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Visitor volume has increased in Las Vegas for four months in a row and has spread optimism for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

The Nevada statewide wagering handle of $82.7 million was a slight increase from 2009 handle and the books posted a win for the 14th time in 15 years, holding 8.3 percent.

The poker professional and media personality has been named the official spokesperson for Foxwoods Resort Casino's poker room.

The Poker Players Alliance testified before the California Senate Governmental Organization Committee about online poker regulation.

Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City will offer blackjack with minimum “Retro” wagers starting at $2 per hand.

Former MGM Mirage executive Dan Wade has been appointed to the board of directors of Shuffle Master Gaming.

Barona Creek Golf Club in San Diego was ranked the fifth best casino course in Golfweek magazine’s Top 40 Casino Courses in the country.

The five-diamond Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas told its 340 employees Monday that it will close on May 2.

The Party Poker Premier League IV will kick off at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas on February 12.

Atlantic City has taken hit after hit the last month, with both Pennsylvania and Delaware legalizing table games. Vin Narayanan is a big fan of Atlantic City and offers 10 suggestions on how the gambling destination can survive.

The mayor of the Bethlehem, Pa. wants Las Vegas Sands to set a construction timeline for the Sands Bethlehem’s stalled hotel.

The move will allow MGM Mirage to sell its stake in the Borgata casino, which the company owns in a joint venture agreement with Boyd Gaming.

The casino operator is putting its vacant 19-acre Atlantic City Boardwalk casino site on the market.

Bettors who backed the underdog New Orleans Saints profited as they upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Sunday's Super Bowl.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Matt Youmans hit 15 sports books in the five hours and gave a play-by-play blog from Super Bowl Sunday.

The California Tribal Business Alliance, who have previously spoken out against Internet poker, have released a study today concerning its revenue impacts.

Grammy-award winner will be performing live in concert Friday and Saturday, March 26 & 27 at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis.

Commerce Casino's Web site is offering coverage of all 51 events of the L.A. Poker Classic.

The Pennsylvania-based company is still interested in operating a Strip hotel-casino after losing out on the Fontainebleau project.

New York's governor said that the consortium chosen to run a slot machine casino at the Aqueduct Race Track had agreed to all the state's conditions.