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Las Vegas hotel-casinos expect a busy Labor Day weekend this year with projections for tourist volume, spending and hotel rates all higher than last year.

LVH, formally LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, has been in receivership since last September.

The deal will expand the company's presence in downtown Las Vegas.

The campaign includes several elements of social media and production, and it builds on the recent "Know the Code" campaign scolding those who post Vegas trip pictures that embarrass their mates, or the odd royal, on Facebook or Twitter.

In honor of the upcoming Labor Day holiday, Casino City's Vin Narayanan looks at 10 types of casino workers who deserve our appreciation.

Real estate developer Andrew Donner has long believed in the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas.

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid made his feelings clear in response to a question from the Las Vegas Review-Journal during a ceremony at McCarran International's new Terminal 3.

South Point Poker LLC on Thursday made history as the first U.S. casino to be licensed to operate an intrastate, real-money poker website.

Michael Albanese and two other employees - Matthew Kidle, an administrator, and Kassie Baker, a ticket writer - are accused of using their sportsbook positions to accept "invalid" wagers on horse races.

Shotgun Creek Investments, headed by Wayne Perry, a prominent Seattle businessman and part-owner of baseball's Seattle Mariners, has "invested tens of millions" in the SkyVue project and may put in more.

The South Point recently installed Bally Technologies' iView Display Manager on 2,480 of the casino's 2,600 slot machines.

The D Las Vegas, formerly Fitzgeralds, is getting a $20 million facelift and a Detroit theme.

Last week, Cantor Gaming launched Wi-Fi enabled sports betting across Nevada. Here are 10 ways that it's going to change the gambling industry.

MGM Resorts was one of several local companies that partnered with Workforce Connections Las Vegas to be part of the summer program.

Mark Pilarski offers his thoughts on Las Vegas buffets and describes the correct way to play a soft 18 in blackjack.

The restaurants Red Square, China Grill and Red, White and Blue are set to close November 18, employees have said.

The Las Vegas-based company earned $7.5 million in the second quarter. A profit comparison with the second quarter of last year is not possible because of accounting adjustments associated with the company's exit from bankruptcy on June 17, 2011.

The bankruptcy petition lists both assets and liabilities as greater than $10 million but gives no exact amounts.

The two casino companies that operate half of all the Strip's resorts told the investment community last week that they had lost a combined $387.2 million during the second quarter.

Total visitor volume for June was up 2.1 percent from the same month in 2011, according to the monthly Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority count.