Deck Stacked for Canadian as Poker Finals Down to 2

Nov 7th 2010 – 5:16 AM |AOL News

Isaac Brekken, AP

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 7) -- The World Series of Poker's Main Event heads into its most lopsided finale ever Monday. French Canadian Jonathan Duhamel holds more than 86 percent of the chips, making him the...

Another Midterm Winner: The Mainstream Media

Nov 6th 2010 – 11:35 AM |Politics Daily

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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 5) -- The big winners of the 2010 midterm elections were, in this order: the House Republicans, the unsinkable Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the media. Huh? The media? That...

Mizrachi Plays for Family Pride in Poker Finals

Nov 6th 2010 – 10:05 AM |AOL News

Laura Rauch, AP

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 6) -- Plenty of poker players say they were born gamblers. In the case of World Series of Poker contender Michael Mizrachi and his three poker-pro brothers, it may even be...

New Hoover Dam Bridge Makes America's Heart Soar

Oct 15th 2010 – 9:03 AM |AOL News

Julie Jacobson, AP

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (Oct. 15) -- It looms. That's the only accurate way to describe it. Below is the mighty Hoover Dam, for 75 years the pinnacle of this nation's technological ingenuity and prowess...

Slip-and-Fall New Strike-It-Rich Scheme in Vegas

Oct 4th 2010 – 4:06 AM |AOL News

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LAS VEGAS (Oct. 3) -- This gambling mecca has long been a magnet for folks hoping to strike it rich. Now a new study shows that more and more folks seek not to beat the house but instead to...

Interview Revealed Defiant, Regretful Tony Curtis

Sep 30th 2010 – 2:55 PM |AOL News

Steve Friess for AOL News

HENDERSON, Nev. (Sept. 30) -- In 2008, upon the publication of his sex-soaked autobiography, legendary actor Tony Curtis sat for an interview in his suburban Las Vegas home studio. Next to him was an...

Las Vegas 'Death Ray' Singes Tourists: 'Jesus, They Destroyed the Ozone Layer!''

Sep 28th 2010 – 12:00 PM |AOL News

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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 28) -- Las Vegas resorts have long vied to be known as the hottest place in town. But that's not such a great distinction for Vdara, a 10-month-old Strip hotel-condo where a "death...

Wayne Newton Bets Ranch (Literally) on Wayne Newton Museum

Sep 23rd 2010 – 11:11 AM |AOL News

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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 23) -- There's already a Graceland and Dollywood. So why not a Wayne's World? Legendary crooner Wayne Newton, whose biggest headlines in recent years have centered on debtors...

Liberace Museum to Shut Down in Las Vegas

Sep 11th 2010 – 8:42 PM |AOL News

Barry Sweet, ZUMA Press

LAS VEGAS (Sept. 11) -- The Liberace Museum, long one of this city's best-known and unusual attractions, is shutting down next month, the latest victim of a brutal recession that has hit Nevada...

Will Reindeer Take Off -- In the Meat Aisle?

Aug 25th 2010 – 9:30 AM |AOL News

Courtesy Jeff Johnson

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Aug. 25) -- Ever watch "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and think, "I wonder what that little guy would taste like on the grill?" Probably not, and that points to the challenges...

Casino Mogul Takes Gamble on Vegan Dishes

Aug 23rd 2010 – 9:01 AM |AOL News

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LAS VEGAS (Aug. 23) -- The staples of Vegas cuisine are so famous they're part of nearly every punchline about the city: 99-cent shrimp cocktails, midnight $2.99 steaks, the gargantuan feeding frenzy...

Secret Recording Shows New Side of Sharron Angle

Aug 15th 2010 – 3:49 PM |AOL News

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LAS VEGAS (Aug. 15) -- After weeks of bumbling from one did-she-really-say-that moment to the next, Republican Senate hopeful Sharron Angle last week showed some signs -- in answers to questions on...

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