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The wealthy Malaysian businessman authorities say led a World Cup betting scheme in Las Vegas and his son were released late Monday from the custody of federal immigration officials.

The man was arrested Saturday night after a valley-wide manhunt and is being held at the Clark County Detention Center without bail.

In a statement Monday, Affinity said the company reached agreement with its lenders over a possible default on a portion of its $382.7 million in long-term debt.

Operators of 1,600-room Strip hotel-casino, which opens Aug. 23, aren’t letting memories of the Sahara fade away.

Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded its view of the U.S. gaming market from “stable” to “negative,” putting all the blame on regional gaming destinations where weak results have investors sweating.

A man was booked Sunday morning into the Clark County jail as a John Doe after being arrested by police at a resort late Saturday.

Everything making up a Dotty’s — think a grandmother’s house with gambling devices — sits in the warehouse.

Metro’s robbery detectives identified 32-year-old Jesse Jones as a “person of interest” in the incident.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Friday reported 3.46 million visitors to Southern Nevada for the month, a 3.1 percent increase from a year earlier.

Almost daily, headlines concerning the market’s demise appear in the nation’s top media outlets, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times.

Irish company secures contract to provide Pennsylvania casino with online gambling software.

New 108-seat poker room opening at Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago.

The gaming veteran takes the lead at the ARENA Poker Room in time for the 10th anniversary of the Arizona State Poker Championship.

Orange Capital believes Pinnacle’s share price could increase between 60 percent and 90 percent in value if the Las Vegas-based company were to create a REIT.

The sale eliminated any conflict with a regulatory request that gaming license holders stay away from the business.

The resort agreed to the fine earlier this month in a stipulated settlement with the Gaming Control Board.

Pinnacle’s net revenue grew 108 percent to $555.2 million.

This, despite sluggish gaming revenue results from many Southern and Midwestern states in recent months.

This latest launch adds to Aristocrat’s footprint of free play sites, which is the largest in North America.

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians raised $33,000 for Well in the Desert and FIND Food Bank through the 3rd Annual Drive Against Hunger Golf Tournament.