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April Passenger Count Increases at McCarran

Passenger traffic at McCarran International continued to climb in April when the Las Vegas airport hosted more than 3.7 million arriving and departing passengers, up 3.8 percent from a year ago.

Poker Series Moves

News Brief: The World Series of Poker tournament will hold all but the final two days of the championship event in a new 60,000-square foot convention center at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, just off the Strip on Flamingo Avenue.

Hooters Bets on Las Vegas Casino

News Brief: Several founders of the Hooters restaurant chain are betting that beautiful women in tank tops and tight-fitting shorts attract affluent gamblers to a Las Vegas casino.

Experts: Hard to Control Wireless Games

Nevada is on the verge of having a law that enables casinos to offer mobile gaming, but technology experts attending a gaming conference caution that it will be tough for the state to control who plays and from where.

McCarran Numbers Continue to Climb

Despite a drop in numbers from financially struggling United Airlines, the passenger count at McCarran International Airport climbed again in April, beating the comparable month a year ago by 3.8 percent.

Cosmopolitan Offers Tenants Shopping

The Cosmopolitan's layout of retail stores and restaurants is based on easy access and convenience for consumers with unprecedented branding and signage opportunities for tenants.

Landry Gets Two for One Deal

Landry's Restaurants, which is purchasing the Golden Nugget Las Vegas from Poster Financial, is expected to gain the Golden Nugget Laughlin property as well without putting up additional money.

Goldstein: Success Changed View of Vegas

Rob Goldstein, senior vice president of Las Vegas Sands Corp., told a group attending the Gaming Technology Summit in a keynote speech Wednesday that Las Vegas is constantly confounding the experts and proving them wrong.

Nevada Senate Eyeing Wireless Gaming

Nevada lawmakers are close to approving legislation that would approve some forms of wireless gaming but only in casinos, and only if regulators write rules allowing handheld betting.

Rio's Convention Space Opens

The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino's $39 million meeting space expansion is open.

Company Purchases 50 Acres near Reno

Station Casinos Inc. said Tuesday that it is buying 50 acres of property south of Reno.

Power Outage Hits New Resort

Officials at Wynn Las Vegas are investigating the cause of a power outage that briefly affected the new Strip resort Tuesday.

Dealer, California Police Officer Arrested on Cheating Allegations

A Southern California police officer and a Las Vegas blackjack dealer have been arrested for alleged cheating.

Bulls Cry Back: Gaming Will Stay in Black

Banking giant Bear Stearns projected the industry would enjoy an average rate of return of 16 percent on total investments of $25 billion over the next five years.

Casino Security Targets Crime, Terrorism

News Brief: From hidden cameras to secret surveillance rooms, here’s a look at the security measures Singapore can expect in its 2 new integrated resorts.

Observers Foresee Continued Growth for Vegas Room Rates

Defying normal supply pressures, hotel occupancy rates and room rates are expected to surge in the next 12 months despite increasing supply, a Lodging Industry Investment Council Survey released Tuesday said.

A Little Bit of London Rolling into Vegas

From the Roman columns of Caesars Palace to The Venetian's canals and Bellagio's picturesque Mediterranean lake, businesses on the Strip have for years mimicked the Old World charms of Western Europe.

Laughlin Casino Deal on Rocks; Companies Blame Each Other

Poster Financial Group Inc.'s deal to sell its Laughlin casino to competitor Barrick Gaming Corp. has apparently blown up, with sources familiar with both companies saying the transaction will likely wind up in court.

Gaming Technology Summit Convenes

The third annual Gaming Technology Summit gets under way Wednesday at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, continuing throughout the day Thursday.

Israeli Official Looks to Vegas for Casino Model

International News Brief: Israeli Tourism Minister Avraham Herschson, who is eager to give the green light to a casino in Eilat, is scheduled to take a delegation to Las Vegas in June to learn about the casino industry.

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