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MGM Mirage says it has resolved its immediate financial problems and that MGM Grand Detroit and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Miss are not for sale.

The drop was the 14th straight monthly decline by was the smallest year-over-year decline for Las Vegas visitor volume in 2009.

T.J. English takes us back to pre-Castro Cuba and Sam O'Connor tells us tales of old Las Vegas. Both books make for great late-summer reading.

The table game provider says it was able reduce expenses and saw its profit jump 87 percent in the third quarter.

Strip casinos reported revenues of $461.3 million, a decline of 11.1 percent compared with $519.2 million a year ago.

Four Las Vegas Strip resort casino supervisors and managers have been charged in an alleged plot to take phony jackpot payoffs.

Eight people arrested Sunday in an undercover operation at the Rehab Pool Party at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Siegel Group Nevada Inc. completes acquisition of the closed St. Tropez hotel, plans to reopen in a month.

Carol O’Hare, executive director of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, talks about compulsive gambling, the resources offered by the council and some issues facing the gaming industry and how they relate to problem gambling.

Jean Julius outfitted most of the uniformed employees on the Strip through her enterprise, The Dealers Room.

The Las Vegas-based gaming giant plans to issue $720 million in new senior secured notes due in 2017.

The $600 million financing transaction is a preliminary step toward an initial public offering of shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Last year Nevada's 37,943 penny slot machines attracted wagers of $17.8 billion, 15 percent of all the money gambled statewide.

International news brief: The gaming giant lifted its market share of Macau gambling revenue to 11% in August, up from 8% in June.

The M Resort, The Venetian and Palazzo will be bringing an exciting new trend to Las Vegas this football season by offering "in-running" wagering on select games. The new concept will allow football bettors to place wagers on games after they kick off and while the live action is unfolding before their eyes.

Tourism leaders are hoping that a mix of low hotel prices, special offers and other deals are enough to entice Las Vegas visitors to end the summer on a high note.

News brief: The swanky Vegas casino is suing alleged Ponzi-scheme artist Allen Stanford for repayment of a gambling debt of more than $250,000.

Bellagio resort sues Texas billionaire Robert Allen Stanford, claiming he owes $258,480 in unpaid gambling markers.

A Las Vegas company that books hotel rooms and sells vacation packages online has filed for bankruptcy reorganization in a case involving numerous Southern Nevada hotel-casinos.

The Planet Hollywood nightclub will remain open under a 30-day temporary license but will be kept on a short leash after a rash of incidents.