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Business analysts see growth in population, visitor count

Population in Las Vegas will grow by 1.2 percent, employment will grow by less than 1 percent and visitor count will top 40 million in 2013, business executives said Thursday at Preview Las Vegas 2013.

Cirque du Soleil announces 400 layoffs

Cirque spokeswoman Renee-Claude Menard said Wednesday that almost 50 percent of the cuts will take place at the company's Montreal headquarters. Menard did not discuss how the layoffs will affect its Las Vegas business.

National Heads-Up Poker Championship returns to Caesars Palace

The Heads-Up Championship had been sponsored by online poker companies before the federal government’s crackdown on illegal Internet poker. The World Series of Poker is the new presenting sponsor.

Palms to pay $1 million fine to settle drug, prostitution complaint

The parent company of the Palms, FP Holdings L.P., also agreed to pay $78,000 to cover the cost of the control board's investigation.

Boom in convention attendance drives Las Vegas visitation

More than 3.1 million people visited Las Vegas in November, up 2.5 percent from 3 million a year earlier, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday.

UNLV plans to ask LVCVA, casinos for $125 million for stadium

UNLV will ask the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Las Vegas's biggest casinos for about $125 million to help pay for a new domed football stadium on campus.

Casino City Gang -- Pass the beer nuts edition

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the MGM offering free-wi in its Las Vegas Strip casnios, Erick Lindgren's battle with gambling addiciton and the fate/future of bar bets. They also pick this weekend's NFL playoff games against the spread.

National Heads-Up Poker Championship returns to NBC Sports Network beginning March 14

The NBC Sports Group will air 12 hours of the 2013 National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by WSOP.com from Caesars Palace.

Angel Management Group takes over operation of Chateau nightclub at Paris Las Vegas

Angel Management Group takes over operation of Chateau nightclub at Paris Las Vegas.

Las Vegas cab rides set record at 17,084

Monday's total topped the previous high of 14,495 set on Jan. 4, 2011, followed closely by 14,471 on Jan. 9, 2012.

LVCVA starts new ad campaign with one-stop shopping website

The LasVegas.com website is designed to increase the number of casual travelers to Las Vegas who want more transparency, authenticity and cost-certainty when booking trips.

Las Vegas is title town for many niche sports, games

The city known worldwide for its events hosts a stunning number of championships for a slew of niche sports that make Vegas America's ultimate Titletown USA.

California inspection station protects agriculture, angers drivers

When tourist hordes decamp Las Vegas on a Sunday or after a holiday weekend, the car lines quickly grow to lengths best measured by an odometer. Ten-mile backups are not unheard of.

Some $7 million in upgrades a pleasant turn of events for Terrible's

The 60,000-square-foot casino was upgraded with nearly 1,000 new slot machines and a William Hill Race and Sports Book.

Casino company shares gain amid broad stock rally

Shares of major Las Vegas-based casino companies and other companies with a Las Vegas presence rallied sharply Wednesday as the Dow Jones industrial average gained 308 points.

November passenger traffic at McCarran down from last year

Passenger traffic into Las Vegas slipped by less than 1 percent compared to last November. International traffic into Las Vegas increased by 6 percent, but it wasn't enough to offset the drop in domestic travel.

Casino City Gang: Christmas in Vegas edition

Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss why Las Vegas struggles so much with attracting visitors during the holiday season, Aaron's quest for the right set of poker chips and the top gambling miracle. They also pick every game on the NFL schedule.

Strip forecast sees $1.5 billion invested over next two years

Colliers International issued the upbeat forecast to introduce its new gaming division.

Plenty of Las Vegas glitter, but where's the holly?

Las Vegas has never quite figured out what to do with Santa and friends and shown little interest in trying.

Top-10 gambling miracles

While this isn't exactly a religious column, it seems like a good time to explore the 10 greatest miracles the gambling world has seen.

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