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News brief: Officials were looking to allow casinos to serve alcohol 24 hours a day but the push ended after a drunk driving death involving a Mohegan Sun customer.

A player known only as "Albert" outlasted more than 200 other players to win a No-Limit Hold'em bracelet.

Uncertainties are clouding the future of the CityCenter project, with one of the partners suing the other, saying it cannot continue to fund the development in its current status.

The WSOP Circuit was the first major tournament series to place seniors’ competitions on the schedule.

A Wisconsin man who was in town for a convention won over $1.5 million playing the Wheel of Fortune dollar MegaJackpot at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

Phil Ruffin will take over the Las Vegas property today after paying $600 million up front in cash.

More than 100 teams and 300 players are expected to play in the $500 + $50 per-player Dream Team Poker tournament at Caesars Palace from March 27-29.

Members of Club Binion's will receive #1 in cash back and $2 in comps for every 40 points earned.

News brief: Empire Resorts reported steep losses in 2008 at its struggling Monticello racino, and company officials now say that bankruptcy could be looming.

News brief: Occasional checks at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway indicate business is booming on weekends.

News brief: San Diego State University has sold the naming rights to its sports arena to the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, which operates a casino.

A New York man won more than $460,000 on a Wheel of Fortune dollar slot machine at Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs, Calif.

The casino company has priced a public offering of 9.6 million newly issued shares at $19 per share.

News brief: Mohegan Sun's top executive said that a plan to have a slots-only gambling hall in the state is a bad bet.

News brief: The economy continues to take its toll on racetracks, including those with alternative gaming.

March Madness will be even more lively than usual for John Avello, the Director of Race and Sports at Wynn Las Vegas, which is playing host to a new college basketball TV show hosted by Billy Packer and Bobby Knight.

In the haze of the ongoing economic hangover, Las Vegas resorts - including some yet to be finished - look like the fevered dreams of out-of-control egos.

A Chinese tourist has died from injuries suffered late Sunday in a collision with a vehicle on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Hard Rock Hotel posted its lowest revenues since 2004 with yearly revenues declining 11.7 percent to $164.3 million from $186 million in 2007.

Samuel Chartier, a 23-year-old from Montreal, won $322,944 after outlasting 208 other players in the $5,000 buy-in championship event at Caesars Atlantic City.