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Forced out of town by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn is exploring whether he can move his National Basketball Association franchise to Southern Nevada, a source close to the talks said Thursday.

Construction is still several months away, but new details of a proposed $400 million upgrade of the Las Vegas Convention Center are gradually taking shape, officials said Wednesday.

The Aladdin hotel and casino has unveiled some new drawings for its upcoming transformation into a Planet Hollywood-themed resort by the end of next year.

The future owners of the Golden Nugget hotel and casino are planning a new hotel tower in downtown Las Vegas.

Howard Schwartz reviews Sharks in the Desert: The Founding Fathers and Current Kings of Las Vegas by John Smith.

How much does it cost to fix a $1 deal gone bad? In the case of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, nearly $118,000 and counting.

The ripple effect of Hurricane Katrina will probably slow Southern Nevada's economic growth for a quarter or two, a local economist said.

A Seattle investment company believes it will hit the jackpot with three rodeo and casino resorts in rural Nevada.

Las Vegas governments, businesses and agencies scrambled Friday to coordinate services for those fleeing the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast in search of shelter for the short term or the long haul.

Steve Bottfeld, a local analyst with consumer-research company Marketing Solutions, said the Las Vegas market could begin to see noticeable in-migration from the Gulf Coast within 60 days.

Rock star Rod Stewart told a jury that he has always been willing to perform a concert at the Rio to make up for a canceled concert in 2000, but the resort never gave him the chance to earn the $2 million advance he received for the show.

Representatives of several conventions and trade shows scheduled to occur in New Orleans within the next 30 to 60 days have contacted local travel officials to ask about moving their events to Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has scheduled two special committee meetings to discuss potential policy changes in the wake of last year's controversial $1 sale of the ‘What happens here, stays here’ trademark.

Guests didn't want to wait until Caesars Palace's corporate leaders and entertainer Celine Dion cut the ribbon tonight to officially open the Strip hotel's new $289 million, 949-room Augustus tower. The building is already sold out.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is analyzing statistics on canceled flights from the Gulf Coast region to gauge whether the storm will hurt tourism here.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's compensation committee has recommended increasing the salary of Chief Executive Rossi Ralenkotter by 5 percent.

Casino companies say they are focused on the immediate hurricane relief effort and are trying to reconnect with employees.

The Sands Regent reports the completion of an agreement to purchase the Depot Casino and the Red Hawk Sports Bar in Dayton, Nevada.

Workers in a majority of Las Vegas occupations earn more than the national average wage for their fields, but valley earnings still lag behind overall U.S. wages.

Gov. Kenny Guinn on Tuesday named the nine members of the new Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling.