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In preparation for her imaginative, over-the-top show at Caesars Palace, Bette Midler and award-winning choreographer Toni Basil held auditions for female dancers on Monday, Aug. 20 and Tuesday, Aug. 21 at The Colosseum.

A selection of the latest entertainment news from Las Vegas this week.

V.I.P.P. ticket holders will be escorted behind the curtain and taken backstage to see the inner sanctum of the Strip's funniest show.

The proposed sale of Hooters Hotel is being slowed by the turbulent debt market, according to the developer who has an agreement to purchase the property.

Caesars Palace has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of eight employees, the federal agency announced Monday.

The performance of Wynn Las Vegas has quieted skeptics and has wowed even the most bullish on Wall Street.

155 East Tropicana reports net revenues were $17.3 million during the second quarter of 2007 compared to net revenues of $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2006.

New advertising and reduced room rates helped Hooters Hotel increase second-quarter occupancy. H

Some of Las Vegas' hottest nightclubs and lounges must ban smoking because they also operate as restaurants at other times of the day, health authorities have quietly concluded.

Brian Slipock felt the blood drain from his face in November when voters overwhelmingly adopted a tougher anti-smoking law for businesses that serve food.

A knowledge of how to conduct business during the noontime meal launched Robin Jay on her second career as a writer and motivational speaker.

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

With casino resort companies doing record-setting business, and six major resort projects under construction on the Strip, it might seem surprising that the biggest business news story in Las Vegas revolves around the slumping real estate market.

A construction worker was killed Thursday at a Strip construction site when he was cut in half by a counter-weight system used to operate an elevator, authorities said.

Tamares Las Vegas Properties filed a complaint Thursday in Clark County District Court to block Elad Group of New York from using the Plaza name in Las Vegas.

Binion's gave back its winnings and then some to the state of Nevada to correct an unemployment tax discrepancy that occurred from March 2005 to December 2006.

Casino memorablia is piled high at the Riviera this week for the 15th International Show and Convention of the Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collectors Club.

Cynthia Fields discovered what many in the casino business have learned after they've been fired from their jobs: It can be tough to get back into the game.

The Hard Rock Hotel is out-performing expectations of its new owners and industry analysts.

Big resorts on the Strip have caused big headaches for local small businesses.