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Owners of the CityCenter casino complex unveiled its first hotel Tuesday, opening the first 1,500 rooms available at the $8.5 billion development and hoping it will be a catalyst to boost Las Vegas tourism after two years of decline. Complete Story...
The owner of an iconic downtown Las Vegas hotel that hosted the World Series of Poker for 34 years will close the property's hotel rooms, coffee shop and keno operations as a cost-cutting move, a spokeswoman said Monday.
Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle bad check charges with three Las Vegas casinos and avoid trial on felony criminal charges, a defense lawyer and prosecutor said Monday.
Sin City is pinning its biggest bet ever — $8.5 billion — on a 67-acre, six-tower complex of striking hotels, gourmet restaurants, swank shops and a single casino that starts opening Tuesday in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.
Hawaii, California and Las Vegas are among American tourist destinations vying fiercely for a vast and largely untapped new market segment.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid joined federal and state officials at an event in Las Vegas highlighting law enforcement efforts to identify and prosecute mortgage fraud in Nevada.
A former Las Vegas supervisor for the political advocacy group ACORN was sentenced Monday to up to three years' probation for his role in a plan to pay canvassers to register Nevada voters during last year's presidential campaign.
Kimbo Slice will make his official Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas.
Canadian investor Arthur Wong is buying condos in Las Vegas and Phoenix like a shopper at Costco: In bulk, with slashed prices.
A Nebraska man facing felony charges stemming from almost $15 million in Las Vegas gambling debts is suing casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. for alleged breach of contract, conspiracy and negligence.
Police say they have arrested a third person in the shooting death of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer in his garage.
A court officer briefly detained a group of journalists inside a Las Vegas courtroom Monday following a hearing involving Michael Jackson's former personal physician.
Authorities say they have arrested five people who allegedly tried to rob a Nevada bank by presenting a false federal search warrant which demanded all of the money in the vault. The FBI says that when the Wells Fargo bank manager refused to comply Friday, he was handcuffed and threatened in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.
Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to return to work at his Houston medical clinic for the first time since before the pop star's death.
One operative tried to enlist trade groups in Maine to oppose government-run health coverage. Another helped a member of a Las Vegas conservative group appear on local talk radio to criticize the proposal. A third persuaded a Louisiana activist to post an opinion piece on a conservative blog.
Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker's lawyer says he's trying to resolve criminal charges stemming from more than $800,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos.
A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex that failed to sell at auction in Las Vegas last month has been bought by a private buyer who intends to see it displayed in a museum, an auctioneer told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Six Hells Angels motorcycle club locations were raided Wednesday in an investigation of a brawl that left two people with stab wounds at a Las Vegas wedding chapel nearly a year ago, police said.
Tourism officials say the number of visitors to Las Vegas increased 4.3 percent in September, marking the first year-over-year monthly increase since May 2008.
While much has been made of CityCenter’s , far less attention has been paid to the design behind it. It’s a design that speaks in equal parts to the challenges of the Las Vegas Strip, the unsustainable sprawl of the Las Vegas Valley (now home to 2 million people) and a fundamental shift in American demographics.
Joey Chestnut maintained his dominance in the sport of competitive eating — and expanded his palate — by winning the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas. Chestnut on Sunday gobbled 50 meatballs in 10 minutes at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. The 6.25 pounds was a new world record and earned him the first-place prize of $1,500.
A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55 million and becoming the youngest player to win the tournament in its 40-year history.
A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.
Part of the struggle for Las Vegas casinos to overcome is eroding convention business. Companies have canceled meetings as they tighten spending and seek to avoid bad blood with shareholders or a bad image with others over meeting in the town known worldwide as Sin City.
Swedish concern over Cocaine energy drinkThe Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) has wasted no time in condemning the planned launch of a new energy drink marketed by a company from Helsingborg and trading under the name Cocaine.
Las Vegas' new CityCenter, a big gamble, prepares to openLAS VEGAS — Some of the world's top architects and designers have taken a fresh deck of cards and created a Xanadu on the Las Vegas Strip.
NV Energy: Fewer Can Afford Power BillsLAS VEGAS -- The main electric utility in Las Vegas has seen a 17 percent increase in the number of households disconnected for nonpayment of bills from September 2008 to September 2009. NV Energy's report is nearly double the 9 percent shut-off figure statewide.
Open meeting, closed minds: Henderson vote did not follow spirit of the lawThis is an example of a frightening trend. Governments at all levels are legislating in secret & nothing is being done about it. Disgusting.
Forum to highlight three futuristic rail projects to Calif. We have all heard about the two high-speed-rail proposals that promise to whisk passengers between Las Vegas and Southern California in little more than an hour, the steel-wheels-on-rails DesertXpress and the magnetically propelled maglev train.
How Much to Tip?Many people don't seem to know how much to tip when in Vegas. Tipping is a custom based on the generosity of an appreciative customer and is subject to no concrete rules. But here are a few suggestions:
ACORN to stand trial in Las VegasEvidence heard during more than six hours of testimony left "a lot of issues that have to be answered" before trial, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace William Jansen said.
Mother: Police Murdered My SonLAS VEGAS -- A Las Vegas woman accused a Metro police officer of murdering her son Wednesday, after the officer shot and killed the teen in front of their home.
Hundred of Couples Living Underground in Las Vegas Flood TunnelsHUNDREDS of couples are living underneath the US gambling mecca Las Vegas and living off the scraps left behind by its patrons.
Is Las Vegas bad for your family?A study conducted by Children's Health Magazine on the best cities to raise a family ranks Las Vegas 92 out of 100. The study ranked cities based on six primary categories: economics, health, housing, crime, education, and cultural attractions.
Workers Trying For Short-Term Jobs Fright Dome has become a Las Vegas tradition, scaring thousands every October. And with scary unemployment numbers, lines for its temporary jobs were wrapped around the building on Friday.
Las Vegas Publisher Stands By Claim That Reid Threatened EmployeeThe publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday stood by his claim that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatened one of the newspaper's employees, after Reid's office claimed the alleged threat was meant as a joke.
Passenger Arrested After Stripping and Punching a Woman: Thought Your Flight Was BadA man was arrested - thank god - after stripping and punching a female passenger on the way from Oakland to Vegas. Good thing the flight wasn't any longer. Southwest Flight.
Ex-ACORN Vegas director pleads guilty to compensating for registration of voters; will testify against ACORNLAS VEGAS — A former Las Vegas director for a political advocacy group accused of illegally paying canvassers to register voters during last year's presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against the group and another employee.
Anti-Healthcare Reformer Yells "Heil Hitler" to a Jewish man praising Israel's national health care at a town hall.Conservatives have strenuously denied that there is any anti-Semitism on display by anti-health reform protesters at town hall meetings nationwide — despite all the evidence to the contrary.
The Cia, Siberia And The $5m Bar Bill A federal court case reveals a bizarre tale of post 9/11 operations in Afghanistan.
Dialysis for immigrants drives hospital into debtLAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas hospital providing emergency dialysis services to 80 illegal immigrants says that accounts for much of its operating deficit.
Michael Jackson's 51st birthday to be his burial day: father – Michael Jackson's body will be laid to rest on August 29, the day the King of Pop would have turned 51, his father told AFP.
Boy, 11, dies while stranded in Death ValleyAn 11-year-old boy died in the intense heat of Death Valley National Park after he and his mother became stranded in one of the world's most inhospitable areas, authorities said Friday.
Goodman: Arnold 'Scared To Death' By VegasLAS VEGAS -- While he didn't twist his moustache a' la Snidely Whiplash, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman did have the look of a schemer Thursday as he spoke of the new ads designed to draw California businesses to Nevada.
Jesus Appears on Vegas Toilet Seat!- VIDEOyep...the big guy's PR team is hard at work again. this time you can check him out in a whole new light.....
Feds at DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs ScannedThe reader, connected to a web camera, sniffed data from RFID-enabled ID cards and other documents carried by attendees in pockets and backpacks as they passed a table where the equipment was stationed in full view.
Bill could make it illegal for bureaucrats to avoid Las Vegas Bill could make it illegal for bureaucrats to avoid Las Vegas
Advisor Turns Over $5.5M in Funds Held Secretly for MichaelA former financial advisor to Michael Jackson said Friday that he was the person who recently turned over to executors $5.5 million, which had been "a secret between Michael and me."
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