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The overhaul will include a state-of-the-art WSOP branded Poker Room, a new entertainment stage for bands and live-performances, referred to as the Party Pit, and the reopening of the casino’s Pacific Avenue entrance.

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved Gaughan Gaming’s acquisition of a 50 percent ownership position in the Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall in Ely.

The property’s owners admitted they allowed an employee to use a common slot machine “reset” key on games operated by competing Northern Nevada casinos to steal proprietary information.

Income Access, a leading technology and marketing company specializing in online affiliate recruitment, has partnered with Atlantic City’s market-leading resort, Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, to launch BorgataPartners.com, an affiliate recruitment program that will target New Jersey’s newly legislated online gaming market.

RealGaming.com began its soft launch phase this week, joining Ultimate­Poker.com and WSOP.com in offering regulated online gaming to gamblers within Nevada’s boundaries.

Dealers at Paris Las Vegas, Bally’s and Harrah’s voted 342 to 27 late Tuesday to approve the five-year deal, which retains grievance procedures, seniority rule and paid time off, among other issues.

Someone claiming to be the hackers who knocked Las Vegas Sands Corp. off the Internet for nearly a week has posted an 11-minute video purporting to show stolen internal company information and taunting the international casino operator.

The area, which is being designed an operated by Victor Drai, is located on the 11th floor of the Cromwell and includes Drai’s Beach Club - Nightclub, offers panoramic views of the Strip.

One year after wowing a capacity crowd at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, legendary singer Diana Ross is returning to the venue on April 24.

Theresa Caputo, psychic medium and star of The Learning Channel’s (TLC) hit show, Long Island Medium, will return to the Events Center at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, at Pala Casino Resort and Spa.

Marc Pierson of Oceanside, Calif., was the chip leader and won $4,500 and first place after a nine-way chop determined the winners of the February 15K Nooner poker championship, Sunday, Feb. 16, at Pala Casino Resort and Spa.

Slot revenue at Foxwoods declined 8.9 percent in January to $37.1 million compared to $40.7 million in January 2013.

Casino City's Aaron Todd reviewed the list of events for the 2014 World Series of Poker, and selected the top-10 things he's most looking forward to this summer.

Mathematician Don Catlin looks at a betting system for craps. Can such a thing really work?

The Nevada Gaming Commission is expected to rule on the matter when it meets next week in Las Vegas.

The Venice, Fla., native took home over $270,000 for the win.

The new Saturday night start will feature a "rockin'" PBR party with a live concert.

Ross, 49, has headed Affinity since the Las Vegas-based company was founded in December 2010 following the bankruptcy reorganization of Herbst Gaming.

25 people were injured in a casino bus accident in Pennsylvania on Sunday.

Food shelf drive collects more than 2.5 tons of food for local charities.