Ringo Starr finds VegasVille a groovy place and has proven such during his frequent tour stops with his All-Starr Band. Over the past two-plus decades, Starr has performed in a variety of showrooms and theaters across the city.

John Carrico purchased the winning Georgia Lottery’s 20th Anniversary Extravaganza instant ticket worth $5 million at Publix Supermarket at 3120 Mathis Airport Parkway in Suwanee. He claimed his prize last Thursday at Georgia Lottery headquarters in Atlanta.

Exclusive: DJ Pauly D To Launch New Residency at Rehab Pool at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas This Summer We’re proud to exclusively break the news! Deck master and producer DJ Pauly D is gearing up to launch the year’s hottest residency at Rehab Pool at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this summer. If you haven’t been to one of DJ Pauly D’s shows yet, now is your chance.

Investors still appear bullish on domestic growth prospects, led by a resurgence in Las Vegas. While the company faced significant troubles during the year, notably a huge revenue drop from its China operations, there were also some bright spots.

Nevada Board of Education President Elaine Wynn speaks to the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board about the Nevada Ready! campaign on Wednesday, Aug.13, 2014. Nevada Board of Education President Elaine Wynn speaks to the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board about the Nevada Ready! campaign on Wednesday, Aug.13, 2014.

Former three division world champion Adrien Broner is ready to make a quick turnaround, by willing to come back at the end of the month for a fight with WBC silver welterweight champion Amir Khan . Broner, who this past Saturday night made his NBC televised debut at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, posted the below photo and message on the social networks.

The market appears to be betting on the fact that new legislation will help the company through these tough times. Just over three months ago, I wrote about Dover Downs Gaming as a potential value idea.

A judge says Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Sands China has undermined the search for truth in refusing to hand over documents without redactions in a long-running wrongful termination lawsuit against it. District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez again ordered the company to hand over information to former Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs in a ruling last week.

‘s stock had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Barclays in a research report issued on Tuesday. They currently have a GBX 1,405 target price on the stock.

The casino chain operator, Wynn Resorts , reported a lackluster quarter very recently. The results were affected by sluggishness in casino activities in Macau as the region comes up with new smoking bans and various rules, forcing people to cut down on spending.

Georgia, Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Tennessee will be the first to roll out the new scratch ticket, but more states are expected to follow. The lottery ticket created by Scientific Games Corp. under license from Hasbro Inc. will debut in March 2015 before the new premiere date of the “Monopoly Millionaires’ Club” television game show on March 28 and 29. During the first week of production, the show had its first two $1 million winners and awarded a grand total of over $3.5 million in cash and prizes.

Host Mark Shunock and wife Cheryl Daro perform during “Mondays Dark,” benefiting the LGBTQ Center, at Vinyl on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in the Hard Rock Hotel. It’s a male fantasy: One man and 17 women, and it’s while his wife is out of town! The dream-come-true situation occurs next Monday when “Rock of Ages” at the Venetian star Mark Shunock has his “Divas” night for his monthly “Mondays Dark” fundraiser.

A Johns Creek man whose children have benefitted from the Georgia Lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship Program has, himself, won a Georgia Lottery prize. Samuel Eulette, 60, was selected as a grand prize winner in the Georgia Lottery’s Play It Again Reloaded Second Chance Promotion, winning a $15,000 prize.

In a recently disclosed filing with the SEC, Debra Fine ‘s Fine Capital Partners reduced its stake in Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. by nearly 1.4%. According to the latest filing with SEC, Fine Capital now owns 3.56 million shares, down from 3.61 million shares held previously.

By next year, at least three casino companies will have traveled the path into the real estate investment trust market. Now, a fourth may join them on the trail.

The Offer : Simon Property Group, Inc. announced Monday, that it is offering to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Macerich for $91.00 per share in cash and Simon shares, for a total value of approximately $22.4 billion. Macerich shareholders will receive 50% in cash and 50% in SPG shares.

Three-year-old Elann Saula poses with his family, left to right, Leslie, Sami, Kinalone and dog Gadji, at his home in Las Vegas. The Kats Report Bureau over the weekend was roving VegasVille with great gusto, hitting “Frank: The Man, The Music” at Palazzo, St. Baldrick’s Day at New York-New York, the Joe Williams Scholarship Show at UNLV’s Ham Hall and a sendoff for a blazing singer in one of the city’s best shows .

Gaming and Leisure Properties said its offer was rebuffed and it plans to take the offer to the company’s shareholders if Pinnacle refuses talks. , sent a letter to Pinnacle’s board offering to acquire its real estate assets and assume debt in exchange for shares.

B.A.S.S. and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa have signed a “Local Partnership Agreement” to present the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro March 4-6, 2016, in Tulsa and on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees out of Grove, Okla. Under terms of the agreement, which was announced today during a press conference revealing Tulsa as the host city for the Classic world championship, the Cherokee Nation resort complex will be the exclusive casino for the Bassmaster Classic and will host private, invitation-only events for Classic anglers, sponsors and special guests.