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Encore aims to outdo Strip rivals in both luxury and service.

News brief: The Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa lost more than $100,000 in a counterfeit casino chip scam.

News brief: Slot machines at Western Fair in Ontario were shut down Monday after a water pipe burst at the popular spot.

Encore is the first on the Strip to embrace pool and night life culture as the top attraction.

Steve Wynn is hours away from opening his newest multi-billion dollar venture in one of the hardest economic times Las Vegas has ever seen.

Steve Wynn spared little expense developing Encore, his $2.3 billion resort that opens Monday.

The proposed magnetic levitation train line linking Las Vegas and Anaheim, Calif. — attacked by critics as a multi-billion dollar pipe dream — has gained new life.

News brief: Butler National Corp. will begin construction today on the Boot Hill Casino and Resort in Dodge City.

News brief: Two hundred eighty-six employees indicated they would accept a severance package the Tribal Council offered two weeks ago.

Steve Wynn says the economy "absolutely" concerns him, but that the opening of his $2.3 billion resort offers his team a chance to show its abilities.

Steve Wynn's $2.3 billion luxury resort will open tonight on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Delaware racetrack donated $4,000 and customers gave 3,900 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Delaware.

The $9.1 billion MGM Mirage project will begin filling more than 12,000 jobs on Jan. 5.

News brief: The ring, which was run out of a poker room at the Borgata Casino, was busted in November 2007 and took in reportedly $60 million in bets.

The year concludes with the Trump Poker Classic, with at least five players within striking distance of current leader John Phan.

The California casino opened yesterday and features 2,100 slot machines, 75 table games, a high stakes gaming room, and 10 food and beverage outlets.

News brief: Two casinos in the Canadian province state that once poker or blackjack cards have been dealt, the only language allowed at the table is English.

Parents of one of two maintenance workers who died last year at the Orleans filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Boyd Gaming.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and tourism officials announced details Tuesday for New Year’s Eve on the Strip and downtown.