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Nevada brothel owner has eye toward expanding to Canada

(via The Chronicle Journal)

Before she became a part-time prostitute late last year, 24-year-old Krissy Summers was looking up at a mountainous $25,000 student loan from the University of Michigan.

Nevada's Dean Heller among Senators to watch on immigration

(via Roll Call)

If there weren’t serious political skin in the immigration game, the Senate would not even be debating a framework to overhaul the system this week. But as it stands, senators are set to begin the formal deliberations Tuesday on a bipartisan framework.

New York lawmakers address gambling slowly

(via Gaming Today)

When Pennsylvania lawmakers saw America’s growing interest in casino gambling, they wasted little time in passing empowering legislation. In just a few years, the state’ gambling revenues place it just behind Nevada and ahead of Atlantic City. And those revenues are expected to grow as gaming moguls such as Steve Wynn offer to spend $1 billion or more to build ...

Las Vegas Sands asks court to cancel $101.6 million award

(via Bloomberg)

Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS). asked a Nevada judge to set aside a $101.6 million verdict in favor of a Hong Kong businessman who won a trial over claims that he helped the casino operator win its gaming license in Macau.

Andre Agassi: Las Vegas Is Back in Business

(via CNBC)

Las Vegas native and tennis star-turned-businessman Andre Agassi has told CNBC that business in Sin City is picking up and tourism is thriving once more following the recession that hit the city hard.

Las Vegas' Fashion Show Apple store getting major expansion

(via MacRumors.com)

The Fashion Show Apple Store, one of Apple's earlier stores opened in 2002, is set to undergo a major expansion that will nearly triple the store's square footage, reports ifoAppleStore, taking it from 3,900 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.

At IRS, what happens In Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas

(via Forbes)

Here’s some press the IRS could use. An IRS Revenue Agent in Sin City is reportedly too soft on collections. In fact, the IRS and prosecutors are claiming that he is so easy on taxpayers, he’s closing out cases and leaving money on the table. Wait, there’s more. The Las Vegas IRS Agent is so lenient the government claims it’s ...

Blue Jays, Marlins emerge victorious in pair of marathon games

(via NBC Sports)

The Rangers, Blue Jays, Marlins, and Mets combined for 38 innings of baseball as the four teams engaged in two marathon games this afternoon. The Jays defeated the Rangers 4-3 in 18 innings while the Marlins emerged victorious over the Mets 2-1 in 20 innings.

U.S. networks bet on comeback for TV poker

(via Reuters)

Ten years ago, poker shows proliferated on TV and then faded but with several states and federal legislators moving to legalize the game online, some networks are betting that TV poker is back. "Online poker will introduce a lot of new people to the game and I think that will bring another big wave to television," said Jamie Horowitz, vice ...

NSA's Verizon records collection: "Calm down," Reid says

(via )

The National Security Agency's blanket request for Verizon to hand over all records of telephone calls within its system -- both within the U.S. and between the U.S. and other countries -- was a routine request made under congressionally-approved laws, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and some other members of Congress insisted Thursday.