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Some Street-related dispatches from last week's entry in the Human Comedy: Kim Kardashian filed a silly sounding but well-grounded lawsuit against Old Navy's use of a lookalike; gaming magnate Steve Wynn went all FOXNews on a conference call; and Barnes and Noble surged, nonsensically, on Borders' liquidation.

The Las Vegas gambling industry seems to have some fight left in it. Following a seemingly endless run of negative months, gambling revenues on the Las Vegas Strip jumped 33% in February to $568 million from $427.4 million a year ago, according to WHO TK. Casino operators have their Chinese patrons to thank for the fortunate turn of events.

When Steve Wynn first proposed taking over the stalled Foxwoods casino project in Philadelphia, he said his version would be "cute." Now he is promising a gambling hall that will be "Wynn top to bottom."

Morgan Stanley has decided to cut its losses in Atlantic City. The investment bank is selling its stake in the Revel casino and taking a "substantial loss," one that some analysts estimate could amount to $800 million to $1 billion.