This April 28, 2009 photo shows the the Boomtown Hotel & Casino in Verdi, Nev. Casino operators in the greater Reno/Tahoe area are doubling down on their properties. The more than $100 million spent or tabbed for renovations at regional hotel-casinos includes $50 million at JA Nugget, $20 million at Boomtown, $30 million at Grand Sierra Resort, $20 million at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe in Incline Village and more than $40 million at the Horizon at South Lake Tahoe. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, David B. Parker)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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