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Expanded coverage leads top 10 WSOP highlights

Jonathan Duhamel of Canada celebrates after beating John Racener in the finals of the World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio on Monday, November 8, 2010. Duhamel won the championship bracelet and $8.9 million in prize money.

One of the most memorable moments of last summer’s World Series of Poker concurrently exposed one of the event’s most glaring weaknesses. The entire poker world took notice when then-23-year-old star Tom Dwan advanced to the final table of a $1,500 no-limit hold ’em tournament.

1 June 2011
By Case Keefer

California tribe probing finances of Las Vegas gaming executive

A California Indian tribe is still trying to collect money from bankrupt Las Vegas gaming executive R. Shawn Ellis – and is looking into his finances.

31 May 2011
By Steve Green

Analysts say outlook improving for Cannery Casino Resorts

Gamblers fill up video poker machines in the coin slot area at Eastside Cannery Thursday, April 15, 2010.

The financial outlook appears to be improving for Las Vegas-based Cannery Casino Resorts LLC, despite the nonrenewal of its management contract for the Rampart Casino in Summerlin.

31 May 2011
By Steve Green

Phil Ruffin shuns high end as he modifies Treasure Island

Fireworks provide the finale during the outdoor pirate show Sirens of TI in front of Treasure Island Friday, May 27, 2011.

It’s been two years since Phil Ruffin moved into his new digs, but the casino owner isn’t quite settled into his home on the Strip. Since Ruffin purchased Treasure Island from MGM Resorts International in March 2009, he has continuously made tweaks to his resort to bring it up to his standards.

31 May 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

5 things that define Ruffin's everyman strategy at Treasure Island

Phil Ruffin has been the boss at Treasure Island for two years. In that time, he's made a series of changes throughout the property to bring it more in line with the mid-level resort he wants it to be.

31 May 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Senate OKs measure to give Nevada boost in online poker

CARSON CITY – A bill to open the door for Internet poker in Nevada casinos cleared the Senate Monday on a 19-2 vote.

30 May 2011
By Cy Ryan

Senate advances bill to permit gambling in hotel rooms

The Senate approved a bill to permit gambling in the rooms of hotel-casinos, with predictions the state could collect as much as $18 million annually in additional taxes.

30 May 2011
By Cy Ryan

Looking for Nevada's best blackjack experience? Go north

The small, unassuming Alamo and Topaz casinos in Northern Nevada have a leg up on the best of Las Vegas’ glittering resorts – at least by the standards of blackjack.

27 May 2011
By Liz Benston

Tropicana's $180 million renovation turning heads

A view of the renovated pit area at the Tropicana Tuesday, May 24, 2011.

The history of the Las Vegas Strip has been a tumultuous one, defined as much by the wrecking ball as by the construction of some of the world’s largest and most expensive resorts.

27 May 2011
By Liz Benston

Tropicana: Five old things

New rooms. New sports book. New restaurants. The Tropicana has all of those.

27 May 2011
By Liz Benston

Tropicana: Five new things

In the past two years, the 54-year-old Tropicana has undergone a $180 million renovation. It barely looks like its former self -- a property known for having sub-par rooms and tacky décor.

27 May 2011
By Liz Benston

Casino MonteLago reopens at Lake Las Vegas

People browse the streets of MonteLago Village during the grand reopening of Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas on Thursday, May 26, 2011.

It was a Las Vegas scene, circa 2007: Too many people, too few gambling machines and too few parking spaces for the throng of people on hand for what might be the only major casino opening of 2011.

26 May 2011
By Liz Benston

Former executive wins second round against Las Vegas Sands, Sands China

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and subsidiary Sands China Ltd. suffered another setback Thursday in their lawsuit with fired Macau casino executive Steven Jacobs when a judge refused to put the litigation on hold.

26 May 2011
By Steve Green

Gaming Commission OKs Station Casinos restructuring

The Red Rock Casino Resort is shown in the western Las Vegas Valley.

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the restructuring and licensing of locals casino giant Station Casinos LLC from bankruptcy in a standing-room-only special meeting Thursday.

26 May 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment expanding to Vietnam

Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas announced today it's expanding to Vietnam.

26 May 2011
By Steve Green
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