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Plenty of Las Vegas glitter, but where's the holly?

Las Vegas has never quite figured out what to do with Santa and friends and shown little interest in trying.

Top-10 gambling miracles

While this isn't exactly a religious column, it seems like a good time to explore the 10 greatest miracles the gambling world has seen.

40 million tourists foreseen for Las Vegas in 2012

As of October, the last month for which statistics are available, 33.58 million visitors had come to the city year-to-date, leaving a difference of 6.42 million people needed to come in November and December for Vegas to hit its goal.

Casino City Gang: Special guest edition

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd are joined by noted advantage gambler Bill Krackomberger (aka "The Krackman"), who gives them the lowdown on sports betting in Las Vegas, including what will get you banned from making bets at the sportsbook. And as always, they pick every game of the NFL season.

Imperial Palace fading into sunset of Strip redevelopment

Renovations of the 2,543-room hotel-casino began recently, and the changes are expected to be completed by late 2013.

Hsieh makes $45 million in property deals downtown

Subsidiaries of The Downtown Project, Tony Hsieh's vehicle for reviving downtown Las Vegas, closed deals this week for 14 properties just east of Las Vegas Boulevard.

IGT confirms Megabucks winner at M Resort

A gambler wishing to remain anonymous hit the statewide Megabucks slot machine jackpot, totaling more than $17.3 million, over the weekend at M Resort.

Wolfgang Puck marks Las Vegas milestone

Puck considers the 20-year milestone a significant event because an endless number of restaurant concepts have come and gone along the Strip while Spago remains true to form.

MGM Resorts plans celebration of its workforce diversity

The company will feature 70 of its employees in "Inspiring Our World," an original music program spanning multiple cultures and styles.

Gov. Sandoval recognizes Gaming Laboratories for its investment, job creation in Las Vegas

Kevin Mullally, GLI's general counsel and director of government relations, said GLI has invested $7 million in infrastructure and hiring in its Las Vegas facility, adding some 93 jobs in 2012. The upgraded 86,000-square-foot facility now employs 165 workers, he said.

Las Vegas forecast sees rising indicators - just wait till second half of '13 at earliest

The forecast, presented to 200 local businesspeople and policymakers at the M Resort in Henderson, was full of hopeful projections, but the overall message counseled patience.

Nevada gaming revenues increase 1.8 percent in October; Strip up 3.6 percent

Casinos statewide collected $978.8 million from customers in October, figures the control board released Friday show. A year ago, casinos collected $960.7 million.

October tourism numbers in Las Vegas tick upward

Month-over-month, visitation was up 2.9 percent to 3.5 million over October 2011's total of 3.4 million.

Deal Me In: The PUSH: the bet you win from yourself

Mark Pilarski confirms the illusion of video poker payouts, and provides insight to one of Las Vegas' hidden gems.

South Point, valley hotels benefit as rodeo fans converge

In 2011, the 10-day Wrangler national Finals Rodeo reported an attendance of 175,275, which includes locals. Last year 44,975 out-of-town visitors came to Las Vegas for the rodeo, which brought an overall nongaming economic impact of $60.1 million to the city. But NFR's economic impact may also be a little underreported.

Allegiant launches Las Vegas-Reno flights, goes head-to-head with Southwest

Allegiant Air will begin twice-a-week flights between McCarran International Airport and Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Feb. 1.

Aria President, COO Bill McBeath resigns

MGM Resorts International, which owns 50 percent of CityCenter and operates the Strip development, released a memo announcing McBeath's resignation.

Party on: It's not just clubs, concert venues also have New Year's Eve in focus

One factor that could add to the New Year's payday this year is that Dec. 31 falls on a Monday, which has some nightlife operators programming the entire weekend with New Year's-caliber entertainment.

Culinary Secretary-Treasurer D. Taylor thrives during career in labor movement

Taylor, who was employed as an organizer for the parent of Culinary Local 226, came to Las Vegas to help workers during the contentious citywide strike against the hotel-casino industry, managing long hours on the picket lines.

Cantor Gaming opens new Silverton sports book

Cantor Gaming opened its eighth race and sports book on Thursday, as the company continues to invest millions of dollars to expand its lines of business in Southern Nevada to include sports books, poker rooms, mobile and self-service wagering stations in bars and restaurants.

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