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America West, JetBlue Airlines Adding Service

7 January 2003

America West Airlines will add seven round-trip flights to and from Las Vegas in March, including new service to Eugene, Ore.

Walgreens Strip Property Sold

7 January 2003

OneCap Properties, a commercial property subsidiary of OneCap, a Nevada-based realty and mortgage company, said Monday it acquired 1.6 acres of land and a 16,000-square-foot building on the Las Vegas Strip.

Gambling on the Strip

7 January 2003

On the Strip, it's all show and no go.

Bennett Services Set Friday

6 January 2003

A memorial service for Sahara hotel owner William G. Bennett will be 10 a.m. Friday at Artemus Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Sahara officials said today.

Tourist From Oregon Stabbed on the Strip

6 January 2003

News Brief: A 24-year-old tourist from Oregon was stabbed early Friday in what Las Vegas police described as a random attack near the Stratosphere.

Vegas Room Rates Soar Superbowl Week

6 January 2003

Major Strip operators are posting triple-digit room rate increases for Super Bowl week, but don't give all the credit to sports-betting enthusiasts.

Cannery Opens Doors to the Past

3 January 2003

One of only three Las Vegas-area casinos to be licensed by state regulators last year, the Cannery is an unusual corner of glitz among the drab industrial complexes nearby.

Vegas Firms File Again to Leave Nevada Power Grid

2 January 2003

Nine large power users, including seven casino companies, have declared their intent to leave the Nevada Power Company grid in filings with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

Trio of 2003 Casino Openings Begins Tonight

2 January 2003

After more than a year's pause in the opening of casinos in the Las Vegas area, this winter and spring will bring no less than three new gambling sites to town that are as diverse as they are far afield.

Discounts Abound on Strip; January Rates Firming Up

31 December 2002

In the slow days leading up to Christmas and New Year's Day, bargain-hunters snapped up room rates on the Las Vegas Strip that in some cases were cheaper than those available a year ago -- just three months after the 2001 terrorist attacks that sent tourists packing and prices into a freefall.

Plaza May Hold Key to Downtown Future

30 December 2002

An impending sale of the now-aging hotel -- along with the Gold Spike, the Western and the Las Vegas Club -- has reignited talk of the Plaza taking a central role in the area.

Vegas Casinos Eye Last-Minute New Year's Eve Business

30 December 2002

News Brief: Big-name concerts and a $500,000 fireworks show are expected to attract 270,000 people over the holiday.

Conventions Fuel Strip Room-Rate Rise

30 December 2002

Las Vegas looks like it will be hot, hot, hot in January, thanks to booming convention business and the opening of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Jan. 3.

Seven Strip Spots Get Conde Nast Kudos

30 December 2002

Seven of the world's 500 best hotels are in Las Vegas, a survey published in January's edition of Travel + Leisure magazine reports.

The Strip: Room Raise Projected in January

26 December 2002

Christmas dawned with the gaming industry getting its wishes for the New Year, data collected by Bear, Stearns & Co. suggests.

Casino Workers: 2002 Xmas Different From Past Holidays

26 December 2002

Las Vegas casino industry employees working Wednesday shifts acknowledged that Christmas 2002 - and 2002 itself - was different.

Las Vegas Leads as Host of Events

24 December 2002

Las Vegas will play host to more trade shows than any other city in the United States and Canada in 2003, an industry trade publication says.

Wynn, Others Recall Bennett

24 December 2002

William G. Bennett was remembered Monday as part of a pantheon of gaming visionaries in Las Vegas' post-Howard Hughes corporate era who helped change the town's outlaw image by operating resorts that attracted families and a value-conscious crowd.

Source: Planet and Starwood Team up for Aladdin Bid

24 December 2002

Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide are emerging as the front-runners to buy the bankrupt Aladdin hotel-casino, said an inside source.

Gaming Pioneer Bennett Dies

23 December 2002

Bill Bennett had the Midas Touch in gaming. Whether turning several money-losing casinos into winners or building megaresorts such as the Excalibur or Luxor, Bennett struck gold during a career that touched five decades.

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