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News brief: A bill in the Texas Senate would create a lottery scratch-off game to provide more money for veterans.

News brief: A Senate panel is considering giving voters a choice on full-scale casino gambling at the state's two establishments.

News brief: Property taxes for Southwestern Pennsylvania residents will fall by as much as $407 thanks to casino profits.

MGM Mirage CFO Dan D'Arrigo said the company is seeing more advance room bookings, a marked change from previous months.

An updated analysis estimates regulation will generate up to $63 billion in new government revenue over ten years.

San Diego resident Michele Leone walked away with the $100,000 grand prize and championship bracelet for her slot victory.

News brief: A state representative wants to prevent authorities from enforcing a ban on online gambling.

The CityCenter resorts received between 5,000 and 6,000 inquiries into potential reservations after it was announced the project would be completed.

A landlord has rejected a plea from Binion's hotel-casino that its rent be lowered to help it survive the recession.

M Resort founder Anthony Marnell III offered a sobering economic outlook for Las Vegas last ween -- and harshly criticized banks that turn against struggling borrowers.

A proposal to allow institutional investors to own up to 25 percent of a Nevada gaming company without undergoing background checks aims to encourage investment in Nevada casinos.

When MGM Mirage and its partner Dubai World almost missed a payment on CityCenter in March, the art was already paid for.

'Pretty Boy’ will return to the ring July 18 against Juan Manuel Marquez

More than 200 aluminum boats — canoes, rowboats and flat-bottomed boats — make up the wild bouquet of color and shape in CityCenter sculpture.

Mine That Bird dug up a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud Saturday at Churchill Downs.

The sudden death of 52-year-old impressionist Danny Gans has left Las Vegas shocked.

News brief: The counteroffer has nothing about blackjack and slots but would allow a dogtrack and two horse tracks to offer blackjack.

Work on the $3.1 billion Las Vegas project will not stop despite layoffs and furloughs last week.

News brief: Some casino construction in Atlantic City is still occurring, while other projects remain on hold.

Rather than seek work in downturn, a number of laid-off workers have opted to start a business.