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America West Airlines will continue its expansion in Las Vegas with four new round-trip flights in April, including new service to Burbank, Calif.

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

Becky Binion Behnen's 5 1/2-year stint as owner of Binion's Horseshoe was a disaster, industry experts agreed.

Becky Binion Behnen and Harrah's Entertainment Friday were 'making substantial progress' in negotiating a final agreement to sell the landmark downtown hotel-casino, a lawyer for Behnen said Friday.

Las Vegas cab driver Robert Baker won a $3.2 million nickel slot jackpot over the weekend.

Caesars Entertainment Inc. is talking to Major League Baseball about moving a franchise to the Las Vegas Valley.

News Brief: The Las Vegas office market is expected to improve this year as gaming revenues increase and new jobs are created, according to a new report from a major real estate brokerage firm.

Sources say that the owner of Binion’s Horseshoe has failed to sign or discuss a definitive sales agreement that was delivered to her Tuesday by prospective buyer Harrah's Entertainment.

Station Casinos has agreed to issue $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% senior subordinated notes due February 1, 2014.

The local tourism industry grew by 1.3 percent in November despite pre-holiday travel doldrums and a weaker Comdex trade show.

The Culinary union and the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation are joining to provide help and answers to Binion’s Horseshoe’s workers.

Productivity in Las Vegas hotel-casinos surged more than 6 percent immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and has continued its upward creep, according to analysts.

The Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians said Tuesday it entered into an agreement with a California developer with local ties to master plan 3,800 acres of reservation land that will possibly include houses, retail stores and a casino.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is rolling out a $1.5 million campaign today telling viewers they're likely to have more fun here than in Houston, the site of the National Football League's championship game.

Two VEGAS.com concierge booths are now open at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. Tourists and locals use VEGAS.com to book vacations including hotel reservations and airline tickets to Las Vegas.

Leaving Las Vegas -- and getting here, too -- could soon become much easier, a highway traffic expert told local tourism leaders Tuesday.

The sale of Binion's Horseshoe could prove pivotal to positioning Harrah's Entertainment as the biggest operator in gaming but end up costing downtown Las Vegas a world famous brand and the hallmark World Series of Poker.

News Brief: A once-prominent businesswoman who faces fraud and theft charges in this southwestern Ontario city has been arrested at Las Vegas’ Aladdin Hotel and Casino where she was working.

Fueled by strong play in slot machines, Nevada casinos won $763.7 million in November, a gain of 4.29 percent and the third straight monthly increase.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been issuing subpoenas in Las Vegas and nationwide to intimidate and discourage publishers and broadcasters from accepting advertising for online gaming sites, media and legal officials said Monday.