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‘The National Heads-Up Poker Championship’ will move to Caesars Palace starting in 2006.

Congress is considering two immigration bills that could have far-reaching implications for the U.S. service-worker economy and the nation's estimated 11 million undocumented workers, including tens of thousands in Las Vegas.

Airline experts are split over who the winners and losers will be when the battle between legacy airlines and low-cost carriers shakes out.

In one of the highest legitimate bids in eBay history, a collection of Nevada casino chips and tokens has received an opening offer of $1 million.

Casino owner MGM Mirage, placing greater value on the land under the Boardwalk than the casino itself, said Tuesday it will shutter the beachside midway-themed resort on Jan. 9.

Daren Leverenz is gambling his way through Vegas, seeking to take back the town where he lost three million dollars in the late 1990s, while helping others along the way in Man Vs Vegas.

Even after losing more than $3 million in a gambling frenzy over a three-year period in the late '90s, Daren Leverenz still thinks he can beat Las Vegas.

Six miles south of the Strip on Las Vegas Boulevard, two relative newcomers to the gaming business are betting big on resorts that aim to create an alternative for tourists.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. signed an agreement with the city of Zhuhai to master plan a 1,300-acre parcel with nongaming attractions, such as resort villas, golf courses and a marina.

Las Vegas is planning a very special series of celebrations to mark this year's Veterans Day.

The Megabucks top jackpot of $11,909,745 was won at the Aladdin Resort & Casino early Sunday morning.

A statue of singer Elvis Presley, who used to grace the Hilton showroom, was moved from its place at the property's front entrance into storage.

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

McCarran International has both plans and equipment in place to treat local passengers suspected of carrying the deadly bird flu virus.

Asian gamblers have long been coveted at Strip casinos, where high rollers wager thousands of dollars on the turn of a card at baccarat. Local casinos are now looking to cater to that group.

The Las Vegas Valley just completed its first summer without a major water park since 1984, the year before Wet 'n Wild opened on the Strip near the Sahara.

Caryl Jo is the latest jackpot winner at Terrible's Lakeside Casino where she hit the jackpot a penny slot game, ‘TV Hits, The Beverly Hillbillies.’

Real estate analysts predict that perhaps a quarter of the nearly 200 condominium towers proposed in Las Vegas will be built.

Pieces of Las Vegas will be auctioned off today for at least $1 million in the biggest legitimate opening bid in eBay history.

The exclusive right to use the popular tourism slogan "What happens here, stays here" was put back into the hands of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday.