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The Las Vegas Hilton has quietly undergone $100 million of upgrades and renovations since a private equity partnership bought the property in June 2004.

Las Vegas nightclubs are studies in perfectionism: operators say it's a combination of subtle details that makes some clubs stand out.

Nevada regulators are considering allowing gamblers to put their debit cards into nearby kiosks for cash-equivalent-vouchers that can then be inserted into slots.

O.J. Simpson's much-ballyhooed visit to Las Vegas gave Palace Station some unwanted publicity.

As Las Vegas resorts embark on their biggest-ever building boom, tourism boosters and airport officials in Southern Nevada are going further afield to recruit visitors.

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously rejected a concept of allowing casino customers to use their debit cards to buy ticket in-ticket out vouchers that can be gambled on slot machines.

Owners of the shuttered and gutted Lady Luck in downtown Las Vegas want to leverage the Fremont Street Experience as part of a plan to revive Third Street.

The latest savior for Neonopolis could be the Spanish-language television station Telemundo, City Hall officials say.

A $50 million land purchase will add valuable parking and exhibit space to the Las Vegas Convention Center but will also send residents of short-term housing scrambling to find new homes.

Hotel-draping banner ads become latest clutter cutter for enterprising merchants.

News Brief: O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday in Las Vegas, three days after police named him a suspect in an alleged armed robbery.

Shuffle Master earned $2.7 million, or 8 cents per share, in its third quarter ended July 31, compared with earnings of $7.3 million, 20 cents per share, a year earlier.

The people responsible for attracting visitors to Las Vegas will take their message directly to foreign consumers and broaden their pitch to ethnic minorities and gay and lesbian markets in the United States.

An accounting quirk and a little luck helped push Nevada casinos to report the highest-ever one-month gaming win total during July.

In this week's Top-10, Ryan McLane selects his favorite gambling buffet items. Every part of the buffet experience, from meal-starters to top-tier desserts are included.

Dubai World is entering a second joint venture on the Strip with gaming giant MGM Mirage.

Margaritaville, a restaurant partly owned by singer Jimmy Buffett, reached a tentative accord Tuesday on a new collective bargaining agreement with Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165.

About 99 percent of the 8,000 union members who voted did so to authorize a strike or other labor action if they can't negotiate new contracts with 16 employers, including most casinos in downtown Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Hilton off-Strip and Tropicana on the Strip.

Nevada's gaming revenue report for July is the strongest evidence yet that local gamblers, a result of home foreclosures, soaring mortgage rates and a slump in home values, haven't been as free with their cash this summer.

Thomas Williams, known in local historical circles as "The Father of North Las Vegas," is probably not too please with proposals for his land.