Keynote speaker Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, speaks during a seminar at the Global Gaming Expo at Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

Cablevision Systems Corporation today announced the appointment of Cindi Buckwalter to the position of senior vice president, investor relations, effective immediately. She will report to Cablevision vice chairman and chief financial officer, Gregg Seibert.

Wheel of Fortune has proven to be the most popular game theme on DoubleDown Casino since its debut of Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond and Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin in 2014. Inspired by the classic slot machine loved by players around the world, Wheel of Fortune Extra Spin features the Wheel Bonus, which changes all of the spin symbols into the letters W-H-E-E-L, with each letter revealing a number of extra spins or awards of 10 to 250x the initiating bet.

Plans are being made to honor the new Heavyweight Champion of the World Deontay Wilder. The Tuscaloosa native scored the unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

A group of virtual gaming industry leaders, including Razer and Sensics, have announced the Open-Source Virtual Reality ecosystem, a new standard in virtual reality gaming. Razer will support the venture with the OSVR Hacker Dev Kit, a virtual reality device and open-source software that enables programming for a variety of VR technology.

Some industry players are now suffering a headache just as big after Switzerland’s decision to remove its currency cap. Alpari is looking for a buyer after confirming losses have forced it into administration.

The gaming industry and Las Vegas have been troubled in recent years, where Nevada was ranked a distant second in U.S. bankruptcies for 2014. Institutional and insider ownership, and the existing short interest, could make this stock a fun “watch list” addition in coming weeks.

IG Group has warned it may not be able to increase its dividend this year following its A 30m loss from last week’s turmoil following the Swiss National Bank’s decision to remove its currency cap. While this was due to an unprecedented and unforeseeable degree of movement in a major global currency and only a few hundred clients were affected, we will seek to learn lessons from this incident which we can incorporate into our risk management approach going forward.

David Copperfield conjures tricks from tech World renowned magician David Copperfield finds ways to connect tech and magic at CES. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1J9EufO In this gallery, we offer some behind-the-scenes photos of magician David Copperfield on stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and at his private International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts off the Vegas Strip.

Following in the footsteps of KISS , Santana , Motley Crue , Guns N’ Roses and Def Leppard , Journey is set to become the latest famous rock act to play a Las Vegas residency at The Joint, the venue inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The veteran Bay Area band has scheduled a nine-show run that will stretch from April 29 through May 16. “We are looking forward to bringing it to you in Las Vegas during our residency at The Joint,” says guitarist Neal Schon .

WWE American-born Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho, who also is the lead singer of heavy metal group Fozzy, hosted the official after-match party Saturday night at Body English in the Hard Rock Hotel. To start the evening, Jericho – in a tight black shirt and black vest that showed off his guns and tattoos, gray denim and black shoes – dined at 35 Steaks + Martinis with fellow pro wrestler Michael “The Miz” Mizanin and friends.

The firm currently has a $5.80 price objective on the stock. Zacks ‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 2.84% from the company’s current price.

It’s not exactly pool weather in Las Vegas, but resorts already are gearing up for the summer with a number of hiring calls for pool, dayclub and restaurant workers. If you’re looking for a summer gig, consider grabbing your swimsuit and resume and heading to one of the following job fairs: a Station Casinos is hosting a job fair for more than 150 seasonal positions at the Red Rock Resort and Green Valley Ranch swimming pools.

You may not agree with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s politics, but you have to give him credit for this: When it comes to championing a casino in Sullivan County – and speeding up the drive to that casino – the senator has seemed as persistent as the most ardent casino supporter.

Scientific Games Corporation announced that its General Counsel, Katie Lever, will serve as the chair for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Go Red For Women Luncheon in Las Vegas. The 2015 luncheon is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 27, at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and features a health expo, beauty boutique, health screenings, and a heart-healthy lunch.

JetBlue Airways’ plans for the first, daily non-stop flights linking Reno and New York City have local business and tourism officials excited about the potential impact on the region’s broader economy. New opportunities range from filling hotel rooms and luring new business, to bolstering the area’s image based on the sheer prestige of having “New York” and “nonstop” in the same sentence, officials say.

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Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Wynn Resorts and former wife of Steve Wynn, has joined the effort to tighten gun background checks in Nevada. Nevadans for Background Checks, in a statement Friday, said she’ll chair a statewide advisory board to push an initiative that has qualified for the 2016 ballot.

The Washington State Lottery is giving away a trip to the Super Bowl. To enter, football fans need to buy $10 Powerball tickets at participating Safeway stores and gas stations.

Adult entertainer Dana DeArmond is the 2015 AVN Awards red carpet host Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel. As a teenager, sizzling porn princess Dana DeArmond, now 35, grew up in Orlando, Fla., as a figure skater and worked as a street dancer at Disney World.