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All eyes -- and bets -- are on the Fox reality show "American Idol" to generate the most intense competition of the year, according to John Avello, director of race & sports operations for Wynn Las Vegas

ajor concrete pour helps lift Trump high-rise condo project to new level.

The hottest topic for rumors and speculation on the Strip these days is probably the redevelopment plans for the Harrah's Entertainment properties at the four corners -- the intersection with Flamingo Road.

This week's launch of the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament and today's St. Patrick's Day holiday are only two of the major draws on tap.

Las Vegas businessman Herb Tobman was remembered Wednesday by family members, associates and friends as a throwback to old Las Vegas.

Las Vegas' McCarran International climbed one spot to become the nation's fifth-busiest passenger airport last year on the Airports Council International-North America's annual traffic ranking.

News Brief: As March Madness and the inevitable gambling it inspires approaches, the NCAA is looking for help from an unlikely ally, Las Vegas casino bookmakers.

Nobody really knows the depth of the high-rise condominium market in Las Vegas, though nearly 1,000 have been built and sold and another 5,800 are under construction, a local economist said Tuesday.

South Coast today raises the curtain on a whole new form of entertainment for Las Vegas: world-class horse shows.

Rapidly rising room rates took a rest in the first three months of 2006 following nearly two years of steady gains, Las Vegas gaming analysts said this week.

MGM Mirage is plowing ahead with its $7 billion Project CityCenter at the center of the Las Vegas Strip.

Venetian executive, Tonie Roberts, uses her different language skills to entertain clients and supervise her staff.

NASCAR fans in Southern Nevada don't have to visit Las Vegas Motor Speedway to snag the sport's most popular products, they just have to visit the NASCAR Official Store at the Fashion Show mall.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board unanimously recommended that Station Casino be granted approval to operate the planned 850-room Red Rock hotel-casino in Summerlin.

Network Installation Corp. reports that subsidiary Kelley Technologies was awarded a design project for a major Las Vegas resort and casino hotel.

Poker Academy will host a customer appreciation reception on Monday, March 13, 2006, in a private dining room at Sazio's located in the Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

As a host of older hotels are torn down in the coming years to make way for the biggest building boom in Las Vegas history, casino workers employed have one nagging question: Will I have a job?

The operators of the Suncoast and Rampart casinos say they aren"t worried about the $925 million Red Rock Resort opening next month.

The Fertitta brothers hope Red Rock Resort has captured the class of the long-past casinos and added a dash of the future for the 21st century crowd.

News Brief: A judge has ordered Rod Stewart to pay a Harrah"s more than $3 million for not returning money he was paid before he cancelled a concert in 2000.