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Phil Satre, chairman of the American Gaming Association and Harrah's Entertainment chairman, spoke during the Gaming Hall of Fame dinner in Henderson on Friday.

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

Barney Vinson: I was working at the Pioneer Club in Vegas, shilling my life away for $11 a day.

About 3.2 million people visited Las Vegas in April, a 10.5 percent increase over a year ago and the highest April on record, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Allegiant Air announced its second new nonstop round-trip service from Las Vegas in a week, planning flights twice a week to and from Redding, California.

The succession plan for Kerkorian's 57 percent interest in MGM Mirage is private and experts appear to have little idea who could end up controlling the casino company in the event he passes away.

Steve Wynn has lured the winner of the Tony Award for best musical to Las Vegas, the Strip casino-resort developer announced Wednesday.

Chairman Bill Westerman offered an upbeat appraisal of his company's sole Las Vegas Property.

The debate over raunchy advertising and Southern Nevada's public image made its way to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday.

As talks continue on a potential merger between MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group, the potential fallout of such a blockbuster deal is being assessed by the companies' employees and suppliers.

The Fremont Street Experience's new boss has told local tourism officials his new 'Viva Vision' canopy will soon give visitors and locals new cause to venture into downtown Las Vegas.

News Brief: A former Harrah's Reno bartender lost Monday in efforts to get the Nevada Supreme Court to find that Harrah's erred in firing her for refusing to abide by a policy requiring women employees to wear makeup.

Citing the weekend death of President Reagan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday canceled a planned Las Vegas appearance intended to recruit expatriated businesses and their executives back to the Golden State.

Some say MGM Mirage's pending offer for Mandalay Resort Group would have little to no effect on the way the casinos are run and would be imperceptible to consumers.

Room rates at Strip hotel-casinos maintained their steady climb in the second quarter of 2004, accelerating as Las Vegas heads into the hot summer months.

A $1 billion slot machine company controlled by Steve Wynn's Japanese business partner received unanimous approval Friday for a two-year Nevada manufacturer's license.

30 local business and community leaders gathered Friday at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce's Hughes Center headquarters, intent on rebutting what they felt was the series' largely negative portrayal of this area.

Critical or not, many local advertising and gaming officials saw some upside in the New York Times' critical six-part series on Las Vegas.

A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered the Aladdin to pay one worker back pay and full benefits after finding he had been fired because of his support of Culinary Union Local 226 but has upheld the termination of another worker.

The Garfield cartoon character was recommended as a theme for a new slot machine by Nevada casino regulators after a lawyer for the slot manufacturer insisted the new device would appeal to adults and not children.