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Within moments, the Stardust was turned into 28,000 tons of dusty rubble early today.

The new owners of the Hard Rock Hotel unveiled plans Monday for $750 million in renovations and expansions that will double the size of the property by adding new hotel rooms and convention space to the property as well as a new, larger concert venue.

Robert Boughner, president of Echolon, said renderings and designs for Echelon would be revealed at the formal ground breaking, but he cautioned against expecting Echelon to have a theme attached to its architecture.

Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts announced it would purchase Sunterra Corp., which is headquartered in North Las Vegas, in a transaction valued at $700 million.

LVI Services Inc. announces the implosion of Las Vegas' famed Stardust Casino and Hotel Towers.

Since acquiring the Four Queens Hotel & Casino three years ago, local businessman, Terry Caudill, has invested over $20 million in the historic downtown property.

Megaresort developments have become the norm on the Strip, and those multibillion-dollar investments have been dwarfed by recent casino industry mergers and acquisitions.

Almost two weeks after the Sahara was seemingly given a new lease on life, demolition crews are preparing to blast away the last remnant of the Stardust.

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Morgans Hotel Group Co. report a large-scale expansion and renovation project for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas is in the crosshairs of a powerful corporate boss who wants to turn Sin City into a family-themed destination, or at least that's the plot of a new video game based on that scenario.

The days where casino chips were the coin of the realm, used to settle debts between friends, buy groceries and pay for haircuts have passed.

As one of the Strip's last remaining icons, the Sahara savors its 55 years in operation.

Research by economist and real estate consultant John Restrepo indicates that most condo buyers prefer views of lakes and oceans to views of casinos.

Newly hired World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack didn’t have enough time to make his presence fully felt during the scheduling of the 2006 WSOP.

Battle lines are forming between airline passengers and private plane operators over who should pay for the nation's air traffic control system.

A company founded by a space flight entrepreneur and a former astronaut will offer the experience of weightlessness via a modified Boeing 727 flying 24,000 feet above the Nevada desert.

Los Angeles entrepreneur Sam Nazarian spent close to three years trying to strike the right casino deal in Las Vegas. But his interests kept returning to the aging Sahara.

The departure of New Year holiday revelers and the annual International Consumer Electronics Show helped boost January passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport nearly 6 percent higher than last year's pace.

A Hollywood movie producer, restaurateur and nightclub owner has bought the aging Moroccan-themed Sahara, the Review-Journal learned Friday night.

Kelley Technologies has been selected by Boulevard Invest to bring multimedia concepts and special effects inside the newly remodeled Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.