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Though still behind its 2001 pace, McCarran International Airport said Tuesday its February passenger traffic count improved compared with the same period a year ago.

The demand for rooms on the Strip was turning softer even before the collapse of diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve the confrontation with Iraq, recent survey data shows.

Steve Wynn said Monday that the threat of terrorism raises the importance of Strip resort security and is behind his decision to hire former Clark County Sheriff Jerry Keller as Le Reve's new security chief.

Former Aladdin Chief Executive Richard Goeglein knew the $1.2 billion hotel was in trouble even before it opened.

Culinary union officials said they have no plans to offer reduced members' work weeks to prevent resort layoffs in the event business slows down after a war with Iraq begins.

Settling charges that it violated federal labor laws, Binion's Horseshoe hotel-casino has signed a collective bargaining agreement it reached with unions last July.

News Brief: A small fire broke out at the end of a show at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, but nobody was injured, authorities said.

Abnormally strong convention attendance boosted Las Vegas' tourism industry in the first month of 2003.

Frank Scoblete responds to a reader's criticism about Frank's pick for the best craps game in Las Vegas.

Advance room rates for the first week of April are down sharply as travelers grow more hesitant to book vacations with war looming in the Middle East.

News Brief: Passengers involved in recent bus crash said the driver drove with one hand, talked on his cell phone with the other, and listened to his Walkman and watched a movie on on a small TV screen to the left of his steering wheel.

A Nebraska-based bus charter company with locations in six states has opened its 12th operation with a terminal in Las Vegas.

A telecommunications trade show, which has bucked an industry trend by expanding while others have shrunk, will move to Las Vegas this year.

A company that operates timeshare resorts in Las Vegas and Hawaii announced plans Friday for a new timeshare development on 20 acres on Las Vegas Boulevard South.

News Brief: Two tour buses returning to the Los Angeles area from Las Vegas collided outside Baker on Sunday, injuring more than 100 passengers - at least eight critically - and sending at least 40 to area hospitals.

Despite run-ins with Nevada regulators and financial difficulties, the Nevada Gaming Control Board Wednesday approved a permanent license for Las Vegas Gaming Inc.

Imperial Palace owner Betty Engelstad said Wednesday she has no immediate plans to sell the Strip casino company founded by her late husband, Ralph Engelstad.

Dwarfed by new resorts, intriguing relics of sin city's past lurk in obscure corners.

News Brief: The New York-New York casino on the Las Vegas Strip has quietly unveiled a memorial to victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks.