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Despite a surge in ticket-buying travelers, heated competition within the U.S. airline industry actually drove down the cost of flying to and from Las Vegas earlier this year.

Consumers and tourists helped Nevada post another double-digit gain in taxable sales in May, up 12.6 percent over May 2003, the state Department of Taxation reported Wednesday.

Caesars Entertainment Inc. recently purchased about 7 acres of land behind its Bally's hotel-casino that it may use for future development.

Visitors spent more than $20.2 billion in Nevada in 2002, according to a report from the Travel Industry Association of America.

MGM Mirage's pending buyout of Mandalay Resort Group hit its first snag when the Federal Trade Commission requested more information about the competitive consequences of their proposed merger.

Caesars Palace has reached an agreement with internationally acclaimed, Michelin three-star French Chef Guy Savoy to open his sole U.S. restaurant, which will be open in the Las Vegas casino's new luxury hotel tower in 2005.

Gaming operators are returning their focus for investments back to Las Vegas where casino companies enjoy the friendliest regulatory and tax environment in the country.

At least one opponent of gambling proliferation expects to get some new ammunition from an unlikely quarter: the planned merger of Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment.

The key to Harrah's Entertainment's marketing success has been its centralized database mining, according to a trio of company executives.

A landmark aviation agreement completed this weekend removed one of the last roadblocks to widespread travel between China and the United States.

Las Vegas Hilton’s ‘Slot for Tots’ promotion has earned a prime spot in Dennis Conrad’s Hall of Shame.

The management of the Fremont Street Experience outdoor mall in downtown Las Vegas has terminated the leases of five vendors as part of a move to ‘change the direction’ of the mall.

An investigation into the fatal fall of a Silver Legacy Resort Casino employee has found the casino did not violate safety standards, according to a report by the Northern Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Terrorism concerns don't appear to be hurting business on the Las Vegas Strip, which is witnessing record increases in revenue, profit and tourist volume.

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

With a looming pair of megamergers threatening to shake up the balance in Las Vegas, so-called ‘little guys’ are quick to point out that bigger isn't always better.

A self-proclaimed victory in a game of political hardball is expected to soon bring more federal security screeners to McCarran International Airport, according to two members of Nevada's congressional delegation.

The latest air passenger statistics offered no indication Las Vegas’ tourism industry is slowing down anytime soon.

Representatives of Herbst Gaming Inc. said Wednesday that trips to the company's Las Vegas property may be offered as incentives to loyal players at the Midwestern riverboat casinos the company is acquiring.

The Hard Rock Hotel bounced back with such vigor that executives are reportedly eyeing significant growth opportunities both new and old.