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News Brief: Golden Palace online casino plans to sue the Nevada Athletic Commission after the commission voted against fighters wearing temporary tattoos in the ring in Nevada.

Las Vegas’ visitor volume fell for the fourth consecutive month in December.

Nevada Gaming Board officials are debating what needs to take place in order for Nevada to allow online gambling.

Construction will resume this month on the nation's fourth-largest convention center at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay hotel-casino, another indication that the gaming industry has confidence the nation's economic recovery is on track.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goldman blasted the gaming industry for their lack of support at the American Gaming Summit.

Casino operators are cautiously optimistic that business could come out of the gate strong on the first day of the Year of the Horse.

The Nevada Supreme Court has at least temporarily blocked a District Court judge's order authorizing the seizure of $1.9 million from the Binion's Horseshoe's cage to cover overdue payments to the Fremont Street Experience pedestrian mall.

McCarran International Airport says many passengers, faced with spending more time in the concourse waiting for flights, are using that time to play slot machines and are spending more on concessions.

The Venetian has entered into a marketing alliance with London-based Le Meridien in a move designed to shore up international visitation to the $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip resort.

A disagreement over whether to publicly release warnings about the poor financial status of the Aladdin led property executives to fire the megaresort's former chief executive officer, according to state court documents.

Planet Bingo, which filed a patent infringement lawsuit against GameTech International, accused GameTech of retaliating against Planet Bingo for filing the suit.

Standard & Poor's raised its outlook on Alliance Gaming to `positive,’ raising the possibility the Las Vegas gaming company could see its credit ratings raised by S&P.

Binion's Horseshoe casino in downtown Las Vegas is cutting health insurance benefits for many of its non-union employees, including dealers, effective April 1.

Fears of potential Wall Street investors have forced New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin to again delay his plans to redevelop the aging Strip hotel-casino into a $1 billion, 2,500-room San Francisco-themed megaresort.

Las Vegas casinos are hoping that the increase in tourists and will continue through Chinese New Year.

The Nevada Equal Rights Commission wants a court order to hold the Venetian hotel-casino in contempt for allegedly thwarting its efforts to investigate an employment discrimination complaint against the hotel-casino.

R&R Partners Inc. has been named the agency of record for Park Place Entertainment Corp.'s eight Nevada properties.

News Brief: According to a sports book director, the winning Patriots going into the game as the underdog could mean Nevada's sports book ultimately come out losers in this year's big game.

As much as 5 percent of the books’ yearly winnings come from the Super Bowl, but it’s hard to tell where Sunday’s game will rank in Super Bowl history. The record handle for the game in Nevada books was $77.3 million in 1998.

For 15 years, Las Vegas Sports Consultants has been setting odds on sporting events for its clients. When it comes to hanging a line on the Super Bowl, no one in Las Vegas makes a move until the company sends out its recommendation.