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County fire investigators blamed flying molten metal and a lack of safety measures by construction workers for last week's blaze atop the Monte Carlo resort, officials said Thursday.

Binion's casino is opening a new era in the world of poker this week by opening the Women in Poker Hall of Fame.

Tom Celani will acquire a significant equity position in Greektown Casino, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced today.

Costa Rica and Antigua separately filed for World Trade Organization arbitration on January 28, seeking compensation from the United States as a result of the U.S. withdrawal of its commitment on cross-border gambling services.

Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club announced today that the 2008 schedule for The Wynn Classic poker tournament will take place from February 26 through March 19.

Many exterior features on the Strip's most recognizable hotel-casinos are made from the same material used to create the rooftop facade on the Monte Carlo, foam that might have fueled the Friday fire that closed the resort.

A new tax revenue analysis announced by Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) estimates that regulating Internet gambling would generate between $8.7 billion to $42.8 billion in federal revenues over its first ten years.

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Executive Director Anne Neeb today issued an emergency suspension of the Principle License of Louis A. DeNaples, sole owner of the Mount Airy Casino Resort.

Florida Gaming Corporation reports that Miami-Dade County voters approved the operation of up to 2000 Class III Las Vegas style slot machines at Miami Jai-Alai.

Mike Super, the brilliant illusionist who recently won NBC's hit show Phenomenon, is coming to perform in The Cabaret Theatre for a full weekend of entertainment Friday, March 28th through Sunday, March 30th.

Welding on the Monte Carlo rooftop might be a factor in the three-alarm fire that forced the Strip hotel-casino to empty on Friday, a hotel executive said, but he and the Clark County Fire Department disagree on whether a permit was obtained for the welding

Churchill Downs has been selected as the final resting place for 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who was euthanized one year ago today after a lengthy battle with laminitis.

Malfunctioning fire doors and exit doors were among fire safety violations that the Clark County Fire Department found at the Monte Carlo in a surprise November inspection triggered when one of the hotel's security officers contacted fire prevention officials.

Clark County fire investigators continued their probe of the Monte Carlo blaze Monday and had not determined what sparked the flames atop the Strip hotel that forced its evacuation and closure.

One lucky winner will be handed $100,000 on Saturday, April 26, 2008, during Trump Marina’s Live Like Trump Sweepstakes.

Aaron Lewis, lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band Staind, is returning to The Cabaret Theatre for a string of intimate solo acoustic performances that will be filmed in high-definition for later use.

Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club receives its second consecutive Mobil Five Star and American Automobile Association's Five Diamond awards.

Organizers of one of the country's biggest furniture shows say registration for their upcoming Las Vegas market is up despite a national housing slump.

Hundreds of contract workers were deployed Sunday to the Monte Carlo to repair floors damaged by Friday's fire.

It’s unclear when the Monte Carlo will reopen after a fire burned for an hour today atop the casino on the Las Vegas Strip.