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Bankrupt Lake Las Vegas is struggling to stay afloat financially, but the development's owners are worried a break in a pipeline underneath the lake could drain it.

It seems a foregone conclusion that the Nevada Gaming Commission will vote next month to lift the ban on cell phones and other electronic devices in sports books.

News Brief: MGM Mirage and Dubai World are late in raising as much as $3.5 billion for their $11.2 billion CityCenter project in Las Vegas because banks saddled with debt to casinos and hotels are wary of making new loans.

A couple of weeks ago, major bond rating agencies downgraded credit issued by the major gaming companies, warning that the gambling business in Las Vegas is in trouble.

Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport fell 7 percent in June, another indication that the nation's shaky economy is undermining the leisure travel industry.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

You don't need to tell Robert Gibson how tough it is to find steady work in the current job market.

Station Casino has worked at making the job application process more enjoyable and the results of that work are on display in the company’s employment operation for Aliante Station.

Las Vegas Boulevard was reopened this morning after a suspicious suitcase found near the Bellagio fountains was determined to contain clothing.

UNLV associate professor says the legalization and regulation of online gambling in the United States and Canada could help reduce some of the activity's harm.

The World Market building boom in downtown Las Vegas is on hold -- at least for now.

Vegas.com, the largest seller of Las Vegas show tickets and source for Vegas information, is launching Mobile Concierge and Box Office in Your Pocket.

Gaming expert says organizing dealers a tough sell.

South Point owner Michael Gaughan admits his timing could be better.

After surviving 15 days in Las Vegas covering the World Series of Poker, the Casino City editorial team lists 10 reasons why you should get up off your couch next year and join them.

In the past week, several signs, read together, show that long-held assumptions about growth in Southern Nevada could be fundamentally changing.

Wynn Resorts is now accepting applications for 5,300 newly created job opportunities, as it prepares to unveil Encore, the new signature resort in the Wynn collection.

In one of the potentially largest bankruptcies in Nevada history, Lake Las Vegas, a 3,592-acre residential and resort development in Henderson, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday.

CityCenter revealed today the first of the luxury retailers and dining establishments that will have coveted locations inside The Crystals, its spectacular 500,000-square-foot retail, entertainment and dining district.

Clark County is pushing forward with a $1.8 billion airport expansion in Las Vegas despite pleas to hold off from airlines who fear there won't be enough passengers to justify the cost.