In the gaudy world of gambling, the conventional wisdom is: Never bet against Steve Wynn.

FORBES: Crapping Out

The resignation came the same day that some people were arrested "for racketeering and money laundering charges in connection with Allied Veterans of the World's illegal gambling companies, " Scott's chief of staff Adam Hollingsworth said Wednesday.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Lanni, one of the canniest financial minds in Vegas and steward of the number two gambling company in the world, will break ground later this year on the biggest and most ambitiously different property Sin City has ever seen: CityCenter.

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Las Vegas Sands makes the bulk of its earnings in Macau, the world's biggest gambling market and the only Chinese territory where casinos are allowed, and Singapore.

BBC: Marina Bay Sands

And they said the key to his success in the tough, smoky world of bars, bingo halls and gambling parlors was his personality.

NPR: SC Man Among Leaders Arrested In FL Gambling Probe

Following a federal investigation, Second Life's parent company, Linden Lab, banned all gambling in the virtual world--a major source of its business.

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Today is the day the U.S. is supposed to come into compliance with world trade rules, but so far the U.S. is showing no sign of changing its laws on Internet gambling, so Antigua is contemplating its options.

NPR: U.S. Slow to Change Internet Gaming Laws