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Beginning Saturday, a record 40 college football bowl games kicks off, climaxing with the National Championship Game on Jan. 11. With the help of three veteran Las Vegas bookmakers, Casino City's Gary Trask asks and answers 10 burning questions for those who will be wagering on the games.

The Plaza's casino was reconfigured to include a "party pit" near the resort's Main Street entrance with three blackjack games and a roulette table. The glass-walled room faces out toward Fremont Street with an atmosphere enhanced by music and lights that are intended to draw customers from the pedestrian mall. Live music was added to the casino's floor seven nights a week. The casino, which has 600 slot machines, includes 30 vintage coin-in slot games that appeal to an older customer base.

This Saturday, Dec. 12 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of legendary performer Frank Sinatra.

One of the developers of the proposed project is having trouble raising the necessary financing.

The deal is expected to bring $85 billion in economic growth to the financially distressed North Las Vegas Valley area.

Restaurant company Clique Hospitality is developing two new restaurants at Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Henderson and will take over the Mercadito Mexican restaurant at Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Summerlin.

The new Las Vegas Arena, a state-of-the-art facility, would be able to handle such events as the men's basketball regional finals, the women's basketball Final Four, the men's hockey Frozen Four or the wrestling championships. The men's basketball Final Four has been contested in larger domed stadiums for the past decade.

Effective Tuesday, the company charges a base fare of $2, down from $2.40, $1.10 a mile, down from $1.85, 20 cents a minute, down from 30 cents a minute, a $1.70 "safe rides fee," up from $1. The minimum fare and cancellation fee remain at $5.

Aviation marketing leaders in Southern Nevada expect a 7.5% increase in passengers in the second quarter of 2016 with growth in domestic and international travelers, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors was told Tuesday.

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Technologies Inc. has signed agreements to locate its Propulsion Open Air Test on about 50 acres in the Apex Industrial Park. Hardware for the facility is expected to begin arriving later this month.

Caesars cautioned that the financial statement was unaudited and was prepared "solely for the purpose of complying with the monthly reporting requirements" of the bankruptcy court.

A majority of workers at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas voted for union representation, setting up potential contract talks between the nongaming hotel owned by billionaire Donald Trump and Las Vegas's largest labor group.

The International School of Hospitality received the 55-inch and 42-inch touch screens in October as a donation from Earth Water Sky, a Las Vegas-based event production and design group.

Lyft, the other ride-hailing service allowed to operate in the state, began service at McCarran in late October.

Tourism and transportation leaders on Monday unveiled a summary of a 2,400-page report that will be reviewed by local, county and state leaders over the next two months to begin the process of initiating what's being called "a blueprint for growth and transformation."

Casino City spends a Saturday afternoon inside the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino SuperBook and explains why the $13 million in recent improvements -- including a mammoth video wall, new bar and private VIP cabanas -- make it a "must visit" for race and sport bettors.

Casino City's Dan Podheiser spent last weekend playing at the new poker room at Twin River Casino in Rhode Island.

The MGM Resorts founder died in June at the age of 98.

The July 25 fire caused $2 million in damage at the hotel-casino on the Strip.

In addition to new interiors throughout the casino and public areas, Boyd will upgrade and redesign the California's 500 hotel rooms and suites. The property will also make additional restaurant changes.