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Passenger rates to Vegas have been up around 4 percent year-over-year for each month of 2015, and this trend is expected to continue.

Lee is running as a Democrat, and believes her experience working with Las Vegas-area nonprofits will help her in navigating Washington, D.C.'s partisan gridlock.

The last steel beam of the arena's structure was installed on Wednesday, May 26. The arena is scheduled to open in April 2016.

This Week in Gambling, Sheldon Adelson's hypocrisy regarding online gaming hits new depths. Also, gaming news from California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

No sign of Revel reopening this summer but Straub hopes to have an indoor waterpark operational by November.

Meadowlands racetrack proposed casino will be called Hardrock Casino Meadowlands.

The MGC will hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 28 to discuss current issues in the Massachusetts gaming industry.

The Plainridge Park Casino, the first casino in Massachusetts, will feature a suite of Scientific Games' devices and its play-management system, per MGC requirements.

The $14.2 million acquisition will expand Nevada Gold's geographic diversity, the deal is expected to close in spring of 2016.

CAVE, and underground wine cave, and Luis Rey's, an outdoor patio bar, are the two newest additions to Pala Casino's fine dining scene.

Other employees will have to file claims to receive their retirement payments, which Caesars temporarily stopped distributing as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization.

Richard St. Jean has been appointed the general manager of Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego, while Frank Quigley has taken St. Jean's vacated position as general manager of Hollywood Casino Toledo.

Pala Casino and the Pala Band of Mission Indians combined efforts to raise the money, which was presented to the Red Cross today.

The New Jersey college bought the now-closed Showboat casino last year, before Caesars filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Changing the threshold from $1,200 to $600 would cause a massive increase in paperwork and could hurt seniors' access to programs like Medicare.

Affinity's board claims the proposed price of $9.75 per share was too low to be attractive.

Officials predict 330,000 visitors, more than turned up for New Year's or the Mayweather-Pacquiano fight, and travel numbers are the highest they've been for Memorial Day weekend in 10 years.

Proxy battles are common in corporate America, but they can be time-consuming and expensive. In the past several years, the gaming industry has become embroiled in many proxy battles.

The union says it will resume picketing if it cannot organize the casino's valet parking employees.

Many of Nevada's lawmakers and largest industries support Gov. Sandoval's plan to broaden the state's tax base, but others have raised objections.