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Steve Wynn’s deals, properties leave big impression on gaming

With deals, acquisitions, buyouts and the dramatic launch of new resorts, Steve Wynn has left an oversized impression on the gaming industry in Las Vegas, the U.S. and as far away as Macau.

 
Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chairman amid allegations

Steve Wynn stepped down Saturday as Republican National Committee finance chairman amid allegations of sexual misconduct. “The work we are doing to make America a better place is too important to be impaired by this distraction,” Wynn said in a statement.

 
Man wins $10 million Megabucks jackpot at Henderson casino

A Henderson man won a Megabucks wide-area progressive slot machine jackpot totaling nearly $10.2 million on Saturday at Fiesta Henderson. Though he’s thrilled, he said he can’t quite believe it.

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Last of Riviera reduced to rubble on Las Vegas Strip — VIDEO

Hundreds of Riviera fans, insomniacs or people who just enjoy the sight and sound of a big building being brought down gathered around the Riviera Tuesday morning to give it a send-off into history.

 
Riviera implosion goes off without a hitch — VIDEO

Las Vegas bid a bittersweet goodbye to the Riviera early Tuesday morning, as the historic hotel’s Monaco tower came crashing down to make way for expanded convention facilities.

 
Former Bellagio craps dealer pleads guilty in scam against casino

Former Bellagio craps dealer James R. Cooper Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of felony theft for his role in what prosecutors described as a two-year, $1 million craps scheme.

 
Bellagio craps scheme defied 452 billion-to-1 odds

To say that four men who pulled more than $1 million from Bellagio craps tables defied the odds would be something of an understatement. The chances that they legitimately won as much as they did in one of their many sessions over the course of two years: 452 billion-to-1.