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Shorter walks, intimate public spaces, and tucked-away surprises will please Wynn Las Vegas guests, the developer said in a two-and-a-half-hour Monday afternoon interview with the Las Vegas Sun.

The proverbial sore thumb had nothing on Yvette Thomas early Monday.

Las Vegas tourism leaders love the 93,000 visitors and $129.7 million in nongaming spending the Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show will bring here this week.

The first person Steve Wynn called when the casino developer started conceptualizing his newest resort complex was not a financial adviser, architect, or builder. It was renowned show producer and director Franco Dragone.

Nearly 100,000 people have applied to work at the $2.5 billion Wynn Las Vegas. Just 10,000 will be hired by the time of the megaresort's scheduled April 28 opening.

Palace Station, along with Station Casinos Inc. sister properties Santa Fe Station and Texas Station, has gone smoke-free.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that the new Pamela Anderson Playboy slot machine has gone live at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas as the first game expansion of the successful QuarterMillion$ wide-area progressive link.

News Brief: Steve Wynn will air a commercial for his Wynn Las Vegas during the Oscars.

American Casino & Entertainment Properties, the company that operates the Stratosphere and the two Arizona Charlie's properties, is taking steps to try and slow the migration of employees to larger operations.

Las Vegas visitors spent less time on the casino floor, but budgeted more money to gamble in 2004, a year-end report by Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority analysts said.

Executives of downtown's Golden Nugget casino have settled a three-count complaint filed last month by the state Gaming Control Board and would pay a $30,000 fine under a proposed settlement agreement.

Though most everyone predicted big gains, even high expectations couldn't overshadow what was a remarkable year for the local travel industry.

A record of just under $90.8 million was wagered on Super Bowl XXXIX, and the state's 173 sports books won a record $15.4 million, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

It's become an annual rite of winter, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman held true to form Tuesday when delivering another post-Super Bowl tirade against the National Football League.

As celebration of Chinese New Year starts today, many Strip properties are pulling out all stops to welcome Far East visitors with large bankrolls looking to welcome the Year of the Rooster.

Yes, Steve Wynn really was on top of his Wynn Las Vegas hotel when the resort's new television commercial was filmed.

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino co- Chairman Robert Earl and Clear Channel Entertainment CEO Brian Becker announced a partnership that will raise the bar for entertainment options in Las Vegas.

The National Football League's efforts to stop Las Vegas-themed ads from airing within this year's Super Bowl telecast were as successful as Sunday's bumbling two-minute drill offense by the Philadelphia Eagles.

An Ohio businessman who says he was rejected from Neonopolis because his proposed nightclub would have attracted a largely gay audience has settled his dispute with the struggling downtown Las Vegas mall.

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