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A former Hard Rock hotel and casino executive has been named president of the Harrah's Las Vegas and Flamingo casinos, a new position at Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

McCarran International closed in on a new milestone -- 4 million passengers in a month -- as the city's airport recorded an all-time record in July.

Until July, only one car had been stolen out of New York-New York's valet parking area in that property's 11-year history.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the Imperial Palace for $370 million, giving the company a larger foothold on the Strip and ownership of four adjacent casinos.

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has purchased four, year-old German Shepherd guard dogs.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has signed an agreement with Imperial Palace, LLC, to acquire the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Employment in Las Vegas-area hotels and casinos grew by a healthy 6.2 percent in July compared to a year ago but the Reno-Sparks area suffered a decline in gaming jobs.

Las Vegas is one of the nation's most-popular destinations among disabled adult travelers, according to a national survey released this month.

These Planet Hollywood slots and some interior signs mark the start of the Aladdin's transition to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Construction continued last week on the new hotel tower behind the Palms.

The South Coast is going to be a lot more than just another locals casino when it opens early next year, industry experts said Monday.

As increasing numbers of residents and visitors stretch the limits of Southern Nevada's inbound fuel network, leaders are planning to discuss what options might best prevent local cars, trucks and planes from running on fumes.

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

A familiar face bobbed among the real-estate brokers lined up Sunday morning to reserve units in Ivana Las Vegas, a planned high-rise on the Strip.

At 5 a.m. this morning, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. opened Caesar Palace's 949-room Augustus hotel tower at the corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard.

The average daily room rate in Las Vegas continues to soar, statistics compiled by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority say.

With Clark County's unemployment rate hovering at around 4 percent, Kathy Caudell knows her company will face a tough job market when it begins searching for some 2,400 employees to staff the upcoming South Coast resort in southwest Las Vegas.

Actor Max Baer Jr., one of the stars of the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" has gained preliminary approval from state gaming regulators to own a minor percentage in a small casino in North Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas casino host, who was president of a Midwestern slot distributor linked to criminal activity in the early 1990s, isn't going to get a state gaming license but will be able to keep his job at the Venetian.

Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er penny progressive games netted a lucky Las Vegas man $1 million today when he won the top jackpot award at Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.