The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved the acquisition of the state’s Tropicana Casino & Resort by an entity owned 46 percent by affiliates of Carl C. Icahn, according to a statement released this week.
According to the Icahn group, this move clears the way for the embattled Tropicana organization to emerge from bankruptcy, in a [...]

I’ve been in a pissy mood lately when it comes to card games, but I’m being nice here. Kinda.

January 25, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  
Filed under Life, Travel

Sections of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas caught fire around 11 a.m. Friday, forcing guests and employees to flee the fire and falling flaming debris.
Firefighters could be seen battling the blaze from the roof of the hotel, with flames coming from the southern section on the top floors.
Las Vegas ABC affiliate [...]