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A new world record for Wheel of Fortune slot machines was set this afternoon when a local woman won $11.2 million on a Wheel of Fortune dollar machine at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas.

Las Vegas locals casino company Station Casinos Inc. has filed two federal "cybersquatting" lawsuits accusing two alleged Internet casino companies of trademark infringement.

Las Vegas-based Konami Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese video game giant Konami Corp., has started construction on a new Las Vegas slot machine development and manufacturing plant.

An official with MGM Mirage said Tuesday he doesn't expect any major casino operators will be interested in Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's proposal to manage a city-owned casino.

Las Vegas' strategies for attracting international travelers should serve as a model for future national marketing campaigns aimed at foreign visitors, a U.S. Commerce Department official said Monday in Las Vegas.

News Brief: Four years ago a former topless dancer and her lover were jailed for life for murdering casino millionaire Ted Binion. But now their convictions have been overturned and they face a retrial in the autumn.

Bradley Ogden at Caesars Palace Las Vegas has been named Best New Restaurant in the nation by the distinguished James Beard Foundation in New York.

He represented some of the most notorious mobsters of all time, but for the first 25 years of his career as a criminal defense attorney, Oscar Goodman refused to admit that the Mafia existed.

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

The Clark County Aviation Department plans to stage a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new $150 million consolidated rental car facility that department officials hope will greatly improve the automobile rental process at McCarran International Airport.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority outgoing boss Manny Cortez could receive a $79,977 severance gift that would raise his retirement benefits to $219,000 per year.

Time share customers may boost Las Vegas' tourist economy but actually do little to increase profit for major casinos, a gaming executive told a group of time share sales agents and vendors Wednesday.

Las Vegas-based slot route and casino operator Herbst Gaming Inc. on Tuesday reported a 67 percent increase in first quarter profit to $5.5 million.

Wynn Resorts Monday announced plans for a $198 million expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, just under a year before the $2.4 billion megaresort's planned opening.

Wynn Resorts, Limited unveiled the first steps of its plan for the expansion of its Wynn Las Vegas resort.

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

The Customer Respect Group has released its spring 2004 Online Consumer Respect Study focusing on tourism-related companies and their Web sites.

Profit-taking and investor doubts that Las Vegas can sustain its ongoing business boom shot a hole in ballooning gaming stocks, which dropped in price as a group in April for the first time since January 2002.

Voyager Entertainment International Inc. today said it and The Rio hotel-casino discontinued talks for development of a large ferris wheel-like tourist attraction at The Rio in Las Vegas.

The leader of the acquisition company that plans to take possession of the Aladdin hotel-casino later this year says he's confident the deal will close as planned.