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News brief: UNC's star point guard says that he won about $250 playing craps at the Greektown Casino in Detroit.

Colony Capital, owner of the Las Vegas Hilton and 75.9 percent of Station Casinos, could help the financially troubled CityCenter.

News brief: A proposal for video lottery terminals at Kentucky racetracks was quashed in the General Assembly session that ended last week -- but it may not be gone for long.

News brief: Saratoga Springs facing an unexpected budget shortfall after state leaders changed how aid is given out to municipalities that host video lottery terminals.

News brief: A Barrie woman won almost $400,000 while playing the slots at Georgian Downs.

News brief: Ohio's horse racing authority is pushing state lawmakers to allow slot machines at Ohio's seven tracks, without having to go to the ballot.

To enter M Resort is to step back in time, to 2006, before the recession slashed discretionary spending.

Monster Circus seems to be a desperate strategy to lure a younger, more down-market, free-spending crowd to the Las Vegas Hilton.

The shutdown of the sportsbook will last until September, with guests at the hotel/casino being directed to bet at Paris Las Vegas.

News brief: Thousands of people lined up outside the opening of the new River Spirit Casino in Tulsa.

The Golden Tavern Group is bringing its new Golden Rewards benefits to four locations in northern Nevada.

News brief: The trustee of the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City reached an agreement with lenders to set a $200 million minimum bid in a bankruptcy auction.

The financially troubled casino giant has until the end of April to either proceed with the $8.7 billion CityCenter development or cut its losses.

Caesars Palace was packed with poker aficionados as there were 148 teams totaling 444 players that entered the event.

News brief: Loto-Québec will spend $305 million to fix up the Montreal Casino building to help the casino keep up with its North American competition.

Las Vegas Boulevard went dark -- or tried to -- from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for Earth Hour.

The Binion's Poker Classic will be begin on May 25 and will have 45 different events over 45 straight days.

A Vegas economist said the unemployment rate in Southern Nevada would increase 1 percent if there was any long-term disruption to building the $8.7 billion CityCenter development.

The $8.7 billion project's 8,500 construction workers remain employed after MGM Mirage made a $200 million debt payment.

The $8.7 billion CityCenter project avoided a bankruptcy filing after MGM Mirage made a $200 million debt payment.