuesday was the busiest day of Macau Week, which is being observed at the Venetian, the MGM Grand, Wynn Las Vegas and Fashion Show through Sunday.

The owner of the Stratosphere casino today reported a 3 percent increase in revenue in the second quarter and a 32 percent increase in operating income in its gaming division.

A nongambler has been hired to head the state's new problem gambling program.

A Texas woman came to Lake Tahoe a vacationer but will return to Dallas a millionaire.

Thailand officials want Nevada businesses to expand into the dynamic Asian country.

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

While Atlantic City's new-found interest in younger, high roller and nongaming customers mirrors the Strip, industry experts also said the East Coast city poses no threat to Nevada.

A federal judge in Virginia has ordered an Internet gambling business to stop using names on its Web sites that are similar to the trademark owned by The Venetian on the Strip.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. reports that Gary Selesner has been named President of Caesars Palace.

Five-hundred sixty-two days remain before Las Vegas will briefly become professional basketball's brightest stage.

Barney Vinson: You wanted a job, you paid for it. Nothing in life was free.

In a news conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center this morning, National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern announced that the league has picked Las Vegas as the site for the weeklong NBA All-Star festivities in 2007.

News Brief: A new casino hoping to make its way to the south end of Reno has been given a preliminary go-ahead by residents.

The Las Vegas City Council has accepted Boyd's latest offer of $1.68 million to free itself of the obligation to build the parking garage for the defunct Main Street Station.

A three-alarm fire at the Aztec Inn forced the evacuation of the casino and caused an estimated $200,000 in damage but no injuries late Wednesday, fire officials said.