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Las Vegas strip casinos suffered through their sixth straight month of lower winnings, but casinos in most other parts of Clark County posted strong results in June.

Because of a quirk in the way Nevada casinos report slot revenue, the results of Nevada's May gambling revenue overstated the drop in the casinos' results.

With work on Echelon grinding to a halt, people are wondering what project might be next.

In between the hustle and bustle of gambling in the casinos, betting the horses at the race and sports books and going to shows, it's probably a good idea to spend a few hours decompressing poolside during your visit to Las Vegas. With that in mind, Casino City presents its list of the best pools to choose from.

Credit woes that disrupted General Growth Properties' participation in Boyd Gaming's $4.8 billion Echelon resort represent just a small portion of the financial challenges facing the mall company that owns some of the priciest real estate on the Strip.

Building contractors should be given authority to conduct random drug and alcohol tests of construction workers, either through legislation or through negotiations with unions, a spokesman for a construction trades group said.

Black Hat Briefings and Training conference in Caesars Palace is an annual gathering of computer hackers and other technology experts interested in identifying and exposing security flaws.

Three of the 10 workers observed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal drinking at area bars before entering the CityCenter job site have been fired, an executive for Perini Corp. said Thursday

As Steve Wynn prepares to staff his new Encore, his reputation, at least among casino dealers, is still suffering nearly two years after he instituted a policy at Wynn Las Vegas that requires dealers share their tips with supervisors.

Enjoy the Beijing Games, but forget about betting on them in Nevada sports books.

Several construction workers recently were observed drinking alcohol at nearby bars before they entered the CityCenter job site, a violation of company rules set by the general contractor.

The financing is in place and construction on the Hard Rock Hotel's $760 million expansion is proceeding, Morgans Chief Executive Officer Fred Kleisner told investors during Wednesday conference call on the company's earnings.

Wall Street's concerns about MGM Mirage's delay in completing financing for its massive CityCenter development are overblown, MGM Mirage executives said Tuesday.

Bankruptcy Judge Linda Riegle said she will sign an order today approving $127 million in post-bankruptcy financing for Lake Las Vegas.

The announcement by Boyd Gaming Corp. on Friday morning that the casino operator will delay construction of its $4.8 billion Echelon project on the Strip for up to a year was met with applause on Wall Street.

With provocative shows to set the mood and an intimate nightlife to titillate your senses, the odds of getting lucky in Las Vegas have never been better.

Echelon's plight, combined with Tuesday's revelation of more than $3 billion in financing hurdles for MGM Mirage's CityCenter, threw off analyst projections of a local housing recovery set for mid-2009.

The union campaigns were both conceived several years ago, when Las Vegas and other Western cities were in the midst of a housing boom.

Parking fees at McCarran International Airport -- along with charges for cabs, limousines and buses -- are about to go up, as much as 50 percent in some cases.

Shuffle Master, Inc. reports that the progressive jackpot on its Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive table game hit twice during July.