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Las Vegas businessman Herb Tobman was remembered Wednesday by family members, associates and friends as a throwback to old Las Vegas.

Las Vegas' McCarran International climbed one spot to become the nation's fifth-busiest passenger airport last year on the Airports Council International-North America's annual traffic ranking.

Almost four years after it passed virtually the same legislation, a House committee on Wednesday approved by voice vote a bill that would prohibit the use of credit cards and checks to pay for Internet gambling.

In an unusually sharp rebuke, a House committee chairman accused an Interior Department official of making misleading statements about the increase of Indian casinos in communities that are not on reservations.

International News Brief: The ferry town of Stranraer has emerged as the preferred site for casino development in Dumfries and Galloway.

Over $175,000 has been recovered and will be released to consumers who were defrauded in a telemarketing scam that promised an opportunity to win a share of the Australian Lottery.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $88 million.

Hansen Gray & Company has partnered with Tenner and Associates to sponsor the VH1 Classic Rock-n-Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament.

Whichpoker.com has launched its annual event WSOP qualifier to guarantee one winner entry to the poker event Las Vegas between June 25 and August 10 2006.

The PicksPal.com Hoops 1001 Contest is the only tournament bracket that accounts for point spreads in its bracket picks.

InternetTexasHoldem.com has launched of the first ever Internet Player of the Year rankings.

News Brief: A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stamping out the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by stopping businesses from accepting credit cards and other forms of payment.

News Brief: Gulfside Casino Partnership have closed on the purchase of the Grand Casino Gulfport property from Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: A bill authorizing two casinos and slot machines at dog and horse tracks, including the Woodlands, could be debated in the Kansas Senate as early as Thursday.

News Brief: As March Madness and the inevitable gambling it inspires approaches, the NCAA is looking for help from an unlikely ally, Las Vegas casino bookmakers.

News Brief: According to a panel, Orange County’s existing transportation infrastructure is already approaching capacity, and the county is the fastest growing in New York State, without up to five casinos moving in next door.

News Brief: The Pennsylvania House backed an effort to stop a Gettysburg-area slots parlor Tuesday night, approving an amendment to the 2004 slots law that would ban any stand-alone casinos in Adams County.

Nobody really knows the depth of the high-rise condominium market in Las Vegas, though nearly 1,000 have been built and sold and another 5,800 are under construction, a local economist said Tuesday.

South Coast today raises the curtain on a whole new form of entertainment for Las Vegas: world-class horse shows.

Now the jackpot for the Friday, March 17, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated annuity value of $56 million.