Sam Nazarian appears to be abandoning his dream of running a thriving Las Vegas casino.

Who will win the Nobel Prize in literature this year? That's a topic some people — largely Europeans — are willing to wager on. The legality of doing so in America is murky at best, but a couple foreign bookmakers are taking bets, including Ladbrokes in the United Kingdom, and Unibet Group, which is incorporated in Malta.

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker are expected to give a much-needed jolt to New Jersey's fledgling Internet gambling market, but observers say the market needs to expand to other jurisdictions in order to truly thrive.

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker are expected to give a much-needed jolt to New Jersey's fledgling Internet gambling market, but observers say the market needs to expand to other jurisdictions in order to truly thrive.

Las Vegas dealers who picketed Tuesday morning outside the Global Gaming Expo say they can handle the occasional drunken customer or angry gambler losing bets.

The Gaming Nevada Control Board possibly making changes recommending legal language allowing for slot machines that would require skill for you to win. This would make slot machines more like video games instead of random luck.

Classic slot machines are on the decline, according to David G. Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; which is why many land-based casinos are seeking to add games of skill to their casino floors.

As recently as five years ago, Resorts Casino Hotel was near death, struggling to survive against bigger, newer Atlantic City casinos.