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Okada gets favorable ruling in case against Wynn Resorts
Feb. 9, 2012
Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member Kazuo Okada scored at least an interim legal victory Thursday in his lawsuit against the casino resort company.
Strip casinos post 5.1 percent boost in winnings during 2011
Feb. 9, 2012
The 37 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip won $6 billion in 2011, an increase of 5.1 percent from the previous year, the state Gaming Control Board reported Thursday.
Beyond the Rack to open distribution facility this month
Feb. 8, 2012
Beyond the Rack, a members-only online shopping club and 2010’s fastest growing e-commerce company, says it is almost ready to move into its new distribution center in North Las Vegas.
Owner weighing options for River Palms casino in Laughlin
Feb. 8, 2012
Tropicana Entertainment Inc. disclosed Wednesday that it’s weighing strategic options for one of its three Nevada hotel-casinos.
Las Vegas home sales rise, but prices fall
Feb. 8, 2012
The latest Las Vegas-area home price statistics show again that year-to-year sales are up while prices are down, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.
Jeremy Aguero, a principal analyst with Applied Analysis, poses at his office building in Summerlin Wednesday, August 3, 2011.
Forecasts of Las Vegas economy on tap at Preview 2012
Feb. 8, 2012
A list of local and national speakers that includes Mayor Carolyn Goodman and author Richard Florida will offer insight about business in Las Vegas at Preview 2012, scheduled for 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus.
Caesars jumps 33 percent in first day of trading
Feb. 8, 2012
Shares of casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. jumped 33 percent Wednesday in its first day of trading on the Nasdaq.
Law firm hits back against Las Vegas company
Feb. 8, 2012
An international law firm is firing back at Verano Land Group LP, a Las Vegas firm that invested some $65 million in a San Antonio real estate development involving Texas A&M University.
The Las Vegas Strip can be seen Feb. 1, 2012, from McCarran International Airport's new Terminal 3.
Sneak peek: An inside look at McCarran's Terminal 3
Feb. 8, 2012
When the doors open at McCarran International Airport’s $2.4 billion Terminal 3 on June 27, arriving passengers and locals leaving on international and long-haul domestic trips will see a 14-gate, half-mile-long building with plenty of flexibility. There’s still plenty of work to be done. Most of the electronic equipment hasn’t been placed, and contractors have begun work to finish the terminal’s retail areas and food outlets — which will be expanded gradually as terminal traffic grows.
Las Vegas Strip casinos are viewed from the window of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet as it takes off from McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.
Need videos of cute kittens while in the air? Here's where to go
Feb. 7, 2012
People flying in and out of Las Vegas through McCarran International Airport will soon be able to watch football and baseball games live on some Southwest flights, thanks to new partnerships from the airline's satellite Wi-Fi provider. But how accessible is Internet access and how much it costs on the other busy airlines at McCarran?

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A Spirit Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.
Spirit Airlines' Las Vegas crew base up and running
Feb. 7, 2012
Spirit Airlines officially opened its Las Vegas crew base Tuesday, formally starting the process of making 200 of the company’s pilots, flight attendants and mechanics local residents.
A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.
Southwest Airlines preparing to offer football, baseball games via Wi-Fi
Feb. 7, 2012
Southwest Airlines passengers may soon be able to watch baseball and football games while they fly.
Caesars sets share price at $9; IPO set for Wednesday
Feb. 7, 2012
Casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. has priced its initial public offering of 1.8 million shares at $9 apiece.
Hooters hotel-casino just off the Las Vegas Strip.
Hooters Las Vegas, creditor fight over $100 million 'deficiency'
Feb. 7, 2012
A bankruptcy judge is weighing whether Nevada’s new law on “deficiency judgments” will apply to the auction of the Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas. The Legislature last summer passed Assembly Bill 273 in what was billed as an effort to help homeowners losing their homes to foreclosure. With so many homeowners underwater in their mortgages, the Legislature limited deficiency judgments to help them.
A screen grab from the video of an incident with Henderson Police.
Watch the video of motorist kicked by Henderson Police officer
Feb. 7, 2012
A motorist who was pulled over after driving erratically and was methodically kicked in the head by a Henderson Police officer will receive a $158,000 settlement.

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