1950s crooner Jerry Vale dies in California at 83
By The Associated Press Sunday, May 18, 2014 | 6:34 p.m. LOS ANGELES — This 1978 file photo shows singer Jerry Vale. The popular 1950s crooner has died at his California home. He was 83. A family attorney says Vale…
Las Vegas's Lucrative Nightclubs Pump Up the Spectacle
Champagne sparklers at Marquee At the Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a $1,500 bottle of Champagne is topped with a sparkler and delivered by a waitress under a spotlight. Life, a competitor opening down the street in…
Suspect sought in armed robbery of Henderson casino
Henderson Police released this surveillance photo from an armed robbery May 4 at a Wildfire Casino in Henderson. Police are seeking clues to the identity of the man, who forced an employee to the floor at gunpoint while robbing the…
Jay Farber spent some of the $5 million he won at WSOP — but not on a Ferrari
By Case Keefer (contact) Friday, May 16, 2014 | 2 a.m. Sports section Averaging more than 60 events and 70,000 entries over the past few years, the World Series of Poker annually produces great stories and surprises over the course…
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas sold to Blackstone Group for $1.73 billion
Deutsche Bank announced Thursday that the The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has been sold to the Blackstone Group for $1.73 billion. By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL After nearly six years, Deutsche Bank announced Thursday it was parting ways with…
The Beatles Continue to “Hold Your Hand” and Touch Your Wallet
By Christopher G. Axelrod The Beatles broke up in 1970. Only two of the original band members are still living, and occasionally recording and touring. The band is considered to be a 1960′s phenomenon, yet its music and personalities enjoy…
Macau seeks curbs on China's UnionPay bank card in casinos: with $22.5Billion in transactions
(Reuters) – Macau authorities have urged banks to restrict the use of a Chinese state-backed bank card which racked up $22.5 billion in transactions last year, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a bid to…
NJ mayors in charity Internet poker tourney
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Mayors from around New Jersey will come to Atlantic City next week to do what some people say politicians love to do best: play with someone else’s money. The mayors will face off next Thursday…
Preakness Stakes odds: California Chrome huge favorite vs. 9 contenders
Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome drew the No. 3 post and is the 3-5 morning line favorite for the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Trained by Art Sherman and ridden by Victor Espinoza,…
China jails US businessman 20 years in mob trial
BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese court sentenced a Chinese-American businessman on Thursday to 20 years in prison on charges of heading a mob that kidnapped rivals and operated illegal casinos, and rejected his claim that he was tortured by police….