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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has confirmed earlier reported plans to spend about $388 million to expand a gasoline pipeline to Las Vegas from California refineries.

A plan by Boyd Gaming Corp. to sell its 1,350-room South Coast in Las Vegas to veteran Nevada gambling figure Michael Gaughan won final approval Thursday from the state Gaming Commission.

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

News Brief: So hungry is IGT for talented employees that it has donated $500,000 to the University of Nevada, Reno's College of Engineering to fund a computer game studies undergraduate degree program.

hile there are long-standing assumptions that a smoking ban would hurt the casino industry, there is substantial evidence suggesting that smoking bans do not hurt businesses and over time, might help them.

The MGM CityCenter will be home to four outstanding contemporary condo developments from some of the world's most renowned architects.

Joe Pelton is the runaway chip-leader going into the televised-final table of the Festa Al Lago Main Event thanks to aggressive play and large amounts of good fortune. Hawbaker takes day two lead at Festa Al Lago

18 October 2006

Amateur Brandie Hawbaker rocketed to the top of the Day Two chip count list thanks to a big Full House and leads Brandon Cantu by $150,000 at the Festa Al Lago Main Event.

Default is a looming danger for the Las Vegas Monorail after low fares failed to draw enough riders and a fare hike chased off too many passengers, according to a bleak financial analysis released Tuesday.

More than 300 World Tavern Poker players from across the country will converge in Las Vegas for 4 days of poker, parties, and prizes at the 3rd World Tavern Poker Open.

Skire, Inc. reports an agreement with Boyd Gaming Corporation's Echelon Place development, a world class destination that is expected to open in 2010.

Brandon Cantu leads a star-studded field after the first day at the fourth-annual Festa Al Lago Main Event.

Strip casinos are now spending millions on swank nightclubs and other late-night venues to capture an audience the Hard Rock previously had to itself.

For decades, Las Vegas hotel rooms were intended for little more than power naps between gambling binges.

MGM Mirage struck a deal to unload its two Laughlin casinos Monday to a group headed by the son of casino building pioneer Tony Marnell.

The World Series of Poker is still legal. But the status of online satellite tournaments, which have driven participation in poker's premier event to record levels, is uncertain at best.

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

When Wynn Las Vegas was unveiled 17 months ago, the opening of the $2.7 billion resort triggered a slew of announcements about other potential Strip projects.

News Brief: Lake Tahoe casinos may be impacted by the Miwok Tribe"s casino in Shingle Springs.

The lawsuit alleges that black and female dealers were subject to harassment, 'including intimidation and threats of physical force, as well as racial epithets by co-workers, supervisors and third parties.'