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There are very few people in this world that I love as much as Kate G., affiliate director of Wager Profits. Thank god for that considering we spent a consecutive 96 hours together in glorious Las Vegas. Oh what fun we had even though the midgets were nowhere to be seen, there was no time for a trip to the wolf sanctuary, and my cell phone screen decided to break on the first day. No phone numbers or text messages for me. What perfect timing.

News Brief: With the odds of the Menominee tribe winning federal approval for a Kenosha casino growing longer by the day, the tribe Monday launched a new offensive attacking its main opponent, the Potawatomi tribe.

Tropicana Casinos and Resorts announced today that the company is changing the name of its property in Laughlin, Nevada, to Tropicana Express.

The final “Day 1” of the World Series of Poker saw 1,783 players begin a quest for the Main Event final table, bringing the entry total to 6,358.

The poker world is holding its breath today after a freak accident on the Las Vegas strip in which poker legend Phil Hellmuth lost control of his high-speed racecar.

Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato and Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) brought their fight to repeal the UIGEA and legalize Internet poker to the World Series of Poker. And while they were there, the two made time to sit down and talk with Casino City.

The Amazon Room at the World Series of Poker transforms itself from a sedate card room into an electric, tension filled tournament when the sun sets. Take a journey inside the room, and see what tales it has to tell.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane reports the amusing and interesting happenings from World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1D.

The second largest Main Event in World Series of Poker history will pay $8.25 million to the winner.

Phil Hellmuth redefined being fashionably late for a tournament today, arriving for the World Series of Poker Main Event in a racing uniform and flanked by eleven beautiful women, one for each of his gold bracelets.

News Brief: A man accused of opening fire with a handgun inside a Las Vegas Strip casino was scheduled to make his first appearance before a judge on Tuesday.

When Paul Landry read about the shooting Friday morning in New York-New York, it wasn't hard for him to envision the chaotic scenario.

It took nine minutes for Luke Staudenmaier's dreams of poker greatness to come to an abrupt end Friday afternoon.

News Brief: The president of the University of North Carolina says state campuses shouldn't allow ads for the state lottery at sporting events because they encourage gambling.

News Brief: Rhode Island State Sen. Paul E. Moura is asking General Assembly leaders to convene a special hearing this summer on the idea of allowing 24-hour gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand.

After years of anticipation, the Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority has broken ground on what will become the closest tribal gaming center to Seattle and the first on the Eastside.

News Brief: Carolina Entertainment Complex is one step closer to adding an attraction to its site in Marion County, South Carolina.

The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am will take place July 13, 2007 at 12:00 PM. and will benefit the Corps of Compassion.

Everest Poker has sent 39 players to the World Series of Poker Side Event #49, held at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Secretary of Revenue Thomas W. Wolf today announced that Commonwealth Court granted a Temporary Restraining Order and ordered the five casinos in the state to remain open despite a partial state shutdown.