Picture of John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks, Nevada

A discussion in Chinatown last night about a proposed casino project at the Gallery quickly turned unruly and deeply personal when the specter of gambling addiction and suicide gripped the packed meeting. Lai Har Cheung, who was raging on the edge of ...

Thursday, October 9, 2008 _STATEWIDE: $934.1 million, down 8.1 percent. _LAS VEGAS STRIP: $494 million, down 7.4 percent. _DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS: $43.7 million, down 9.5 percent. _NORTH LAS VEGAS: $18.2 million, down 17.8 percent. _LAUGHLIN: $44.3 ...

The Olympia Group today released a study outlining the projected economic impact of the proposed Oxford Highlands Resort-Spa-Casino in Oxford County. Dr. Clyde W. Barrow, Director of the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts ...

The Olympia Group announced today that it has selected the town of Oxford as the host community for its Oxford Highlands Resort-Spa-Casino. The Olympia Group is proposing the construction of a 184 million dollar four-season facility. Dean Harrold ...

Sparks Councilman Phil Salerno has been fined $5,000 for a willful violation of state ethics laws in connection with his vote on a hotel-casino project. The Nevada Ethics Commission ruled Thursday that Salerno should have disclosed his business ...

A 50-year-old truck driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled girl he met at a Sparks park. Richard Bunch of Wenatchee, Wash., awaits trial in February after entering the plea Wednesday to charges of ...

The Nevada Commission on Ethics found Sparks Councilman Phil Salerno in willful violation of state law in connection with his vote on a hotel-casino project but agreed Thursday to drop other counts against him. Salerno should have disclosed his ...

Brandon Powers shows exterior doors he says patrons are forced to pass through to enter the Poetry nightclub at Caesars Palace. Photos by Ralph Fountain/Review-Journal A crowd waits Sept. 21 to enter Poetry in the Forum Shops at Caesars. The ...

The Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel is one of five, slightly rundown, downtown casinos in Reno that offer poker. The Cal Neva, Harrahs, Eldorado, and Circus Circus are all within walking distance and all have decent low-limit (and in the case of the ...

Janet Jackson is apparently not in control - of her health or her publicity team. A day after her tour promoter, Live Nation, told "Access Hollywood" that Jackson was back on the road and headed for tonight's scheduled Mohegan Sun performance with LL ...