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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is visiting the United States today through July 16, Lee's office said.

A Las Vegas-based lottery and casino game designer has developed a scratch-off game that lets the two competing gambling disciplines serve the same customer.

Mandarin Oriental will be one of the hotel operators participating in MGM Mirage's Project CityCenter, an MGM Mirage executive told a group of contractors at a meeting in Las Vegas last week.

The U.S. Labor Department has announced that it is extending a $1.1 million grant to help prepare Nevada workers for hospitality jobs.

Station Casinos announced Friday it has agreed to lease with an option to buy eight more acres of gaming-entitled land in Reno.

Casino Marketing: The 2005 Conference has grown into a global affair, with attendees coming from the United States, Canada, Austria, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Australia and Costa Rica.

As a record number of poker enthusiasts from around the globe gears up for the main event of the 36th annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, some of the game's brightest minds are putting together lesson plans designed to raise the level of play at this year's tournament.

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

n executive with the Landry's restaurant chain said his company has no plans in the works to buy property from Tamares Group, the landlord and financial backer of Barrick Gaming Corp. that recently purchased Barrick's downtown casinos.

There was little doubt that the National Association of Minority Contractors would hold its annual convention in Las Vegas this year for the first time in the group's more than 30-year history.

Construction continues on the newest Boyd Gaming Corp. project, the South Coast casino.

Station Casinos Inc. has struck a third deal to buy land in Reno, taking a gamble that the market is ripe for locals casinos of the type the company has built across Las Vegas.

The Sparks City Council has extended a ban on unrestricted gambling projects outside the downtown area after a public outcry against a proposed casino in Spanish Springs.

Gaming industry policies for paying Reservists serving in the war in the Middle East run the gamut from full compensation on top of active-duty pay to simply preserving their positions during extended absences, a survey of local companies shows.

Visitors, more than ever, see the cost of visiting Las Vegas going up, but they would rather cut down on amenities than abandon vacationing here, a new survey says

News Brief: Christianity and poker aren't mutually exclusive.

The opening panel and discussion of the conference presented an inside look at the five-year design and building process of Wynn Las Vegas.

Regulators have scheduled a public hearing this Wednesday to consider an application by Barrick's landlord and silent partner to 'participate in operations.'

Wynn Las Vegas rooms were an instant hit when they went up on Expedia.com two weeks ago.

News Brief: The campers who attended Howard Lederer's Fantasy Poker Camp in Las Vegas were aspiring Texas Hold 'Em players seeking a chance to sharpen their skills and mingle with the newest breed of celebrities from the ubiquitous televised tournaments.