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The cost of regular, unleaded gasoline hit $2.44 a gallon in Las Vegas on Monday, AAA Nevada spokesman Michael Geeser said.

When studying the voting history of the most prominent assembly of tourism leaders in Southern Nevada, it doesn't take 20-20 vision to see that the ayes have it.

News Brief: Card sharks are in the money stage at the 2005 World Series of Poker and a Winnipegger was in prime position heading into yesterday's crucial third round.

As competitive poker's premier tournament winds toward its conclusion Friday when the 2005 world champion is crowned, the numbers coming out of this year's 45-event competition have surprised Harrah's officials.

Casino Marketing: The 2005 Conference gets under way Sunday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among the highlights are two very special awards presentations.

Gaming industry executives are getting nervous that Las Vegas may be enjoying too much of a good thing.

With a first place prize jackpot of roughly $7.5 million awaiting the winner, the World Series of Poker kicked off its nine-day championship run Thursday at the Rio with the first of three preliminary rounds.

Las Vegas Strip casinos say they haven't witnessed any evidence that the terrorist attacks in London Thursday morning have dampened travel to Las Vegas.

At its next board of directors meeting Tuesday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will elect members for two open seats and a 14th member will join the board.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's board of directors is in line for a serious shake-up.

Depending upon your source, the Ferrari-Maserati dealership at Wynn Las Vegas is either the busiest in the United States or an average contributor to United Auto Group's annual sales figures.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is visiting the United States today through July 16, Lee's office said.

A Las Vegas-based lottery and casino game designer has developed a scratch-off game that lets the two competing gambling disciplines serve the same customer.

Mandarin Oriental will be one of the hotel operators participating in MGM Mirage's Project CityCenter, an MGM Mirage executive told a group of contractors at a meeting in Las Vegas last week.

Casino Marketing: The 2005 Conference has grown into a global affair, with attendees coming from the United States, Canada, Austria, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Australia and Costa Rica.

As a record number of poker enthusiasts from around the globe gears up for the main event of the 36th annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, some of the game's brightest minds are putting together lesson plans designed to raise the level of play at this year's tournament.

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

n executive with the Landry's restaurant chain said his company has no plans in the works to buy property from Tamares Group, the landlord and financial backer of Barrick Gaming Corp. that recently purchased Barrick's downtown casinos.

Construction continues on the newest Boyd Gaming Corp. project, the South Coast casino.

Gaming industry policies for paying Reservists serving in the war in the Middle East run the gamut from full compensation on top of active-duty pay to simply preserving their positions during extended absences, a survey of local companies shows.