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Taxation: Birdie in the hand

Southern Nevada golf course owners received tax breaks worth $4.4 million in 2006.

Contract deadline passes; workers shrug

Bellman Terry Getler isn't disappointed a new collective bargaining agreement has yet to be reached between the hotel and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226.

GPIC completes Planet Hollywood order

Gaming Partners International Corporation has completed an order valued at approximately $1 million from the new Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

WSOP weekend - Records fall, first bracelets awarded

Casino City is providing updates from the 2007 World Series of Poker. In the first weekend of action, 21-year old Steve Billirakis becomes the youngest player to win a bracelet and Event #3 sees the largest player field of all time for a non-Main Event.

Casino City WSOP Player of the Year

Sure, poker players are interested in bracelets and cash. But they want prestige too. That's where the Casino City World Series of Poker Player of the Year comes into play.

Casino giants lengthen collective agreements with union

MGM Mirage and Harrah's have agreed to extend its collective bargaining agreement with the state's largest labor union beyond last night's expiration date.

PBL signs Vegas deal

Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.announced Thursday it has entered an agreement with the developer holding purchase options for the site of the former Wet 'n Wild water park on the Las Vegas Strip.

Rumors around Binion's sale

Binion's in downtown Las Vegas has been the subject of sale speculation for months and a recent remark by the chief executive officer of MTR Gaming Group that owns the historic casino added fuel to the rumors.

Chase begins for WSOP records

The 2007 World Series of Poker begins today with the first two events in a 55-bracelet tournament schedule. First on the list are the $500 employees-only event and the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em World Championship. Mixed Hold'em combines limit and no-limit action.

Five reasons why the 2007 WSOP will rock

The 2007 World Series of Poker will be better than last year's. It has to be. Last year's event was missing something. The most exciting moment came when Phil Hellmuth won his tenth-bracelet. This was when I was still a Hellmuth fan. But then he started blogging about his pseudo-celebrity status and I stopped caring. Plus, he talks in the third person off the record as well as on, which is pretty tedious.

PBL enters Las Vegas deal

International News Brief: Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd says it has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to develop, construct and operate a new casino in Las Vegas.

Q+A: Gamal Aziz

The latest annual report for MGM Mirage forgoes descriptions of casino floors in favor of haute cuisine, stage performances and museum pieces.

Labor talks: Casinos, Culinary still lack deal

Contracts covering some 50,000 Strip and downtown hotel-casino workers expire at midnight Thursday, but both union representatives and management leaders admit new agreements won't be in place by then.

CEO Poker holds bracelet event

CEO Poker is holding the most inexpensive bracelet tournaments in Las Vegas, during the WSOP event, July 2-9, from $500 - $2,500 buy-ins, in the evening.

In Depth: Some prefer what doesn't happen in Vegas

In the debate on whether tribal casinos are simply Las Vegas wannabes, there are many points in the "not like Vegas" column

Trump says wait to enter Las Vegas market worthwhile

Las Vegas has held a 20-year fascination for billionaire developer Donald Trump but he has little regret that he waited to enter the market.

Private-equity investors may map future of Strip growth

Las Vegas-based gaming companies are resting squarely in the sights of buyout funds eager to take advantage of the companies' extensive real estate holdings, heavy cash flows and strong growth potential.

Ivana LV site for sale

While ex-husband Donald was busy with a topping-off ceremony for his condominium project, a site formerly slated for a similar project tied to Ivana Trump has been relisted for sale.

Wet 'n Wild site project proceeding, official says

The Texas-based businessman behind a proposed 1,888-foot hotel-condominium tower for the old Wet 'n Wild site said Friday he has made a $40 million land option payment and the project is proceeding.

Trump celebrates topping-off of tower

Donald Trump was happy to be topping-off the final floor of the 64-story Trump International Hotel & Tower, some 22 months after breaking ground on the development behind the New Frontier.

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