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Strong business during the Memorial Day weekend, particularly from high-rollers on the Las Vegas Strip, helped Nevada casinos produce their largest percentage increase in gaming win in the last five months in May.

A Las Vegas Hilton cocktail waitress won the right to a trial in her lawsuit alleging she was fondled by basketball star Dennis Rodman and then fired for reporting the incident to the hotel-casino.

News Brief: Coinless slots machines are gaining in popularity among some players who prefer the convenience and clean hands that a card or voucher provides over handling a bucketful of coins.

PDS Gaming has called off its deal to acquire Las Vegas's largest chain of video poker bars.

A sudden, unexpected rift has developed between Peccole Nevada Corp. and Heller Financial Inc. , identified as the first bidders on the bankrupt Regent Las Vegas hotel-casino.

News Brief: A California-style electricity crisis ambushed Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, leaving about 10,000 residential customers without power for 45 minutes until casinos voluntarily reduced their own consumption to make up for the energy shortfall.

The Nevada Gaming Commission will begin the task of studying Internet gambling at the end of this month, when it conducts its first hearing on the subject, in Las Vegas.

Yet another big-name national swimsuit competition came into town Friday.

News Brief: Three people were injured Thursday when a propane tank exploded on the roof of Caesars Palace hotel-casino.

The state's consumer advocate said Thursday he declined to join big casinos and mines in their quest for alternative power.

Two subcontractors in a legal dispute with the bankrupt Regent hotel-casino in Las Vegas are opposing its confidential settlement with a third subcontractor.

News Brief: Jack Binion, who controls several casinos including the Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana, has given $1 million to the Southern University System -- the largest single gift in the university system's history.

News Brief: Nevada casino regulators plan September hearings to examine state rules created to prevent the control of gambling markets by a few companies.

CIBC World Markets hiked its earnings outlook for Ameristar Casinos of Las Vegas, apparently touching off a powerful rally in the company's shares.

Alliance Gaming, saying the deal no longer made financial sense, will pay a $6.6 million break-up fee.

Tears welled in the aged eyes of Las Vegas gaming legend William `Si' Redd as UNLV President Carol Harter talked about him at a recent tribute dinner.

The Vacation Village hotel-casino in Las Vegas is still seeking last-minute refinancing, but its largest creditor, a Los Angeles loan company, is moving ahead with plans to force a sale of the hotel-casino to recover a $19 million loan.

With the building boom of the '90s over and the U.S. economy slowing down, what does the future hold for Las Vegas?

Star Brooks: "The Reno Rodeo, complete with a cattle drive, rodeo clowns, and all the hoopla one expects, has closed with another exceptionally successful year."

LorAir's primary objective is to serve the air transportation needs of hotel casinos in gaming-intensive areas.