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Three casino giants, amid shifting trends in online room reservations and online gaming, are taking sharply different tacks.

Palms owner, George Maloof, is looking for opportunities to expand in Las Vegas or California although he said he won't act until he finds the perfect project.

News Brief: The Game Show Network plans to deal its first casino game series, `The World Series of Blackjack’, next spring.

Las Vegas Sun columnist, Jeff Haney, gives his list of the best and worst blackjack games in Las Vegas.

Many casinos now offer blackjack games in which blackjacks pay off at odds of 6-5 rather than the traditional 3-2. This minor adjustment can make quite a dent in a player's bankroll.

The Las Vegas office of the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Binion's Horseshoe hotel-casino on behalf of a former employee who was terminated.

The Fitzgeralds hotel-casino has reported a widening operating loss and negative cash flow for the third quarter compared to a year ago as part of the company's third quarter results.

Las Vegas recently enjoyed its best September in three years, but the city's tourism industry continues to lag behind its peak level set in 2000.

Like 'em or not, more 'Vegas Stories' ads are on the way.

MTR Gaming Group of Chester, W.Va., reported Friday that increased competition in Nevada and costs associated with the purchase of an Ohio track resulted in a 4 percent drop in net earnings during the quarter ended Sept. 30.

After a down month in August, Nevada casinos bounced back in September to report $841.5 million in winnings, up 3.9 percent from a year ago, the state reported today.

Las Vegas will spotlight its position as a good location for corporate meetings and incentive bonus travel in a business publication that will reach 4.5 million readers.

Though it took much more time and money than its owner anticipated, the new Westin Casuarina Hotel finally welcomed its first customers Thursday evening.

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

Televised poker tournaments and Internet poker sites together have fueled explosive growth in the number of players, and Las Vegas poker bosses see the results in their card rooms.

With the days of mob-operated casinos part of the city's colorful past, today's Las Vegas is a billion-dollar business with strong ties to Wall Street

Barney Vinson: Vegas casinos are at it again, chopping down trees to plant a forest.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating competition issues concerning Harrah's pending $1.46 billion acquisition of Horseshoe Gaming.

The newest hotel-casino to open in Las Vegas claimed several other firsts when it checked in its first guests Thursday afternoon.

Nearly half of Nevada's hotel-casinos have complied with a new state law requiring them to file emergency response plans with the state and local police and fire departments.