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James Kennedy of Birmingham, England, was greeted by Stratosphere General Manager Paul Hobson at the entrance to the 1,149-foot-tall tower with balloons, an entourage of Stratosphere employees and cameras.

The MSPT at Potawatomi Casino will take place August 30 – September 7, 2014 and boast a $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event prize pool.

Casino City's Aaron Todd was followed on Twitter by famed poker pro Phil Ivey. But he quickly realized this was no special accomplishment after seeing some of the other 50,000 accounts Ivey's social media staff has followed in recent weeks.

MGM Resorts International and the Hakkasan Group have announced the formation of a joint venture hotel management company called MGM Hakkasan Hospitality.

Golden Gaming, which operates PT's and Sierra Gold taverns, has struck a marketing agreement with the Hard Rock hotel-casino in which Hard Rock players can use loyalty points at Golden Gaming properties.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Podheiser discuss the Borgata suing poker pro Phil Ivey for $9.6 million for allegedly cheating at mini-baccarat, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement's final decision on the Borgata Winter Open tournament payouts and a new multistate slot jackpot agreement. And as always, they make their best bets of the week from the world of sports.

Weather issues kept casino patrons at home in several states where companies such as Penn National Gaming, Isle of Capri Casinos, Pinnacle Entertainment and Boyd Gaming Corp. derive the bulk of their quarterly revenue.

Casino City's Aaron Todd does not believe poker pro Phil Ivey owes the Borgata once cent of the $9.6 million he is being sued for allegedly cheating at baccarat.

Ivey has been sued in federal court by the Borgata in Atlantic City, which claimed the $9.6 million he won at the casino in 2012 was earned through cheating at high-stakes mini-baccarat.

Harrah's Philadelphia announced today that the World Series of Poker Circuit tournament series will take place from Wednesday April 16 through Monday, April 28.

A Las Vegas jury awarded $1.3 million Tuesday to comedian George Wallace, who claimed the Bellagio’s negligence caused his on-stage injury in 2007.

Mr. Cosseboom hit the big one and won more than $215,000 on the Wheel of Fortune game.

Yukike W. has spent every evening for the last 16 years playing at Fantasy Springs and this past weekend she walked home with her biggest jackpot ever.

Casino City's Aaron Todd used to loathe re-entry and late registration in live poker tournaments. But thanks to a recent enlightening, he has come around on the issue.

Negotiations between the union and casino continue.

Barona Resort & Casino to host rematch of boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, in one of the sport's most highly anticipated rematches.

Punter wins $39,788 on penny Playboy Canada slot.

By the end of the year, Las Vegas will have about a half-dozen hotel-casinos that operators classify as “boutique,” “luxury” or “lifestyle” in their marketing efforts.

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa may have a license for online poker in Nevada, but is unlikely to exercise it.

Lucky player hits life-changing $1,303,247.52 jackpot on IGT's legendary MegaJackpots slot machine, Wheel of Fortune.