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Moody's Investors Service placed three more Las Vegas gaming companies on watch for a possible downgrade in credit ratings.

Slot machine sales are big business, with manufacturers using the Global Gaming Expo to preview products they'll roll out over the coming year.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval for a permanent license for a company that has developed a slot machine that gives diamonds as payouts.

Park Place Entertainment is interested in examining opportunities to take an ownership position in the bankrupt Aladdin hotel-casino, but has not committed to making a run at the $1.2 billion property.

Alex Yemenidjian, CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and former president of MGM Mirage, pointed out the similarities between the casino and movie industries his keynote address at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas' tourism and convention business is rebounding from the terrorist attacks but slower than its rivals that are less dependent on the airline industry.

Las Vegas visitors bureau fires up new ad campaign in an attempt to bounce back from a downturn in the economy brought about by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The Nevada Supreme Court handed twin victories to the Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas, one in a judgment against the resort and the other allowing it to stop distribution of pornographic literature on its sidewalks.

Today's shutdown of Greyhound Lines is expected to have little impact on the already struggling Las Vegas casino market, observers and casino officials said

The Aladdin's ousted chief executive has hauled the bankrupt Strip casino into court, accusing it of wrongfully firing him 12 days ago.

The Culinary Union offer comes with a key condition. The hotel-casinos must specify how many workers they will bring back if the workweek reductions are implemented.

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and entertainer Paul Anka have been honored by the American Gaming Association in an inaugural awards ceremony recognizing ``America's Gaming Greats."

Gamming executives agreed Tuesday that numbers are looking better than they did in the days immediately following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

McCarran International Airport was jammed with four-hour lines and the city's hotel rooms were being filled at near-normal rates over the weekend as Las Vegas continued bouncing back.

News Brief: Ending a longtime north-south balance on the Nevada Gaming Commission, Gov. Kenny Guinn on Monday named Las Vegas lawyer Peter Bernhard as chairman of the powerful panel.

Analysts say that the long-range forecast for the gaming industry remains bright, but casino companies are going to have to weather several sub-par quarters before they return to the income levels they were experiencing before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

News Brief: Las Vegas casinos are taking extra measures to ensure their customers feel safe after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Some Aladdin employees say they were relieved when they heard about the company’s Chapter 11 filing.

The drastic decline in worldwide travel in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks could leave one of every 12 Southern Nevadans unemployed by the middle of next year

The Las Vegas tourism market continued a slow but measurable rebound over the weekend.