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Developer hopes M is magnetic

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- From the top floor of the M Resort, Anthony Marnell III has a commanding view of the neighborhood. In preparation for the property's March 1 opening, construction crews worked last week to build out the interiors of Veloce Cibo, M Resort's 16th floor trendy restaurant and contemporary nightclub. Meanwhile, Marnell, the 35-year-old chief executive officer of the $1 billion hotel-casino, surveyed the surroundings. The landscape hasn't changed much in the 17 months since ground was broken on the 390-room hotel-casino. Several planned communities, new neighborhoods and potential businesses near M Resort's 93-acre site at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and St...read more

Deal Me In: Any time is the right or wrong time to play

Dear Mark: Is there any good time to play slots. For instance, day versus night, weekday versus weekend? It seems you see more jackpots hit on the weekends. Dusty E. Your chances of winning, Dusty, have nothing to do as to when you play...read more

IGT to lay off 200

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Slot machine maker International Game Technology told its work force Thursday it would lay off about 200 manufacturing-related employees. IGT's manufacturing functions are based mainly in Reno with some activities in Las Vegas. This is the second round of staff reductions for the slot machine giant...read more

Pollack defends final-table delay, hints at more changes

World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack is certain that last year's controversial decision to delay the Main Event final table 117 days was beneficial to the game -- so much so that a similar pause has been scheduled for this year's event...read more

Poker in Las Vegas, electronic style

LAS VEGAS – "Excuse me," the 40ish guy sitting across the table from me said politely as he waved down the host of the Excalibur poker room in Las Vegas. "Can we get some Windex over here? The table is smudged." It was at that moment that I officially realized I was playing poker like I never had before...read more

Nevada Gaming Control Board facing budget cuts

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- State gaming regulators could be forced to slow casino audits and curtail law enforcement functions if legislators approve a 15 percent reduction in the agency's operating budget that has been proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons. Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander said the agency, which oversees the state's multibillion-dollar casino industry, would be forced to eliminate 32 positions under the governor's 2009-11 budget proposal. Neilander said the budget cuts would not affect the licensing investigation process, such as the examination of MGM Mirage's $9.1 billion CityCenter development, scheduled to open by the end of the year...read more

Top-10 facts to consider before placing your Super Bowl bet

Watching (and betting on) the Super Bowl is an American tradition, right up there with baseball and apple pie. Actually, in my humble opinion, the Super Bowl soars past apple pie as an American tradition. In fact, I'd like to know who it was that made the claim that apple pie was so important to American culture...read more

Inside Gaming: Boyd expanding riverboat casino

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Boyd Gaming Corp. officials hope a $130 million hotel expansion at its Blue Chip riverboat casino will keep Chicago residents from traveling 10 miles farther north on U.S. Highway 12. The Blue Chip is in Michigan City, Ind., about 60 miles east of Chicago...read more

Strip's resort boom fizzles in economy

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Wynn Resorts Ltd.'s glimmering $2.3 billion Encore opened on Dec. 22. Visitors gawked at the features and locals marveled at the lavish interiors. Analysts saluted the newest Strip megaresort. Las Vegas is always about the newest and latest...read more

Penn. Court Rules Poker Is a Game of Skill

In the first important legal decision of 2009, a trial judge in Pennsylvania dismissed criminal gambling charges against the operator of a garage poker room and his girlfriend dealer, holding that Texas Hold 'em is a game of skill. Columbia County Judge Thomas A...read more