The Yankees are getting competition from the Braves for the services of A.J. Burnett. While the Yankees sit and wait for CC Sabathia to decide whether it's worth $140 million to pitch in New York, the Braves have put themselves in position to take ...

ASHEVILLE – A key figure in the government's long-running investigation into illegal gambling said in court on Tuesday that he's not guilty of running a video poker operation on the side. Barron Sloan Henderson in his first court appearance on new ...

Federal and state investigators found four Pot-O-Gold video poker machines during an Aug. 5 raid of a house Barron “Barry” Henderson owns in Burke County, according to the records. Documents in the house showed the machines made $300,000 between ...

Black Gaming is temporarily closing its Oasis casino in Mesquite in a last-ditch attempt to cut costs and fend off a potential bankruptcy. The Oasis' hotel rooms, RV park, golf course, gun club and time share facilities will remain open as will the ...

Metro Police on Wednesday are again asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a casino robbery Nov. 12 on North Rancho Drive. Investigators said the man entered the casino armed with a gun and stole an undisclosed ...

With the holiday season approaching, now is the best time to lock in a low room rate in Las Vegas, and the state of the economy has pushed rates to their lowest levels in years. The week of Nov. 17, Las Vegas Advisor called every casino in town ...

The fate of missing aircraft engineer Noel Marsh came down to a draw from a hat. The 35-year-old Christchurch father put his name forward to take part in maintenance testing of an Air New Zealand A320 Airbus before being returned after a two-year ...

T here was a terrific piece on 60 Minutes Sunday, in conjunction with an investigation by the Washington Post , examining cheating in the world of online poker. Not everyone will be shocked to learn of cheating – call it fraud – in activities ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- This is a good year to be Duke . It's a good year to be Purdue , too. This is a good year to be just about anybody in college basketball, because just about anybody could win the national championship. I know, I know. There's ...

Henderson police officer Jamie Borden at his home earlier this month talks about his life as a musician. A poster of his band, Phoenix, hangs on the wall. The 42-year-old Las Vegas native was out of police work for seven years. During his first stint ...