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Tropicana Casinos and Resorts announced today that the company is changing the name of its property in Laughlin, Nevada, to Tropicana Express.

The final “Day 1” of the World Series of Poker saw 1,783 players begin a quest for the Main Event final table, bringing the entry total to 6,358.

Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato and Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) brought their fight to repeal the UIGEA and legalize Internet poker to the World Series of Poker. And while they were there, the two made time to sit down and talk with Casino City.

The Amazon Room at the World Series of Poker transforms itself from a sedate card room into an electric, tension filled tournament when the sun sets. Take a journey inside the room, and see what tales it has to tell.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane reports the amusing and interesting happenings from World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1D.

The second largest Main Event in World Series of Poker history will pay $8.25 million to the winner.

Phil Hellmuth redefined being fashionably late for a tournament today, arriving for the World Series of Poker Main Event in a racing uniform and flanked by eleven beautiful women, one for each of his gold bracelets.

News Brief: A man accused of opening fire with a handgun inside a Las Vegas Strip casino was scheduled to make his first appearance before a judge on Tuesday.

When Paul Landry read about the shooting Friday morning in New York-New York, it wasn't hard for him to envision the chaotic scenario.

It took nine minutes for Luke Staudenmaier's dreams of poker greatness to come to an abrupt end Friday afternoon.

After years of anticipation, the Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority has broken ground on what will become the closest tribal gaming center to Seattle and the first on the Eastside.

Everest Poker has sent 39 players to the World Series of Poker Side Event #49, held at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, the Mississippi Gulf Coast's most anticipated destination resort in eight years, will open its doors on July 7, 2007 and mark the day with celebratory festivities.

Watching poker (without hole cams) over a long period of time can be a boring proposition. That's why one of the featured tables Sunday at the World Series of Poker was such a welcome relief. The table had Mike Matusow and T.J. Cloutier -- and they know how to entertain.

Poker's power couples dominated the scene on Day 1C, but most of the Amazon Room was focused on an ongoing fight between Mike Matusow and Mr. Peanut. And Norway’s Dag Martin Mikkelsen led the Day 1B field by accumulating $236,000 chips.

International News Brief: Antigua & Barbuda said it has gained the full support of fellow Caricom member states in its on going Internet gambling dispute with the United States.

Among the issues Jeff Simpson's writing about this week, he firstly notes the large number of responses he received following his column last week.

Boyd Gaming Corp. last month entered the construction fray, breaking ground on the second-largest building project in Las Vegas. Bob Boughner, Echelon's chief executive, answers questions.

David Singer will not receive a refund or be allowed to play in another Day One despite threatening to go to the Nevada Gaming Commission over a rule dispute on his bust-out hand early Sunday morning, World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel said.

Players waited in three-hour-registration lines the day before the World Series of Poker Main Event began as throngs tried to secure seats the moment they arrived at the Rio Thursday afternoon.