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Limiting jet turns could hurt LV economy

If Las Vegas City Hall wins its battle to restrict how jets fly into and out of McCarran International Airport, it could ultimately cost the Las Vegas economy more than $281 million annually by reducing the capacity of the airport.

World Series of Blackjack IV premiers on GSN in June

GSN deals in another season of the top blackjack tournament in the world as the WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK IV (WSOBJ IV) debuts Monday, June 4 at 11 p.m. EST/10 p.m. CST. The tournament returns to the Las Vegas Hilton and the winner will walk away with $500,000.

Tip sharing proposal revived

On Tuesday, the provisions in the bill to stop Wynn Las Vegas from requiring dealers to share their tips with supervisors were revived and placed in Assembly Bill 248, which passed 32-10.

Zero gravity for 3.5 G's

Although the Zero-G jet flies only about as high as a commercial airliner, company founders view it as a steppingstone to commercially available space tourism.

Wolfe and Hellmuth leading WPT Championship

The contrast in styles between the calm European and the brash American couldn’t be anymore apparent, but regardless of their differences, European Poker Tour Champion Roland de Wolfe and 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth are in the same position – atop the leader board.

Poker's newest hero leading WPT championship tourney

Rags-to-riches-to-hero, Anna Wroblewski was the big story in Vegas last week after turning $300 into $330,000. Now she has a commanding lead at the WPT Championship event.

Inside gaming column: Cash flows more freely than details downtown

Andrew Donner didn't provide reporters much in the way of details about his plans to revive the shuttered Lady Luck and 5.5 acres of city-owned land downtown.

Project CityCenter cost increased

Casino giant MGM Mirage said Friday that it has raised the estimated cost of its CityCenter project on the Strip to because of an increase in the overall size of the development.

Lady Luck owners granted extension

Owners of a shuttered Las Vegas casino raised the stakes on their pitch to revive the property in downtrodden downtown, with help from an internationally known hotel operator and 5.5 acres of city-owned land.

MGM buys parcels for new center

MGM Mirage has assembled the acreage to construct a similar and potentially larger development on the Strip's northern end.

The Pearl opens with world record attempt

For the grand opening of The Pearl, the Palms Casino Resort will be engulfed in 160 skytracker lights.

MGM Mirage purchases more property

MGM Mirage has entered into agreements with two landowners to purchase several parcels of land located on the Las Vegas Strip, which, combined with existing holdings, will give the company a new, 78-acre site for future development.

The Strip: They won't dream of genie anymore

With high-profile celebrities on hand and owners in high spirits, a Strip property dropped a name Tuesday and leapt into the future.

Planet Hollywood casino resort revealed

Planet Hollywood announces the arrival of the new Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the former site of the Aladdin, in the heart of the legendary Las Vegas Strip.

Strip project gets new investor

Australia's largest gaming operator announced late Monday it is buying almost 20 percent of the company building the $2.8 billion Fontainebleau on the Strip's north end.

Wynn dealers near vote on union

The National Labor Relations Board is expected to quickly schedule an election at which Wynn Las Vegas dealers can decide if they support having the union negotiate a collective bargaining agreement.

Fontainebleau, PBL sign deal

Fontainebleau Resorts LLC, has entered into a definitive agreement with Publishing & Broadcasting Limited.

Jeff Simpson has some good news and bad news for Wynn dealers who support a union

For Wynn Las Vegas dealers interested in joining a union as a way to reverse the property's tip-sharing policy, there was good news and bad news last week.

Looking in on: Gaming

The Transport Workers Union has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a secret-ballot election to represent Wynn Las Vegas dealers.

It's union time or demolition for Imperial Palace

Imperial Palace, once the most virulently anti-union property on the Strip, will almost certainly become unionized if it is not imploded by its new owners.

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