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Las Vegas casinos are considered among the most physically secure environments around but are far behind in terms of creating computerized security systems, according to a security expert.

As the supply of land along the Las Vegas Strip dries up, gaming operators must grow revenue by maximizing existing resources.

Coast Casinos Inc.'s plan for a new casino-hotel in North Las Vegas is making its way through the city approval process.

Long lines of cars poured out of Las Vegas Monday afternoon, closing out a three-day Memorial Day weekend officials predicted would be down from last year.

News Brief: Las Vegas already has a Paris, New York and Venice. Now a development partnership plans to re-create Waikiki's International Market Place on The Strip.

The Nevada Gaming Commission is asking Station Casinos to consider the implications of opening a casino along a key artery feeding the already-struggling Reno market.

With some help from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, a run-down casino in the city's downtown core is undergoing a $2 million makeover and is set to reopen today as the Emerald Island Casino.

Local businesses hope the pending combination of a three-day weekend, the onset of 100-degree temperatures and 275,000 out-of-town visitors will again add up to a busy Memorial Day weekend, but tourism officials expect things could be slightly less busy than a year ago.

The Culinary union Wednesday unsuccessfully challenged the extension of Station Casinos' stock compensation program at the company's annual shareholder meeting.

The limousine industry is out of control in Southern Nevada with an excessive number of limos, payoffs and unsafe vehicles, a parade of witnesses told a Senate committee Tuesday.

The human resources department of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has won a national award for its employee services programs.

The Rio hotel-casino has contracted with a Las Vegas company to install a computerized polling system that gathers information on the hotel convention staff's handling of meetings and trade shows.

Desert Passage mall owner Aladdin Bazaar is seeking the eviction of bankrupt Sevilla Las Vegas, a Spanish-themed steakhouse and nightclub accused of not paying rent.

Room rate recovery in Las Vegas is getting pinned between competition from falling rates nationwide and the lackluster economy.

Don't count on a last-minute cash offer surfacing for the bankrupt Aladdin, informed sources said this week.

Millions of dollars are at stake as deliberations continue today in a civil court case between The Venetian hotel-casino and its general contractor, London-based Lehrer McGovern Bovis Inc.

Tourists planning visits to Las Vegas can now book air and lodging packages using most air carriers through VEGAS.com, a spokesman for the company said.

A new retail center on the Strip will take aim at the 'average tourist' with affordable shops, restaurants and free entertainment.

The head of New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation on Thursday restated his belief that world-class artwork will find an audience at The Venetian.