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Minority small business people attending the MBE Showcase 2004 had mixed opinions about how the proposed mergers of major gaming companies will affect their chances of doing business with those companies.

Bill Thompson, a public administration professor at UNLV, said the increased concentration of Harrah's and Caesars employees would enhance political power.

Nevada gaming regulators have approved Station Casinos' request to take over management at Henderson's Gold Rush and Magic Star casinos.

Station Casino’s ongoing strategy of buying up any and every prime locals gaming site it can obtain in Southern Nevada has paid off richly in recent months.

This morning Gov. Kenny Guinn and other dignitaries arrived at the MGM Grand for a VIP ride on Las Vegas' long-awaited new public transportation system.

MGM Mirage is continually looking for new acquisition and expansion possibilities although it prefers dealing with some gaming jurisdictions more than others, the company's chairman said in a recent interview.

One of the nation's largest cement companies said this week it has struck a deal to build a $250 million plant less than 40 miles northeast of Las Vegas on land owned by the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians.

Imperial Palace Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government $325,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

MGM Mirage's Big Apple-themed New York-New York resort could get some new polish if the gaming company's $7.9 billion acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group is completed as proposed.

A surge in convention attendance powered another record for local tourism in May, when Las Vegas welcomed more than 3.2 million visitors for the third consecutive month.

Las Vegas Sands on Monday released new details about its planned $1.6 billion Palazzo casino resort on the Strip at Sands Avenue and started marketing a $975 million credit package to provide financing for the project.

The Silverton hotel-casino plans to produce a live hourly mermaid show at a 110,000-gallon salt-water tropical fish tank it is building as a new attraction.

A group of Los Angeles-based developers announced plans to build Sky Las Vegas, a 40-story residential luxury high-rise condominium tower located on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard.

David Carroll, vice president of human resources at Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp., joins Harrah's as Central Division vice president of human resources.

Former Mirage Resorts Inc. corporate security manager Eugene Harding has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he conspired with a government official to illegally access an individual's personal tax records.

News Brief: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is being challenged for renting 21 Monets to a casino gallery in Las Vegas.

News Brief: Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the death of Amherst native Michael Tata - one of the prominent players in the Discovery Channel reality series 'American Casino'.

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

Rejected once in recent days, developer Steve Wynn has increased his bid for the Las Vegas Country Club, this time offering members approximately $52.5 million in exchange for control of the 36-year-old golf course and its amenities.

Cingular Wireless has pulled its sponsorship of the "Celebrity Poker Showdown" on the Bravo cable network.