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Fallout from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 may land hard on two of Las Vegas' biggest gaming companies, Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage.

Caesars Palace in Las Vegas has opened the Neil Leifer Gallery spotlighting the celebrated photographer's unforgettable images of sports and culture.

The dealers over at Wynn Las Vegas who are none too happy about supervisors taking a share of their tips also are ticked that they can't count their own tip money.

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

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. will open a new Playboy Club as part of a multi-faced entertainment venue at the Palms Casino Resort.

On the day the World Market Center has named a furniture industry veteran with a strong connection to the Las Vegas community as its chief executive officer.

New flight service from Asia to Las Vegas is giving tourism officials fresh opportunities to show off the city's recreational assets.

When Station Casinos made plans to include a water feature at its newly opened Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Clark County conservation rules required that they offset the feature's water use elsewhere.

The ESPN broadcast of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event wrapped up last night, and the network once again outclassed all the other televised poker programs.

News Brief: The fire department reported a 3-alarm fire at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.

This week: Online gambling sites shrug off arrests and the latest on Station Casinos new opportunity to install slots at a Laundromat.

Harrah's Entertainment's mammoth redevelopment of the Center Strip area was set to be announced by the end of this month, but all of the details are yet to be finalized.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley and the National Association of Women Business Owners have joined forces to sponsor "YOU Decide! 2006," a Nevada gubernatorial debate and candidates' fair at Bally's Las Vegas.

Twenty-five years ago, very few gaming companies had in-house counsel, partly because of their size.

Wynn Las Vegas' president said Friday that the dealers who filed a lawsuit seeking to end the casino's 3-week-old tip pooling program are welcome at their jobs.

Casino City columnist Ryan McLane recently rediscovered the joy of poker by watching his grilfriend play in her first live No-Limit Hold'em poker tournament in Las Vegas.

While a tip matter involving Nevada casino workers may have been resolved in Washington, D.C., the controversy over Wynn Las Vegas splitting the tokes earned by its dealers with casino supervisors has landed in Clark County District Court.

Cavalia, the spectacular equestrian Odyssey, will be presented under its majestic White Big Top that will be located at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, starting November 16, 2006.

Harrah's claims it owns the trademark on the name 'World Series of Poker,' and that it has applied for a patent on the name 'WSOP' as well, so Federico Schiavio's Web site should be passed over to Harrah's.

The Ultimate Game at Wynn Las Vegas will be televised nationally on FOX Sports in 2007.