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MGM Mirage announced plans Tuesday for a multibillion-dollar "urban metropolis" consisting of hotels and condominium towers that will be built at the site of its aging Boardwalk casino on the Strip over the next several years.

VendingData Corporation has received approval from Nevada Gaming Control Board for the PokerOne shuffler.

News Brief: Barrick Gaming Corp. says it is buying the Golden Nugget Laughlin for $31 million from the Poster Financial Group Inc., the latest deal in the rapidly consolidating gambling industry.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority today made sure it could afford to tell even more prospective visitors that what happens here, stays here.

A giant ad for Victoria's Secret "Angels Across America" tour is displayed on the east side of the Palms.

Negotiations between the Operating Engineers Local 501 and three Mandalay Resort Group properties have improved with the help of a federal mediator, a union leader said.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has decided not to extend a one-year option to manage Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas and will instead transfer management of the historic casino to MTR Gaming Group Inc. in March.

A second planned hotel tower at Wynn Las Vegas is expected to include 1,500 suites at a cost of about $900 million, Wynn Resorts Ltd. announced Monday.

News Brief: Twentysomethings have seized on the new Las Vegas as a 24-hour playground where the partying never ends.

International News Brief: Glittery Las Vegas gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China's inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same.

News Brief: Wynn Resorts fell more than 6% Tuesday following an analyst's downgrade and news the casino company will dilute its common stock.

Wynn Resorts, Limited has agreed to sell 7,500,000 shares of its common stock to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

The Sands Regent reports that it has agreed to sell 1,120,000 shares of its common stock to institutional investors for $8.25 per share in cash in a private placement transaction.

Tony Vee will bring an energetic selection of popular musical hits to Boomtown Hotel and Casino Reno’s Can Can Theater.

Wynn Resorts, Limited reports its intended expansion of its Wynn Las Vegas project on 20 acres of land adjacent to the existing site.

Anyone who has watched any television over the past year has likely stumbled upon a program or series related to casino gambling.

News Brief: The possibility of a strike remains for about 320 members of the Operating Engineers Local 501 who work at three Mandalay Resort Group properties.

News Brief: Manufacturers are rolling out new slot machines that have more in common with the latest video games than with the old one-armed bandits.

New technologies might soon allow Nevada gamblers to withdraw cash from a credit or bank account without interrupting their round of video poker or hand of blackjack, state gaming regulators said last week.

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