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International News Brief: Paul Maxfield returned home with the largest sum ever netted by any Briton in a poker game in the United States.

Weeks removed from its busiest month on record and with further growth projected in the months and years to come, McCarran International Airport simply can't afford to rely on the status quo.

Starting June 10, the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art will present a new collection of nineteenth century French paintings on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Warning shareholders not to judge the long-term performance of his resort based on its opening weekend, Steve Wynn nevertheless dropped several hints at the company's annual stockholders meeting Monday to suggest that his new resort was off to a good start.

For the first time since becoming a publicly traded company, the shareholders of Wynn Resorts Ltd. were able to hold their annual meeting in a building that was producing revenue toward their investment.

The 1.5-million-square-foot condominium and hotel expansion project will break ground in October, Hard Rock Hotel President Kevin Kelley said after the presentation.

In Las Vegas, bankers hardly blink at a multi-million dollar change order from a Strip casino customer, but such a request creates quite a stir in just about any other market.

When Barbary Coast General Manager Ronnie Highsmith talks about working his way up from the bottom, he truly means it.

Conventional wisdom holds that last week's opening of developer Steve Wynn's newest project will spark new hotel development and economic growth. However, some industry experts say Wynn is joining the growth wave, not causing it.

Union Equity Inc. has executed a pre-construction reservation agreement to acquire a unit at the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino condominium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

News Brief: Alcohol is rapidly becoming the king of profits in the Las Vegas resort industry, thanks to high mark-ups and the popularity of nightclubs and pricey ‘bottle service’ at trendy ultra-lounges.

Hotel employees from 25 Las Vegas properties took part in the hospitality competition at the International Hotel & Restaurant Show on Thursday. Contests included bedmaking, buffer pad tosses and vacuum relays.

So much for Vanity Fair's exclusive on the first photographic images from inside the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas. The high-end monthly magazine has been scooped by Joann Stabile of New York City with a digital camera.

For the 11th consecutive year, a Los Angeles-based magazine that monitors the global convention industry, ranked Las Vegas ranked atop the Tradeshow Week’s 200.

Saturday brings the debut of Franco Dragone's fourth Las Vegas opus, ‘Le Reve -- A Small Collection of Imperfect Dreams.’

While many expect a gleaming future for Steve Wynn's latest megaresort, Wynn Las Vegas, it is built on the site of the old Desert Inn, which carries a rich past.

A Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority official says that Wynn Las Vegas is expected to be a significant player in the meetings and convention market.

Wynn Las Vegas aims to attract the world's wealthiest travelers, people who avoid big Las Vegas casinos for the likes of a Four Seasons or a Ritz Carlton.

Technological innovations and architectural marvels abound at Wynn Las Vegas.

Observers are watching with eager anticipation the curtain rising on two new production shows Steve Wynn is bringing to Las Vegas to enhance his new resort.