It has been an incredible ride for 25-year-old Irish singer-songwriter and musician Hozier in the past six months that has included a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year , that same single staying in the Top Five of the Billboard Hot 100 for more than six months, and performing with The Eurythmics legend Annie Lennox at the Grammy Awards. A pale version of “Take Me to Church,” one of the best masterpieces to be released in years, was, of course, used in Fox’s now-ended “Glee,” while a stronger mashup of it was performed by Rascal Flatts during their recent mini-run of “Vegas Riot!” at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel.

The Las Vegas stage production of The Duck Commander Musical, based on the popular, yet controversial family from the A&E series “Duck Dynasty,” premieres April 8 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The cast features Broadway actors Mimi Bessette as Miss Kay, Ben Thompson as Willie, Tad Wilson as Phil and Russell Arden Koplin as Missy.

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To ensure that everyone’s chances of winning the lottery are completely fair, the Texas Department of Agriculture inspects lottery balls for the Texas Lottery Commission several times a year. Everything from climate, to the location of the lab, to the material of the weighing table is controlled so that each lottery ball is inspected accurately.

Ohio’s four casinos and seven harness-racing facilities were nearly even in the perpetual race for the state’s gambling crown in March, but momentum is shifting to the racinos. The battle is playing out in Columbus, where Scioto Downs Racino saw a 3 percent boost in revenue to $12.8 million in March, while revenue at Hollywood Casino Columbus dropped 12 percent to $18.3 million from a year earlier.

This electronic table games ‘stadium’ at The Venetian in Las Vegas is a smaller version of what Sands Casino is planning to build in Bethlehem. This electronic table games ‘stadium’ at The Venetian in Las Vegas is a smaller version of what Sands Casino is planning to build in Bethlehem.

The SPYONvegas.com Hot 100 returns to WET REPUBLIC at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Friday, April 24for another season of sinful competition as sun-kissed beauties enter the “Bikini Battle Royale,” a new spin on the contest where lucky ladies hope to claim the title of “hottest female in Las Vegas.” Taking place select Fridays throughout the summer, SPYONvegas and WET REPUBLIC are gearing up for the hottest season yet with $150,000 in cash and prizes at stake.

GTECH S.p.A. and International Game Technology have announced the completion of the combination of their businesses, creating what they say will be a “global leader in delivering innovative end-to-end solutions across the full spectrum of regulated gaming.” The combined company’s name is International Game Technology PLC .

State regulators late last week dealt a setback to efforts to build a casino on a 33-acre site in Everett. Gov. Charlie Baker’s Energy and Environmental Affairs chief, Matt Beaton, on Friday evening reported that the project “does not adequately and properly comply” with a review under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act .

A festival aimed at entertaining the public and raising the profile of the gaming industry in Norwich has kicked off in the city. The Norwich Gaming Festival gets under way at the Forum.

An advisory firm has recommended shareholders show their dissatisfaction with the state of affairs at Wynn Resorts in an upcoming election of board members. Elaine Wynn, who co-founded the casino operator with her ex-husband, company CEO Steve Wynn, is in a battle for re-election to the board.

An advisory firm has recommended shareholders show their dissatisfaction with the state of affairs at Wynn Resorts in an upcoming election of board members. Elaine Wynn, who co-founded the casino operator with her ex-husband, company CEO Steve Wynn, is in a battle for re-election to the board.

State regulators late last week dealt a setback to efforts to build a casino on a 33-acre site in Everett. Gov. Charlie Baker’s energy and environmental-affairs chief, Matt Beaton, on Friday evening reported that the project “does not adequately and properly comply: with a review under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act.

After more than a decade of unencumbered growth, Macau is facing its first gambling slowdown since the enclave reverted back to China in 1999. The latest reading shows gambling revenue shrank almost 40% year-over-year.

Pearson announced today a new partnership with the University of California at Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering. The partnership will grow current online engineering degree programs, with specializations in Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering , Environmental Engineering Systems , Materials at the Nanoscale, and Mechanical Engineering.

The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 dominates this stunning photo by veteran astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leavitt captured the eclipse with the Stratosphere hotel and casino.

Stratosphere headliner Frankie Moreno performs during the Nevada Sesquicentennial All-Star Concert on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas.

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Las Vegas Sands Corp . So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the January 2016 expiration for LVS.

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Country superstar Kenny Chesney announced from The Joint’s stage this weekend that he is adding two more Las Vegas shows to The Big Revival Tour. Chesney will return to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. “We helped open this place [six] years ago,” Chesney announced while on stage at The Joint.