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Leaders of CIM Group, the development company that last year bought into the shuttered Lady Luck, are in talks with the city of Las Vegas to put money toward a proposed mob museum on Stewart Avenue at Third Street.

At a Reuters sponsored travel conference in Los Angeles Monday, MGM Mirage Chief Financial Officer Dan D’Arrigo said he expected only half of the more than 40,000 planned hotel room to be built over the next few years.

Wynn Las Vegas has lost a billion dollars of its market worth since Tuesday afternoon, when casino boss Steve Wynn, in spite of fairly upbeat earnings at his company, warned investors that the Strip won’t be immune from an economic slowdown.

The CityCenter Sales Pavilion is boasting a suite of architectural models the size of dump trucks.

The economic slowdown that has affected other job sectors throughout the past year has found its way to the gaming industry.

While workers readied the Monte Carlo for its return to business this week, MGM Mirage officials said Wednesday that damage at the 3,000-room Strip resort during a rooftop fire three weeks ago will total just under $100 million.

State Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek will take a second look at the controversial Wynn Las Vegas tip-pooling policy.

More so than New York's Fashion Week, the clothing shows of Las Vegas are considered a harbinger of what's coming to retail racks.

A California man became the first person to hit on the new multi-site progressive Millioni$er penny slot by Aristocrat Technologies.

An axiom among some talented sports bettors holds that you should be able to walk into any major sports book, study the board for a few minutes and point out the advantageous betting opportunities.

More than 20 of those chefs gathered to kick-off the popular culinary entertainment event, Vegas Uncork'd, a Bon Appetit Epicurean Experience.

Friday was the last day on the job for county employee Rick Maddox, whose rubber-stamp approval of questionable remodeling of the Rio ignited a safety controversy that resulted in criminal charges.

Wynn Las Vegas and a few nonprofit corporations representing businesses that depend on tipped employees are seeking to stop an attempt to roll back the resort's new tip policy.

The financial windfall that arrives with Chinese New Year is only a fraction of what’s in store for Las Vegas.

Casino de Genting in Malaysia tops our list with 13,000 employees in the fold, but the two Connecticut-based casinos aren't far behind while four Las Vegas properties make the cut.

The gaming industry has a significant ownership stake in both major Nevada political parties.

For those couples interested in making this year’s Valentine’s Day the most memorable yet, Paris Las Vegas promises to be the most romantic spot on the Strip.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

MGM Mirage announced today that the Monte Carlo Hotel will reopen its doors for customers on Friday, February 15.

A Century City-based firm will help Las Vegas companies achieve “LEED” certification from the standard-bearer of environmentally sensitive building approval.