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The Sahara's final guest checks out at around noon on Monday. The nearly 60-year-old Strip resort will cease operations two hours later, a victim of both the recession and of progress.

Former owner of the Sahara Paul Lowden reminisces about his time running the iconic Vegas strip casino, and plans one last dinner at its famous House of Lords steakhouse before the casino closes its doors for good.

Monday’s closing of the Sahara will put almost 400 employees out of work. SBE Entertainment is providing Sahara workers with severance pay based on years of service.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas' first quarter of operations is in the books, and despite its high occupancy rate, the newest resort on the Strip reported a $56.8 million loss, the company said Friday.

American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC, owner of the Stratosphere, on Thursday posted a bigger first-quarter loss than a year earlier and a moderate decline in revenues.

Attorneys for Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC said low-ranking creditors who are challenging the $500 million sale of the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson to affiliates of the Fertitta family should be removed from the case's unsecured creditors committee.

Friday the 13th was anything but bad luck for California woman who won $80,000 at a bingo game at Viejas Casino.

Harrah's Casino hit hard by flooding in Metropolis, costs could be $2 million.

June hearing to be held to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the slot machine operators' license for the SugarHouse Casino.

World Series of Poker officials say the federal government's crackdown on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker won't hurt participation in this year's tournament.

Revenue at Detroit's three casinos down between March and April, but up compared to same period last year.

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge says rising of river will not impact operations of the casino until the river reaches 47 feet.

One high rolling blackjack player relieved the Tropicana of $5.8 million in April.

Caesars Entertainment Chairman Gary Loveman used a conference call to rally support for the federal legalization of Internet poker.

A California retiree won $1,127,123 on the Super Spin Wheel of Fortune at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio.

The World Series of Poker has teamed with Prevent Cancer Foundation and the Nevada Cancer Institute, to offer the “First Annual Bad Beat Seminar Series.”

Guests at Thunder Valley Casino Resort walked away with more than $11 million in jackpots last month.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan attended the iGaming North America Conference in Las Vegas, where land-based and online gaming executives gathered to discuss the state of the online gaming industry in the United States. Here are his top-10 observations.

Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati's opening delayed until 2013.

Betting numbers may have been mixed at this year's Kentucky Derby, but in today's environment they were seen as positive.