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Hundreds of workers at the Regent Las Vegas have lost their jobs in recent days, clearing the way for Monday's scheduled sale of the bankrupt hotel-casino to Hotspur Resorts, a Canadian company.

Two Hong Kong high-rollers are fighting Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip for the return of $5.9 million they claim was wired to their Caesars' gambling account.

London Clubs International announced Friday it has finally reached a deal extricating it from its financial obligations to the bankrupt Aladdin hotel-casino on the Strip.

News Brief: Cliff Jones, a former lieutenant governor, international casino developer and power broker whose legendary influence earned him the nickname `the Big Juice,’ died Friday at a local hospice.

News Brief: A bankruptcy judge has approved a $50 million financing plan for the Aladdin designed to keep the megaresort open through the end of next year.

Nevada gaming regulators recently decided that the owner of Binion's Horseshoe violated no state rules when she divided a share of World Series of Poker prize pools among her employees.

More than 40 casino dealers have agreed to take part in a landmark study on the effects of second-hand smoke, but researchers say the drive to recruit 375 volunteers has been hampered by the post-Sept. 11 layoffs.

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a casino had the right to withhold money from the wages of a cashier if there were shortages in the cash drawer.

Nevada regulators decided that the owner of Binion’s Horseshoe violated no state rules when she divided some of the World Series of Poker prize pool among employees.

Over 7,000 people including celebrities and VIPs tested their luck at the off-Strip hotel and casino, which boasts such eclectic restaurants and entertainment venues as Rain in the Desert, Little Buddha Cafe, and Ghost Bar.

George Maloof's $265 million Palms hotel-casino set to open near the Las Vegas Strip this evening. His competitors are moving to protect their businesses.

Palms Casino Resort, a half-mile west of the Strip, says it will offer an alternative to mega-resorts with an intimate, sophisticated environment that is hip and long on service and value.

Intrawest Corp. said it sold 65 resort condominiums for $26 million at its project in MonteLago Village, Lake Las Vegas.

The Stratosphere's new 1,000-room hotel tower helped push the Las Vegas Strip property's revenues up in the quarter, despite a citywide slowdown in tourism.

It’s the first hotel-casino in the country to get the Five-Diamond Award, which is difficult for any hotel to earn when it has that many rooms.

Harrah's is sending 20 of its customers from around the country to the Nevada desert this morning, and one of them is slated to find a treasure chest worth $1 million.

Las Vegas officials plan to make a fireworks display an annual event that will help serve as a tool to market Las Vegas as the premier New Year's destination in the world.

Though the $265 million Palms is modest by Strip standards, many are awaiting the opening of the hotel-casino with the same kind of anticipation that preceded the opening of many of the megaresorts of the last three years.

Mandalay became the second casino operator to introduce a multi-property slot club card for its Las Vegas Strip-area casinos with its "One Club" card.

Nevada gaming regulators have steadily scaled back minimum bet requirements as they craft rules to implement a state law allowing private gambling areas for the world's biggest bettors.