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Bob Faiss, who teaches a class in gaming law, will be signing copies of his oral history book "Gaming Regulation and Gaming Law in Nevada" on March 30.

March Madness will be even more lively than usual for John Avello, the Director of Race and Sports at Wynn Las Vegas, which is playing host to a new college basketball TV show hosted by Billy Packer and Bobby Knight.

In the haze of the ongoing economic hangover, Las Vegas resorts - including some yet to be finished - look like the fevered dreams of out-of-control egos.

A Chinese tourist has died from injuries suffered late Sunday in a collision with a vehicle on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Hard Rock Hotel posted its lowest revenues since 2004 with yearly revenues declining 11.7 percent to $164.3 million from $186 million in 2007.

Bankruptcy attorneys and restructuring specialists are doing very well in this struggling economy.

A Las Vegas Sands board member quit because he disagreed with the forced resignation of former company president Bill Weidner.

The company's game-enhancing products on blackjack and pai gow tables have helped path the path to prosperity.

The gaming company's owners are buying the debt to ensure they remain in control should Harrah's go bankrupt.

The gambling equipment provider posted a net loss if $973,000 for the quarter ended Jan. 31.

Press secretary Robert Gobbs said that the president never said "don't go to Las Vegas."

A $1.75 billion deal by Australian gaming company Crown Limited to buy Cannery Casino Resorts collapsed on Thursday.

Players can register online or in-person at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, which is the host property.

The state Senate passed a 3 percentage point increase in the hotel room tax Tuesday, which current projections show will raise about $230 million.

Winnings at casinos on the Strip fell 14.7 percent in January, the fourth straight month of a double-digit declines.

Under the deal, lenders will control Herbst's 15 casinos in three states while Herbst brothers will control its Nevada slot routes.

Former President Bill Weidner stepped down from his post Sunday after constant infighting with Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson.

A finance professor said that Station's bondholders hold the key on whether Boyd can complete its purchase of many of the casino company's assets.

Bill Weidner, who has led the casino company for almost 14 years, has resigned after "conflicts" with CEO Sheldon Adelson.

Terry Dillard is one of just 56 certified blimp pilots in the world and steers the M Resort blimp above Las Vegas.