Las Vegas News - Page 707

News Brief: Las Vegas' metro area has grown by 62 percent between April 1990 and July 1999 to 1,381,086 million, the largest percentage growth for any metro area in the country, the US Census Bureau says.

Arthur Goldberg built the Paris Las Vegas resort, and presided over the world's biggest gaming company.

Though the Suncoast is succeeding with "coinless" gaming , other Strip resorts are looking carefully at coinless technology.

City Council members’ approval for two casino-hotels are met with resistance from residents.

A Los Angeles high-rolling alcoholic has failed in his lawsuit accusing the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas of using sex and liquor to entice him to gamble.

Trees to separate homes from new Station casinos project.

When planning a special event or group outing, top restaurants have plenty to offer.

News Brief: Sierra Leone writer finds refuge in Vegas, through the City of Asylum program.

By imposing a betting limit and permitting bets on college games held in Nevada, the states' leaders are hoping to stave off a federal prohibition of college sports betting.

MGM Mirage has already said it's looking at other options for using the 19 acres that the theme park occupies, valuable land behind the Strip’s MGM Grand.

MGM Mirage has put all of the rides at MGM Grand Adventures theme park up for sale, the strongest signal yet that the MGM Grand may close the popular attraction near the Las Vegas Strip.

News Brief: The one form of entertainment that has been as synonymous with this city as neon and gambling, is being replaced.

The Nevada Supreme Court Monday ruled that Binion legally cut his one-time lover Sandy Murphy out of his will the day before he was slain.

News Brief: A black casino dealer says a gambler spat in his face and slurred him, and he's upset because management did nothing about it.

In those states where deregulation is under way, its biggest backers have been the biggest users of electricity.

News Brief: A man charged in a June robbery at the Bellagio resort hanged himself in his jail cell, police said.

City explores benefits of having "City of Las Vegas Casino" out in cyberspace.

World class magician, Wyrick recently debuted his multimillion- dollar theater at the Sahara, where he performs twice a night, Wednesday through Monday.

News Brief: The twisted tale of lust, greed and buried treasure surrounding the death of gambling figure Ted Binion came to a quiet end Thursday with the sentencing of the final four defendants.

Ed Roski, who gained preliminary regulatory approval Wednesday to buy the world's eighth largest hotel, hopes to close on the deal early next month.