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Does CityCenter, which for a long time was given a $7 billion price tag, actually cost $8.1 billion, $8.4 billion, $8.5 billion, $9.2 billion or $11.2 billion?

A hero's welcome awaited for the 40 wounded warriors who temporarily left behind Walter Reed Army Medical Center or National Naval Medical Center for an all-expenses-paid Memorial Day weekend at Sheldon Adelson's resort, The Venetian.

Forgive the grand pooh-bahs of America's foremost party town if they don't seem too festive this holiday weekend.

The highly anticipated pools at The Palazzo celebrated its grand opening with Vegas Mode: Where Fashion Meets Luxury, a VIP brunch and fashion show hosted by "Sex and the City's" Kim Cattrall May 20th.

A construction worker who died at the downtown Union Park redevelopment site on Monday has been identified.

Casino mogul Steve Wynn said Barkley's well-known status doesn't give him the right to mishandle his personal business.

News Brief: Charles Barkley insists the check is in the mail, but a Nevada prosecutor and a Las Vegas Strip casino want the retired NBA star to show them the money.

McCarran International Airport shrugged off troubles besetting air travel and posted big numbers in a nationwide customer-service survey.

Millions of square feet of upscale retail development remain in the pipeline for Las Vegas despite a shaky national economy that has sales drying up in Southern Nevada.

The state teachers union has agreed not to go forward with a ballot initiative seeking voter approval to raise gaming taxes in exchange for three major gaming companies' support for raising the room tax.

MGM Mirage on Monday officially revealed the name of CityCenter's 61-story, 4,004-room centerpiece resort: Aria.

In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Las Vegas strip casinos may have overreacted, according to a UNLV study published this month in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.

Travelers share ideas to make going on the road a little smoother.

MGM Mirage involves companies owned by minorities, women and disabled people in CityCenter.

Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas, the city's newest landmark, today announced the opening of its signature fine-dining restaurant, DJT.

CityCenter has revealed that its stunning resort casino, scheduled to open in late 2009, will be named Aria.

While there may be one heck of a grand opening for the $9.2 billion CityCenter on the Strip, actual opening dates for the various buildings will differ.

Wynn Las Vegas filed a lawsuit in District Court on Wednesday to force former National Basketball Association star Charles Barkley to pay back $400,000 in gambling markers the casino alleges it extended him last year.

While Las Vegas miniaturizes landmarks — the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty — the CityCenter skyline towering above the 76-acre site seems larger than life.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has lowered their revenue expectations for Southern Nevada resorts, predicting room taxes for the year will be $8 million less than forecast.