Police tell Action News a man has been apprehended after threatening to blow himself up inside a casino.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man claiming to have a bomb around his chest prompted an evacuation of a Las Vegas casino for several hours.

A "One Lap of Kentucky" tour sponsored by the National Corvette Museum will take riders on a five-day tour of some of the state's top attractions. The tour is being sponsored by the Kentucky State Police and will benefit the museum and the State Police's Trooper Island Camp for underprivileged children.

The land across the street from the future Lyon County Casino was up for auction Wednesday, but KSFY Action News learned it wasn't sold. While we were there, all of the bidders were submitting their bids online.

If I were serious about drafting a plan for life after newspapers, I'd scout and incorporate strip-mall space near area casinos for a chain of drop-in 24/7 child-care centers.

The timing was horrible. Or perfect, depending on your agenda. At noon Thursday, state and local officials had called a news conference in Bensalem to address ways of ending a recent outbreak of adults leaving children alone in vehicles outside the Parx Casino there. Six such incidents had been reported since June 15, resulting in four arrests.

Casino revenue in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, rose 40 percent to 15.8 billion patacas ($2 billion) in August after SJM Holdings Ltd. and its rivals added tables for high-stakes bettors.

The timing was horrible. Or perfect, depending on your agenda. At noon Thursday, state and local officials had called a news conference in Bensalem to address ways of ending a recent outbreak of adults leaving children alone in vehicles outside the Parx Casino there.

Dutchess centers host USO Party

Gamblers beware: If you're visiting the Rivers Casino during Steelers or University of Pittsburgh football games this fall, you could find yourself taking a loss even before you get out of the parking garage.

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They prepared for more traffic, extra crime, and gambling addiction. But officials in Bucks County say that while planning for the 2006 opening of Parx Casino in Bensalem, they never anticipated this.

Gambling revenue in Macau, the world’s biggest casino hub, rose 40 percent to 15.8 billion patacas ($2 billion) in August after SJM Holdings Ltd. and its rivals added tables for high-stakes gamblers.

The final day for comments on the proposed Columbia Gorge casino is Sept. 7 [“Cascade Locks gets nod as Ore. tribal casino spot,” Local News, Aug. 6]. This is the very last chance the public will have to provide any input on the casino decision.

SELMA — With cooler weather sweeping the area Saturday, the tone for travel over the Labor Day weekend was set. People from near and far were out traveling to or passing through Selma, some from clear across the country.

PLAINFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut motorist is dead after police say his car hit the rear of a tour bus heading to the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers, was talking to Xfm London's Dave Berry this morning (September 3), when he revealed, "I'd be working at a casino probably. That's what I did before. It was exciting for me to work for tips and the hustle and bustle. It was exciting.

When the doors at Foxwoods first swung open in 1992, more than poker fanatics and bingo mavens began trekking to the sparkling new casino nestled in the thick forests of the Mashantucket Pequot reservation.

News Calendar for Salem, including a neighborhood meeting, theater auditions, a 9-11 commemoration, class reunions and more.

Police are searching for two robbers who ran over and killed a man after he won several thousand dollars at a Southern California casino.