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A blackjack dealer and two players have been charged with defrauding Park Place Entertainment Corp.'s Caesars Atlantic City casino out of more than $72,000, authorities said.

Park Place Entertainment Wednesday confirmed reaching a definitive agreement to sell the Las Vegas Hilton for $280 million to Colony Capital, a Los Angeles-based international private investment firm.

A judge threw out a conviction against an advantage gambler and professional personal trainer who was convicted earlier this year of disorderly conduct for allegedly resisting arrest while being detailed, handcuffed and roughed up at the El Cortez.

Park Place Entertainment Corp. is expected to announce today the sale of the Las Vegas Hilton to Colony Capital for $280 million, sources close to the deal said Tuesday.

News Brief: State police arrested a Griswold man Monday at Foxwoods Resort Casino and charged him with reporting a false incident.

News Brief: If you think decorating your home for the holidays is a chore, consider the effort it took to deck the halls of the world's largest casino.

News Brief: Members of Local 54 of the Hotel Employees, Restaurant Employees International Union overwhelmingly approved a groundbreaking contract with Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Tuesday.

The Rio Tuesday announced plans to build the world's tallest observation wheel, part of an $86 million project that it promised would change Las Vegas' skyline and bring millions of new visitors to the off-Strip property each year.

The Golden Nugget probably feels a bigger impact than the Luxor as host hotels of the 12th annual Las Vegas Bowl, but both properties welcome the business during one of the slower periods of the year.

For more than 34 years, the Las Vegan Hilton has been a Las Vegas landmark and an important part of the history of the casino capital of the world.

Boomtown Casino and Hotel Reno is reeling out big paydays and even bigger laughs with new Saturday Night Live slots.

A retired homemaker from the Hawaiian island of Molokai wasn't even a whole day into her annual Las Vegas vacation when she won $8.9 million while playing a Megabucks slot machine late Monday morning at the Fremont hotel.

Las Vegas’ Rio hotel-casino is expected to announce today a major construction project that will involve a joint-venture partner.

News Brief: University of Minnesota scientist wanted to see how people are affected by secondhand tobacco smoke, so they had volunteers to roam around casinos for a while to see what happened.

Lottery players now have millions of reasons to celebrate thanks to the Lottery's Mega Millions $100 million jackpot.

Once again Intertops.com shrugs off the threat of rumors spoiling the betting on the CBS reality TV show, Survivor All Stars,and announces it's odds.

BetWWTS.com today announced odds on who will be voted the first World Idol champion with Kelly Clarkson as the favorite to win the international singing competition.

The Dubuque Racing Association has approve the Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino plan to add 400 slot machines as part of a $15.6 million expansion plan.

News Brief: Twelve people got stuck between floors on an elevator Sunday morning at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, and city firefighters had to cut a hole in a wall and run ladders into the elevator shaft to free them.