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By next year, the gaming giant hopes to flip the switch on a 6.2 megawatt solar array covering all 20 acres of roof above Mandalay Bay’s convention center.

Does Mohegan Sun have Class III slot machines? Am I more likely to win if I insert a bill than a ticket?

Twin Arrows continues to hire 800 employees at its premier northern Arizona location.

A poker player lost the hand with four nines, but took home over $108,000 thanks to the Bad Beat Jackpot.

Fantasy Springs makes it a $100K day for a local woman.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan discovers Las Vegas is a different city when it's melting in the heat. But there's still magic at the World Series of Poker.

Jerry’s has until Aug. 30 to get court approval for its plan without any competition. After that, U.S. Bank could get the takeover opportunity it has sought for months.

Tony Gregg, a poker pro from Columbia, Md., beat Philadelphia pro Chris Klodnicki to claim the $4.8 million and the $111,111 One Drop High Roller title at the World Series of Poker on Saturday afternoon at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Antonio Esfandiari, who won $18.3 million and the Big One for One Drop title last year, is still in contention for this year's $4.8 million first-place prize with four players remaining in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller event at the World Series of Poker.

The compact allows the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, in conjunction with Las Vegas-based Station Casinos, to build a gaming resort north of Fresno, nearly 40 miles from the tribe’s reservation.

The merger of the two Las Vegas-based regional gaming giants would give Pinnacle ownership of two Indiana casinos.

Casino City's Aaron Todd knew that most of the professional poker players that planned on playing the $111,111 One Drop High Roller at the World Series of Poker were going to sell some of their action in the tournament. He just didn't think he'd be one of the people buying.

The largest guaranteed payout in the world will turn the top two winners into millionaires.

The event guarantees participants a prize pool of $500,000 — not much when compared with standards set by the World Series of Poker, which is more than halfway through its six-week run at the Rio.

The World Series of Poker's $111,111 One Drop High Roller event drew 166 players, including professional poker players like last year's $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari and a number of recreational players with pockets deep enough for the six-figure buy-in.

50 key industry leaders attended successful day-long and in-depth discussion about the future of the gaming industry.

Architecture for Humanity’s "Restore the Shore" Fund is the Exclusive Charity Partner for the 2013 Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival.

Choices the Buffet at Pala will offer Independence Day menu.

Pechanga’s new bingo experience promises to be one of the most luxurious and technologically advanced in North America.

Oasis 360 is replacing the property’s current system and will monitor all of the casino’s 600 gaming devices.