Las Vegas News - Page 451

For all the highly technical and nuanced ways to identify economic slowdowns, in Las Vegas there’s one simple way to take measure: room rates.

A national recession could be bad news for resort owners, but the booster group that promotes Las Vegas isn't projecting a downturn in its nearly $300 million budget.

Players who walk into Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel today will enjoy better odds than they would have five weeks ago.

An online poker site has announced the inaugural Duplicate Poker World Championship with the finals set for this fall.

Nightclub operators Marc Packer and Richard Wolf are finding out what happens when you stir up the fury of the third-richest man in the world.

The Las Vegas Ironworkers Union is asking Nevada safety regulators to require contractors to provide netting or temporary flooring of the kind that could have saved two workers who fell to their deaths last year on the Strip.

Fontainebleau Resorts reports that Nakheel Hotels has invested $375 million in exchange for a 50% interest in the company's iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort.

The World Series of Poker denied blog reports Tuesday that it was considering televising the Main Event final table live -- or "plausibly live" -- on ESPN.

A Las Vegas labor attorney told Nevada's high court justices Monday that Wynn Las Vegas illegally violated employment agreements with its dealers when it changed its tip-pooling policy in 2006.

Las Vegas can be an intimidating town for first-time visitors and gamblers. So if you're headed to the Strip in the near future and want to make the most of the trip, take these tips to heart and you'll definitely have a good time.

Derek Stevens, whose family owns the Las Vegas 51s baseball team and a stake in the Riviera, recently made his first public appearance at the Golden Gate since buying into the 102-year-old property on Fremont Street in March.

Concluding its first official season, the World Poker Tour Ladies tour arrives at Bellagio this month for the inaugural WPT Ladies Championship.

Golden Gate casino owner Mark Brandenburg sees his 107-room property attracting Strip customers who are increasingly frustrated and exhausted by the size and scope of the Strip’s ever-growing megaresort empire.

Members of Ironworkers Union Local 433 and friends and relatives of some accident victims say the union leadership isn’t fighting hard enough to ensure safety at Las Vegas Strip building sites.

Hooters Hotel's management said the economic downturn late last year drove fourth-quarter revenue down as the property saw departmentwide declines.

McAfee, Inc. reports the results of "Greening Kickoff," an innovative project to minimize, rigorously measure and offset the environmental impact of a large corporate event in Las Vegas.

Nevada lawmakers said Tuesday they expect the Legislature will hold hearings on safety lapses involved in deaths at Strip construction sites.

Debbie Psychopedas won $1,679,200 while playing a Wheel of Fortune dollar MegaJackpot at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Monday.

By the end of 2007, the dust had settled on the three-year, $214 million transformation of Planet Hollywood Resort from the financially troubled Aladdin.

Daylife is born this month as MGM Grand unveils Wet Republic, an alluring 53,000-square-foot ultra pool combining an exclusive nightlife vibe with poolside pampering and relaxation.