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John Shigley’s sudden departure from his job as president of Caesars Palace continues the turmoil in the executive ranks of Park Place Entertainment casinos.

When Station Casinos bought the Fiesta, its managers left and gamblers felt many loose video poker machines vanished at the property, just as the new Suncoast hotel-casino began gaining in popularity.

The financial situation of the Las Vegas Strip's Aladdin hotel-casino worsened over the holiday weekend, when its majority owner yanked its support for a critical deal with the property's banks.

News Brief: The number of visitors expected for the Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas remains flat, making experts' predictions of a growth slowdown on the Strip ring true.

MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni admits there's significant room for improvement in the firm’s newly released statistics detailing the racial and ethnic backgrounds of its employees, vendors and contractors.

The owners of the Castaways, formerly known as the Showboat, plan to break ground in December for an estimated $150 million neighborhood casino near Sunset Station in Henderson.

Station Casinos executives are working to reverse the fortunes of the Fiesta, which has sustained a drop in business since it was purchased in January by the locals casino giant.

Las Vegas’ Excalibur hotel-casino has placed billboards in Nevada and California that mimic the look of official highway signs. Officials say the signs violate federal rules and California law.

The downtown Las Vegas organization says that since Becky Behnen acquired the Horseshoe from her brother, Jack Binion, in 1998, the hotel-casino has failed to pay $1.5 million in dues.

The Aladdin hotel-casino failed to meet a deadline for amending its credit agreements Tuesday, putting the $1.2 billion Las Vegas resort in default on more than $700 million in debt.

News Brief: Soul legend Gladys Knight has paid tribute to her niece, R&B star Aaliyah, 22, who died in a plane crash on Saturday. The two performed in Vegas together when Aaliyah was only 11 years old.

A deadline is once again pending in the ongoing saga of the financially troubled Aladdin, which opened a year ago on the Las Vegas Strip.

To gamble in the newly legalized private salons, you’ll have to bet at least $20,000 a hand in table games, or $500 on each pull of a slot machine.

Even though the Venetian owns its sidewalks along the Strip, they are still public forums and union pickets are permitted there, an appeals court has confirmed.

The future of internet gambling may involve casino dealers working in warehouses and dealing live to online players.

Last fall, a proposed online casino called VegasOne.com wanted to pay Las Vegas for the right to use its name. The plan died quickly, but now Mayor Oscar Goodman says he’s talking to a company about such a plan.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board backed down in its nomination of Sam Cecola for the Black Book.

The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed a Las Vegas man's lawsuit complaining that two of the Station casinos violated state regulations in 1998 by removing the poker machines that advertised million-coin progressive jackpots.

Although there were complaints from neighboring homeowners, the Clark County Planning Commission voted 6-0 to approve Steve Wynn’s plans for a new resort on the site of the old Desert Inn.

Steve Wynn plans a water-dominated resort that could kick off another Strip building boom. County officials will consider the proposal Thursday night.