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News brief: A former dealer charged in 1999 with stealing $60,000 from the Trump Taj Mahal was arrested in Ghana on Monday.

The casino company will ask a bankruptcy judge to uphold a stay on a lawsuit filed by former employees seeking unpaid wages until after the company emerges from bankruptcy.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Gary Trask pick the most memorable interviews that they have conducted in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker over the last two years and provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the ideas and interviews for the stories materialized.

News brief: New figures released by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission show that 1,067 jobs were cut last month.

In normal times, a casino company within months of opening a major resort would use every opportunity to tout its virtues.

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas bankruptcy judge is pushing for a quick sale of the stalled, partially-completed $2.9 billion casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

News brief: Barney Frank and other lawmakers urged regulators to delay the December 1 implementation of financial rules to enforce the UIGEA.

News brief: A Pennsylvania House committee approved a bill to let slots casinos add table games.

Researchers from several Wall Street firms have spent time in Las Vegas to see far the market has collapsed.

A bankruptcy judge denied a motion filed by the former owner of Lake Las Vegas to dismiss the bankruptcy case filed by the Henderson resort community.

News brief: Casino union Local 54 is still negotiating with Tropicana Casino and Resort and Trump Entertainment Resorts.

Noted luminaries Kirk Kerkorian and Sheldon Adelson saw their personal wealth take multibillion-dollar beatings during the past year.

The judge overseeing Station Casinos' bankruptcy case rescheduled a hearing to decide whether to approve requests to appoint an examiner to look into several aspects of the case.

International news brief: The unit of Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts Ltd. sold 1.25 billion new shares at 10.08 Hong Kong dollars.

News brief: Dan Gilbert says a casino in Cleveland won't hurt other downtown businesses.

Shares prices for MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Sands Corp. were up at least 33 percent while Wynn Resorts had a 16 percent climb.

Rudi Schiffer warns casino operators about counterfeit bills and takes a look at the gambling calendar in the South.

News brief: House Speaker Robert DeLeo says a bill to allow casinos or slot machines probably will not reach the governor's desk until next year.

News brief: HorseRacing TV will debut two new shows this week in conjunction with the opening of the six-week Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

Chef Fabio Viviani will be creating a menu for audience members at the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino in Wisconsin.