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Zachary Conine cheered the latest step in the two-year redevelopment of the Downtown Grand, formerly the Lady Luck.

Moving ahead, the goal is to continue to diversify the downtown economy by attracting nongaming firms.

A total of 39.7 million people came to the city in 2012, up 2.1 percent from 2011's final total of 38.9 million visitors.

Only the second of its kind in the United States, El Loco will offer thrill seekers a unique and exhilarating ride.

Chef celebrates opening of Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace and Gordon Ramsay BurGR at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

During December, the 3.2 million passengers who passed through the two terminals marked a 0.8 percent decline from the same month in 2011.

The Wynn Classic Main Event will feature an estimated prize pool of over $1 million.

For some people, that means returning to the same minimum-wage-plus-tips jobs they held last year, while for others it's an opportunity to break into the industry and work at some of the city's hottest resorts.

Resort officials began on Friday showing off portions of the $30 million Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace.

Under the deal, the Palms will also pay $78,000 to cover the cost of the control board's investigation. The commission voted 4-0 to approve the fine, with Commissioner John Moran Jr. abstaining.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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'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.

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.

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