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This week reflections on parking, family and swimming pools in the world of Las Vegas gaming.

ews Brief: The new Red Rock Casino says starting Friday it's going to enforce a strict curfew for anyone under 21 years old.

Demand for rooms on the Strip is heading slowly south for the July Fourth weekend after flat-lining over the second quarter of 2006, reports from Wall Street firms say.

Steve Wynn had a few reasons for buying out his partner's interest in the Wynn Las Vegas production show 'Le Reve.'

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

The five-year, $20 billion building boom under way on the Strip will roughly double the high-end inventory of rooms costing $200 a night or more, a new Standard & Poor's study sa

Donn Arden's Jubilee! is celebrating twenty-five years of packed houses at Bally's Las Vegas with a nationwide search for new talent to take this extravagant stage production into its second quarter century.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's three-member compensation committee is clearly enamored of Rossi Ralenkotter's recent work as president and chief executive officer of the 500-employee pro-travel agency.

Cosmopolitan Resort developer Ian Bruce Eichner had a New York moment a few months ago when he sued his neighbors, the Jockey Club condominiums, for holding up his $2 billion, two--tower Strip resort at Harmon Avenue.

News Brief: Wynn Las Vegas will pay $15.9 million to buy the rights to its headline show "Le Reve" from creator Franco Dragone.

Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services believes casino stock valuations will depend on a variety of factors over the coming 12 months.

"Le Reve's" 360-degree aquatic theatre has dazzled audiences for 365 days by submerging them into a dream where tales of love, adventure and mystery are staged with flawless virtuosity.

The number of travelers who visited Las Vegas fell flat in April, the second consecutive month in which visitor volume increased by just 0.3 percent.

One of the problems with a metropolitan area that grows as fast as Las Vegas is that the roadways can't keep up with the traffic on them.

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

For the first time in 2006 Nevada casinos didn't win more than $1 billion from gamblers in a given month.

A California investment firm has loaned the owners of the shuttered Lady Luck $66 million to be used in renovating the Las Vegas hotel-casino.

The Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower will present its annual citywide fireworks display and "Sparkle and Splash Pool Party" on Sunday, July 2.

The Professional eBay’s Seller Alliance is hosting a Charity Poker Challenge in Las Vegas on June 15, 2006 during the eBay Live convention.

Casino companies are starting to hedge their bets in case rising fuel prices start keeping some visitors away.