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On Wednesday the Glendale City Council voted to end its arena agreement with the Arizona Coyotes hockey team. On April 1, 2016 the MGM – AEG Arena will open on the Las Vegas Strip with enough seating for 17,500...
Breaking his own world record for most World Series of Poker bracelets earned, Phil Hellmuth is destined to go down in the poker history books. After holding steady at 13 WSOP bracelet wins, the poker pro final...
When Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson decided to terminate his Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs in 2010, he had no idea of the repercussions that decision would bring. Jacobs took Adelson an...
The National Fantasy Football Convention (NFFC) scheduled for July 10-12 in Las Vegas has been cancelled. The event, scheduled since March, would have been held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, where no...
As the 2015 World Series of Poker continues in Las Vegas, more and more players are earning the coveted gold bracelet and bragging rights for a title win. For the $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Championship ...
The first-ever WSOP Colossus event has come to an end with 14,284 players paying the $565 buy-in and a total of 22,374 players after re-entries. With a prize pool guaranteed at $5 million, the player pool incre...
Once Judge Andrew Gordon ruled the case against high stakes gambler Paul Phua be dismissed, the gambler wasted no time exiting the country. Having been confined to Las Vegas for many months since the case began...
The World Series of Poker continues at the Rio in Las Vegas Nevada, with amateurs and pros hitting the felt to hopefully earn the next WSOP gold bracelet. Tuan Le is no stranger to WSOP gold as he won the $10,0...
Casinos in Las Vegas might have had an average 2014 but things are looking up in 2015. Las Vegas casinos reported a five percent spike in April 2015 when compared to April 2014 and brought in over $95 million i...
Late Friday evening, Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada signed two bills into legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft, ride-hailing companies, to reenter Nevada and offer their services. After signing Assembl...
The 2015 World Series of Poker started this week and perhaps the most anticipated event of the series began starting flights early this morning. Players have been able to pre-register for the WSOP Colossus, Eve...
On Wednesday the last beam was set in place on the MGM - AEG Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. Ground was broken on May 1, 2014 and the 20,000 seat venue is now scheduled to open April 1, 2016. The arena is owned b...
Yesterday in Chicago, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar decided to extend Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.'s (CEOC) exclusive right to offer a proposal to get out of bankruptcy. They will have until ...
Misconduct within the United States federal government has resulted in the remaining evidence of the Paul Phua illegal gambling case to be tossed out of consideration. United States District Judge Andrew Gordon...
Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ruled that a wrongful termination suit brought by the former CEO of Sands China Ltd, Steven Jacobs against Sheldon Adelson and his company will be decide...