Las Vegas Casinos and Las Vegas Gambling - Nevada

MGM Mirage exec appointed to Shuffle Master board

Former MGM Mirage executive Dan Wade has been appointed to the board of directors of Shuffle Master Gaming. read more

Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas shutting down

The five-diamond Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas told its 340 employees Monday that it will close on May 2. read more

Vegas gears up for Party Poker Premier League IV

The Party Poker Premier League IV will kick off at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas on February 12. read more

Bethlehem wants Las Vegas Sands hotel timeline

The mayor of the Bethlehem, Pa. wants Las Vegas Sands to set a construction timeline for the Sands Bethlehem’s stalled hotel. read more

Pinnacle to sell Atlantic City site

The casino operator is putting its vacant 19-acre Atlantic City Boardwalk casino site on the market. read more

Underdog bettors profit as Colts fall

Bettors who backed the underdog New Orleans Saints profited as they upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Sunday's Super Bowl. read more

Super Bowl, sportsbook tour live up to hype

The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Matt Youmans hit 15 sports books in the five hours and gave a play-by-play blog from Super Bowl Sunday. read more

Penn National maintains interest in Strip property

The Pennsylvania-based company is still interested in operating a Strip hotel-casino after losing out on the Fontainebleau project. read more

Slot casino at Aqueduct racetrack moving ahead

New York's governor said that the consortium chosen to run a slot machine casino at the Aqueduct Race Track had agreed to all the state's conditions. read more

Nevada casino inspections a win-win

A movement to inspect existing casinos for building code compliance has received praise from both Clark County officials and the casinos themselves. read more

Ameristar Casinos suffers fourth-quarter loss

The Las Vegas-based company recorded a $63.3 million loss in the fourth quarter after customers had trouble reaching its Indiana casino because of a closed bridge. read more

Two dead in Nevada casino car crash

A 70-year-old man crashed his car through the Edgewater Hotel & Casino's entryway yesterday, killing two women and injuring seven other people. read more

Harrah's gets approval to acquire Planet Hollywood

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has given preliminary approval for Harrah's Entertainment to acquire Planet Hollywood Resort through a debt purchase. read more

'In-game' betting expected to make Super Sunday even bigger

The addition to "in-game" betting at Las Vegas sportsbook is gaining more and more traction and may help this Sunday's Super Bowl carry the highest handle in Nevada state history. read more

Obama takes another shot at Vegas

President Barack Obama told an audience in Nashua, N.H., "You don't blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you're trying to save for college." read more