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News Brief: “Palms developer George Maloof is turning to a mix of well-known restaurateurs to sell his emerging Flamingo Road hotel-casino, which is designed to target locals and tourists.

A bill allowing Las Vegas Strip megaresorts to create private gambling rooms for high-rollers has been approved by the state Senate.

The Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas has launched an $8 million renovation of rooms in its first hotel tower.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City plans to open a store at the Desert Passage mall at the Aladdin.

Choi alleged Rodriguez was supposed to be working for her in her wrongful termination case against Mirage, but instead was secretly working as a double agent for Mirage.

Harrah's Entertainment and Aztar Corp. beat analysts' profit expectations today as the first-quarter earnings reporting season got off to a strong start for casino operators.

Two more Las Vegas casino operators are the latest to add a surcharge to room rates to meet rising power costs.

Alliance Gaming Corp won a temporary court order to stop a Las Vegas bar from removing thier slot machines.

A federal judge today denied bail for convicted financier and Las Vegas casino figure Robert Brennan, ordering him to instead go to jail while he awaits sentencing for bankruptcy fraud.

After legislative action Monday night, Nevada may be the first state to permit Internet gambling, but questions about whether the Web play will become a reality still remain.

A Las Vegas architect is seeking court approval to force an Anchor Gaming Inc. subsidiary to settle a dispute over payment for architectural services.

Jewelry retailer Tresor has asked a court to overturn an eviction notice by its landlord, Aladdin Bazaar LLC.

At their next annual meeting, Riviera Holdings Corp. shareholders will consider a proposal that would require the company to disclose its contributions to candidates for public office.

News Brief: The Excalibur will pay more than $50,000 in civil penalties and back pay to 22 employees who were fired or suspended because of a dispute over immigration documents.

Caesars Palace has rejoined Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.'s frequent customer program.

News Brief: Looking for solutions to the state's revenue woes, Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a Nevada state lottery, with tickets sold only in casinos.

Las Vegas developer, Henry Gluck, believes Nevada gaming authorities aren't doing enough to encourage new companies and new investors to put money into the state's gaming industry.

News Brief: Despite a looming $150 million state budget shortfall, a Senate panel has killed a move by Nevada Sen. Joe Neal to levy higher gambling and business profits taxes.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Las Vegas Sands Inc. must compensate its former workers for tip income lost with the early closure of the Las Vegas Strip's Sands resort in 1996.

Two Sunset Station patrons sued the Henderson hotel-casino and its owner Station Casinos Inc. and another hotel guest, alleging Sunset Station's negligence resulted in the theft of about $97,000 worth of jewelry.