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The Las Vegas economy and the gaming industry at its core has a rocky path ahead in the wake of terrorist strikes against New York and Washington, experts say.

Casino industry observers and consultants are struggling to gauge the economic implications of Tuesday's terrorist acts in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Some tourists are thinking twice about flying to and around the United States, while others do not plan to change their travel plans.

Footage of the World Trade Center Towers being destroyed played out on giant television screens in Las Vegas casino sportsbooks Tuesday, but elsewhere along the Strip it was business as usual, as tourists found their way to slot machines and blackjack tables.

News Brief: Caesars is in the midst of a comeback bid to become the dominant player on the Strip.

The Los Angeles real estate company that had been the prefered bidder for the bankrupt Regent Las Vegas hotel-casino has withdrawn its $80 million offer, while a Canadian investment firm has apparently taken its place with a similar offer.

News Brief: The Nevada Supreme Court ruled against Las Vegas butcher Joe Pepitone's claim that he was entitled to a $463,895 slot jackpot at Arizona Charlie's hotel-casino.

Shifting directions, Gov. Kenny Guinn says he will name an attorney from Clark County as the new chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, upsetting the longtime north-south balance.

A number of Las Vegas sites were evacuated and closed this morning in response to terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.

A meeting Friday between the resort company and the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility resulted in several company initiatives.

The Clark County Commission will consider Steve Wynn's application to build his latest Strip megaresort at the site of the Desert Inn later this month, following an appeal of the Clark County Planning Commission's approval of the project.

A dispute has erupted over the auction of the bankrupt Vacation Village hotel-casino, which claims court-appointed auctioneer Eric Nelson Auctioneering has a conflict of interest.

The owner of the Sam's Town neighborhood casino has stopped running a newspaper ad stating that the casino’s slots are looser than those on the Strip or Downtown Las Vegas.

George Maloof, who with his family owns 88 percent of the project, said the casino and hotel will be finished before the planned December deadline.

The owners of the Castaways hotel-casino in Las Vegas have purchased 32 acres to build a $150 million Polynesian-themed resort.

Foothill Capital Corp., the largest creditor of the bankrupt Vacation Village hotel-casino in Las Vegas, won an order to force casino management to stop interfering with a court-appointed auctioneer's attempts to auction the property.

Park Place's corporate vice president of government and community affairs says its time to build a team that will ensure Park Place's voice is heard in the communities where it operates casinos.

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.