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The chief executive of the Hard Rock Hotel on Thursday announced plans to build four condo-hotel towers behind the resort at a cost of $1 billion, locking up a key parcel of land for future expansion.

Station Casinos Inc. has agreed to pay $2.4 million in fines and investigatory costs to settle a financial reporting complaint from the state Gaming Control Board.

Members of the Operating Engineers Local 501 voted Thursday to authorize the union to strike at three Mandalay Resort Group properties if the company doesn't rescind a two-tier wage proposal.

Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and Billy Vassiliadis, chief executive of R&R Partners, the LVCVA's advertising consultant, have been jointly named Brandweek's 2004 Marketer of the Year in travel and tourism.

A not-so-tongue-in-cheek billboard towering above the Hard Rock Hotel could cast a heavy shadow on Friday's Nevada Gaming Commission meeting near downtown Las Vegas.

Contract talks between the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 and Mandalay Resort Group are at an impasse, and workers are taking a strike authorization vote today.

A pair of Nevada gaming giants have sued the owners of Las Vegas' two largest newspapers to try to resolve questions about the future of the lasvegas.com Web site.

For Tony Spier, Global Gaming Expo determines company production schedules as well as chances of breakaway success in the coming year.

A Clark County District Court judge has been asked to sort out who has the right to one of the world's most coveted Internet domain names, lasvegas.com.

Harrah's Entertainment and ESPN say they'll capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country next year.

The Hard Rock Hotel's dispute with gaming regulators over several of its ads is turning into a full-bore confrontation over the First Amendment that will begin Friday when the Nevada Gaming Commission hears motions on the case.

News Brief: Canadian singer Celine Dion has extended her popular Las Vegas show for another year.

The Las Vegas law firm of Jones Vargas, by any normal measure, is a huge success: the second-largest law firm in the fastest-growing major city in the fastest-growing state in the country.

A startup company has moved into larger offices in Las Vegas in anticipation of new gambling device sales. But those devices won't have anything to do with traditional slot machines, nor will they be sold anywhere in Nevada.

Unemployment in Nevada fell to 4 percent in August, the lowest rate in four years, the state reported Friday.

Ten poker legends gathered at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and squared off in the 1st annual World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.

Vendors aren't the only ones who've found it difficult to lure paying customers to the struggling Neonopolis retail and entertainment center. The $100 million mall in downtown Las Vegas has been up for sale since mid-May, and those in charge of marketing the property are still hunting for buyers, too.

Starting this month, many major Las Vegas casinos as well as their sister properties nationwide will post brochures for customers that would have been unthinkable in the early days of legalized gambling, when secrecy and shady business practices were the norm.

American Wagering, a company that operates the largest chain of sports book operations in Nevada, expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year following the approval of a settlement with the company's largest creditor.

MGM Mirage's new $165 million Cirque du Soleil "Ka" show is expected to boost the company's profit margins and drive added visitor interest in Las Vegas, industry insiders said.