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In 2014, Dallas-area chiropractor Dean Baranowski made a deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event. This year, Baranowski is on the rail as his home game buddy, Kenny Conoley, chips up the leaderboard.

Clinton campaign official previously opposed casino and sent letter to State Ethics Commission raising issues.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has been drafting regulations to streamline the process, but announced on Thursday that casinos will still need to keep detailed accounting records to comply.

The first band to play the venue will be the reggae group SensaMotion on July 11.

Colorado-based poker pro Craig Varnell has made two final tables in the past week, including a $330,000 win in the WPT500 Aria tournament. On Thursday, he continued his heater, chipping up near the top of the leaderboards on Day 2C of the WSOP Main Event.

Jack Effel sat down with Casino City to discuss the planning process for the World Series of Poker, controversies during this year's events and how he handles player feedback.

Pala's G.I.V.E.S. program collected 746 pairs of shoes for a San Diego-based charity that distributes them to people living in poverty or who are affected by natural disasters.

The Comanche Nation raised and donated 66,591 cans of food for the victims of recent flooding Oklahoma.

The proceeds from the common stock offering will finance the acquisition of the Circus Circus Reno and the Silver Legacy from MGM Resorts.

The Nevada State Gaming Control Board has signed off on the deal, and the Nevada Gaming Commission is expected to give final approval on July 23.

Dan Lee, who took over Full House Resorts seven months ago, was recommended for a gaming license by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday.

Amar Anand finished Wednesday night's play with 100,000 chips more than anyone else in the field. Meanwhile, Brian Hastings is in great position to take down his third WSOP bracelet of the summer.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved fines for four casinos.

A thief snatched a gambler's cash at the Resort World Casino in early July.

Detroit revenue rose 4.8% during the first half of 2015.

Topics for discussion will include the Region C schedule, Community Mitigation Fund applications and the MGM Springfield schedule.

The properties sold are the Circus Circus Reno and half of the Silver Legacy, the other half of which Eldorado already owned.

GLPI, an REIT spun off of Penn National Gaming, has repeatedly offered to acquire Pinnacle's real estate holdings, rather than having Pinnacle create its own REIT.

When the final numbers were tallied, 6,420 players had entered the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. The winner will receive $7.68 million.

Marco Rodriguez got his money's worth in the 2015 WSOP Main Event, as the 29-year-old bar owner had Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Keith Lehr and Melanie Weisner at his Day 1C table.