This morning, the leading casino stocks are trading higher to start the day. Las Vegas Sand Corp (NYSE:LVS) is considered to be one of the leading casino stocks in the world. Today, LVS stock is trading higher by $1.06 to $40.42 a share. The stock is rallying off of a one week pullback base, therefore there is likely to be more upside in the near term. Short term traders should watch for intra-day resistance around the $40.50, and $41.25 levels.   ...

Home Federal Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:HOME) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 20, 2011, to stockholders of record as of September 6, 2011.

Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) announced that it is scheduled to participate in the Leerink Swann Hot Topics in Therapeutics Roundtable Conference on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Amarin’s participation includes both a panel discussion on Cardiology at 7:45am ET and a company presentation at 9:15am ET. The conference will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.