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A fireworks spectacular, Hollywood celebrities and thousands of locals welcomed the opening of Green Valley Ranch Station Casino Tuesday night.

Excalibur hotel-casino sued to stop International E Gaming, a St. John's, Antigua-based company that registers domain names, from using the Excalibur trademark to offer online gaming.

Harrah's Entertainment has awarded a contract for air charter flights to California-based Allegiant Air.

Nearly 23,300 people covered by the Culinary union's health insurance plan could lose their benefits on Jan. 1, creating a financial strain during the busiest time of year for regional health-care providers.

Station Casinos and the Greenspun family's GCR Gaming own the $300 million Green Valley Ranch in suburban Henderson, scheduled to open around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, after a fireworks display.

The former owners of the JW Marriott Las Vegas and a PDS Gaming Corp.have recently settled their differences regarding the value of slot machine and furniture leases at the upscale Summerlin hotel-casino.

A weekly review of Las Vegas news including Australian travel news, a bit of trivia, and the NCAA presents the question, "When is a lobbyist not a lobbyist?"

Fitch IBCA affirmed its debt ratings on Mandalay Resort Group, removing the immediate threat of a credit downgrade of the Las Vegas casino giant.

PDS Gaming Corp. has agreed to a payment of more than $19 million to settle its claims against the former owner of the JW Marriott Las Vegas, formerly known as the Regent Las Vegas.

Two experts in safe travel say hotel-casinos have a greater role in making their guests feel secure and the guests themselves have the responsibility of being wary of danger when they go on vacation.

The Las Vegas man set to buy the bankrupt Vacation Village next week is one of the less visible players on the Las Vegas casino scene despite a number of significant deals he's made.

Las Vegas finished in a tie for second to New York as the U.S. city most Americans want to visit, a new survey says.

Station Casino says that their new lavish $300 million Green Valley Casino will offer loose slots, full-pay video poker, $5 blackjack and affordable restaurants in an upscale environment.

With no Strip megaresort openings scheduled for the next few years, Las Vegas needs to find new ways to market itself, a University of Nevada, Reno casino industry expert said

John Groom has been named as the new president of the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Japan Airlines will reinstate its nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Tokyo in March.

Intent on seeking out new ways for the city to market itself and increase revenues, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman met last week with officials from an online casino interested in using the city's name and official seal in its venture.

Harrah's CEO is hoping that National Airlines will be able to successfully emerge from bankruptcy and is urging the Las Vegas gaming industry to do whatever it can to help the airline.

The Nevada gaming industry already had an agenda of issues it wanted addressed before Sept. 11. Those issues have not changed.

Nevada casinos experienced their second-worst month in the last three years in October, and the hardest hit was the Las Vegas Strip.