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Hard Rock Hotel Will Improve Club, Rooms

Officials from the Hard Rock Hotel said Thursday their company could spend between $16 million to $25 million this year toward several planned or proposed improvements at its signature Las Vegas resort.

Vegas Casino Billboards Subject of Protest

A group of Las Vegas residents fed up with what they consider to be sexually offensive billboards plans to address the Nevada Gaming Commission when it meets in Las Vegas next week.

Las Vegas Strip Pushes Gaming Win Up

Thanks to a robust Chinese New Year performance on the Strip, Nevada's 349 casinos won $882.1 million from gamblers in January, up 4.4 percent from $844.9 million in January 2003, the state Gaming Control Board reported today.

Nevada Board: Licensee Associated with Criminals

A 28-count complaint has been filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board against Albert D. Seeno Jr., who holds interests in five Nevada casinos, accusing him of associating with and catering to convicted felons.

Agency Analyzing Nevada Ad Results

The Nevada Commission on Tourism has begun seeing results from its first-ever national television advertising campaign.

Makeover Part of MGM Grand's Plan

The nation's largest hotel, MGM Grand, is getting a face lift at the ripe old age of 10.

Binion Deal Clears Final Hurdles

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group's plan to take over the Binion's Horseshoe property cleared its final known hurdles Wednesday.

More Charges for Binion Theft Suspect

Prosecutors say they have information that could further implicate a man charged with digging up Ted Binion's silver fortune two days after the casino executive's 1998 slaying.

Closed Casino: Legal Moves Snarl Binion's Deal

The troubled sale of the Binion's Horseshoe remained mired in more legal maneuvering throughout Tuesday, apparently further complicated by a District Court judge's decision to order a new auction for a tract of land underneath the historic hotel-casino.

Official Fights Playboy-Linked Event Funding

Las Vegas' sometimes uneasy relationship with sexually themed marketing renewed again Tuesday when Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates challenged a plan to spend local tourism funds to promote a pair of events linked with Playboy magazine.

Culinary in Dispute with New Frontier

Trustees of two trust funds of the Culinary Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 have filed a lawsuit against the New Frontier hotel casino, alleging the Las Vegas casino failed to make fringe benefit contributions to the funds since July 2000.

Golden Nugget owners say TV show cameras draw gamblers

It's been a great six weeks for the new co-owners of downtown's Golden Nugget, Tim Poster and Tom Breitling said Sunday evening.

New Sale of Binion's Parcel Set

A Clark County District Court judge this morning set aside Friday's probate sale of a parcel underneath the closed Binion's Horseshoe hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas.

Gaming Today Publisher Di Rocco Dies

Chuck Di Rocco, the colorful publisher and founder of Gaming Today and a pioneer in bringing racing simulcasts to Las Vegas casinos, died Saturday morning after a long illness.

Downtown: Offer Imperils Horseshoe Sale

Lawyers were scrambling late Friday night to salvage the proposed sale of Binion's Horseshoe to MTR Gaming Group and the World Series of Poker to Harrah's Entertainment.

Vegas Visitors Report Illnesses

News Brief: Nevada health officials are still searching for clues to a virus that has sickened more than 100 guests — most of them visitors from Hawaii — of the California Hotel and Casino since Dec. 3.

Casinos Offered Mixed News

News Brief: There was good news and bad news last week for Northern Nevada’s struggling resort casinos.

Paramount to Sponsor 'Star Trek' Train

Paramount Parks will extend its "Star Trek" franchise beyond the confines of the Las Vegas Hilton in the spring. Officials disclosed today that Paramount has agreed to sponsor a Las Vegas Monorail Co. train and the Hilton monorail station.

Former Slot Supervisor Investigated in Thefts

The Plaza hotel-casino has filed a civil lawsuit and the Nevada Gaming Control Board is pursuing criminal charges against a former slot shift supervisor for allegedly falsifying $125,000 in jackpot tickets.

Harrah's Confident Deal Will Close

The sale of Binion's Horseshoe to West Virginia-based MTR Gaming Group is expected to close Tuesday despite a last-minute $1.805 million bid on a small piece of property underneath the Fremont Street property, a Harrah's Entertainment Inc. spokesman said Sunday.

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