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Joe Magliarditi was the chief operating officer of the M Resort in Henderson before becoming Hard Rock's new Chief Executive Officer.

ne analyst said a recent transaction by Harrah's Entertainment owners may signal a quick return to public markets.

Richard Ashby won the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud tournament (Event #21) at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night to claim the $140,467 first-place prize.

John “Tex” Barch won the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament (Event #20) for $256,919 at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night. With the win, he also claims his first WSOP gold bracelet.

David Baker won the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball championship at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Saturday to claim a WSOP gold bracelet and $294,314.

Eric Buchman — who finished fourth in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event last year, won the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #18) on Friday night.

Jason DeWitt won the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #17) for $818,959 at the World Series of Poker on Friday morning. It is his first career WSOP gold bracelet victory for DeWitt, an Indiana native now living in the Atlanta area.

The Penny Grove is a smoke-free slot room featuring nearly 300 machines all with a one-cent denomination.

Tropicana Las Vegas has signed an agreement with Cantor Gaming to run the Strip resort's new sports book when it opens this fall.

Hollywood Casino Perryville to open four weeks early.

Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, bested eight top poker players to win the final seat into the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.

The 2010 World Series of Poker features the WSOP schedule, structures, and results customized for mobile platforms.

Frenchman Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier won a seat into the World Series of Poker's Tournament of Champions by winning a "sudden-death playoff."

Rhode Island casino proposal wins house approval.

Carter Phillips won the $1,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Wednesday night, claiming $482,774 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

The upcoming World Cup is expected to provide Las Vegas sportsbooks with an influx of hard-core and casual soccer fans over the next five weeks.

Nevada casinos collected $810.4 million from gamblers in April, a 5.7 percent decline compared to $859.5 million collected in April 2009.

Ameristar Casinos will spend $14 million to expand the hotel portion of its riverboat casino property in Kansas City, Mo.

Steve Gee won the second $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker to collect $472,479 in prize money on Wednesday night.

Study finds that like previous research on men, genetics may also play a role in gambling addiction for women.