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CityCenter today commemorated the 'topping out' of its 57-story Vdara Condo Hotel, the first of six distinctive high-rise towers that will be topped within the coming months.

MGM Mirage officials will top out CityCenter's 57-story Vdara Condo Hotel today.

Operators of Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton might soon be telling Sin City, "Qapla'."

News Brief: Slots wagers rose slightly across the state last week, while Mount Airy reported a small drop in betting.

News Brief: June 2nd is the day Hoosier Park will open its casino in Anderson, bringing Las Vegas-style gambling within a 40-mile drive of Downtown Indianapolis.

News Brief: Unwilling to leave Atlantic City without a fight, the former owners of the Tropicana Casino and Resort urged an appeals court Tuesday to give them back their license and stop the casino's sale.

News Brief: Progress on Red Hawk Casino includes a pretty porte-cochere, a pandemonium of hammered steel and aluminum and plans for the stretch drive.

News Brief: The Navajo Gaming Enterprise has less than six months to construct the Nation’s first casino in Churchrock and may not meet its Oct. 15 target opening date, according to NGE General Counsel Ray Etcitty.

News Brief: Greektown Casino was told it has until June 10 to come up with a convincing argument why the Michigan Gaming Control Board should not force casino owners to sell the gaming hall.

Donny and Marie Osmond will host an open casting call, which kicks off today, in search of talented dancers to be part of their all-new production at Flamingo Las Vegas, opening Sept. 9.

News Brief: Construction at Hoosier Park continues to be on time and on budget, Rick Moore, general manager of racing at Hoosier Park, reported to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission on Monday.

Starting Thursday, May 15, Cherokee Casino Resort kicks off its first Mid-South Poker Classic, the second of three major tournaments this year

Bauman Rare Books, a familiar landmark on Madison Avenue in New York for lovers of antiquarian books and autographs, announces its opening at The Shoppes at The Palazzo in Las Vegas.

Guggenheim's closure makes some wonder whether high culture has a future on the Strip.

Profits for Landry's Restaurants, parent company of the Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and Laughlin, fell 93 percent in the first quarter .

News Brief: Hundreds showed up Saturday for Downstream Casino Resort’s job fair at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin.

Atlantic City announced that Boogie Nights, one of the hottest dance clubs in Atlantic City, will be open every Friday and Saturday night starting May 9, 2008.

Bubbapalooza, the live comedy event presented by top-rated national satellite and terrestrial radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge, will be in the Mark G. Etess Arena at Trump Taj Mahal on Saturday, July 12, 2008.

The World Poker Association reports the launch of its first educational event for members at the WPA Inaugural Conference, which will take place at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino May 28-May 29, 2008.

The Ante Up for Africa celebrity Poker tournament, together with San Manuel's $500,000 donation and the proceeds from the silent auction, were able to raise a significant financial contribution for the Not On Our Watch project.