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Whopper Bar a huge hit at Vegas hotel

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The marriage of a trendy restaurant brand and Las Vegas is either a hit or a miss.There is no middle ground.By all accounts, the Whopper Bar, an enhanced version of the Burger King fast-food chain, has been an unqualified success since opening last month at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino inside the hotel-casino's Masquerade Village.The Whopper Bar concept blends the traditional Burger King menu with an upscale hamburger bar...read more

PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker to regain domains, pay U.S. players (eventually)

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have reached a deal with Department of Justice that allows them to regain their domain names in return for blocking U.S. real-money play and return money to American players. The deal comes less than a week after the U.S...read more

Victory Poker leaves U.S. market while others jockey for position

The fallout from last Friday's indictment of the owners of the three largest online poker rooms that accepted U.S. players continues this week, as poker rooms across the industry are surveying the new landscape, evaluating their own policies regarding American players and jockeying for position for new players.Two of the companies named in the indictment — PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker — have shut down their U.S...read more

Experts weigh in on Nevada gaming market recovery

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Back in the good old days, the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa would cash up to $4 million in paychecks on a busy weekend.The good old days were just a few years ago.Since then, the Las Vegas economy has declined into a recession...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Top-10 things to watch for in the online poker industry

When the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker of bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling on Friday, it sent shockwaves through the online poker world.After digesting the news over the weekend, the editorial staff at Casino City has determined the top-10 things to watch for in the coming weeks and months in the online poker industry.10...read more

Nevada lawmaker targeting PokerStars

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A state lawmaker and former U.S. attorney in Nevada called for federal and state investigations into the political activities of PokerStars, one of three Internet gaming companies whose American operations were shut down and seized Friday by the U.S...read more

NBC Heads-Up broadacast features PokerStars, Full Tilt

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- NBC began its weekly broadcasts Sunday of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship that were filmed at Caesars Palace last month.Was it just coincidence the event began its seven-week broadcast schedule the same weekend of what has become known through the poker world as “Black Friday?”Eleven individuals, including the founders of the world’s three largest Internet poker websites, were charged by federal prosecutors with bank fraud, money laundering and operating illegal gambling businesses in a nine-count indictment unsealed in New York.The U.S...read more

Slot makers continue to struggle

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If you want to understand the tough going for slot machine manufacturers, just ask the people running the companies. Bally Technologies and WMS Industries reduced their quarterly earnings forecasts. In separate statements, the companies said casino operators are not buying new slot machines and gaming equipment...read more