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The first new hotel tower built downtown since the 1980's opened Friday. The brand new 500-room Rush Tower accepted guests at the Golden Nugget. It's the final phase of their build out and only 8 News Now will take you inside. More>>
A Las Vegas man and his childhood friend says growing up in the valley helped them invent a new video poker game and strike a deal with slot maker IGT. More>>
The debate about peddlers handing out cards for escort services has raged in Las Vegas for the past 10 years. It included lawsuits won by the ACLU allowing the peddlers on sidewalks under their right to freedom of speech. But the issue has made a comeback. More>>
The city of Las Vegas is less than two weeks away from the opening of CityCenter's Vdara hotel. There's a lot of anticipation surrounding this project, and 8 News Now got a close-up tour. Inside, a slideshow of the first look from inside the project. More>>
One of the Las Vegas Strip's gaming giants announced Thursday it has lost $750.4 in its third quarter. MGM Mirage's report comes just a month before CityCenter is set to open. More>>
Layoffs, bankruptcies and millions in losses plagued the largest gaming companies this year. Under the cloud of the recession, the largest gaming convention in the nation kicked off Tuesday morning. More>>
Station Casinos is posting a big third-quarter loss tied to a debt write-off and other charges due to its bankruptcy. More>>
Nevada gambling regulators will get a share of money seized from a high-ranking Japanese organized crime figure. More>>
MGM Mirage and it's partner Dubai World stood in front of Nevada Gaming regulators Friday as they made their pitch for a license for the $9 billion CityCenter project. The license is needed to operate the hotel and casinos. More>>
Nevada casino revenues fall nearly nine percent in the month of September. More>>
A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college has won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas. More>>
A western Maryland logger who plays no-limit Texas Hold 'em for fun is matching wits with a 21-year-old from Michigan who has logged more hands online than most people his age. At stake is a World Series of Poker main event title, and $8.55 million. More>>
The CEO of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. has resigned, days after he allegedly confronted a St. Louis County Council member over another company's casino zoning vote. More>>
Boyd Gaming Corp. is asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Reno to let it acquire some or all of the properties of its financially troubled rival, Station Casinos. More>>
As tourism numbers dip in Las Vegas, nowhere has seen more challenges than Downtown. Casinos on Fremont Street are trying new things to attract customers. During Halloween, that means scaring up a few more guests. More>>
A review of Nevada OSHA was launched after 25 construction workers were killed in the state. The federal probe revealed that NV OSHA weakened penalties against a major hotel after two workers died, despite a history of similar problems at the company. More>>
Phil Ruffin took the Treasure Island last April. He may be in the best position to handle the recession, but his resort budget, like the other Strip resorts, is still taking a huge hit. More>>
Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment is reporting a third-quarter loss of more than $1 billion. More>>
UNLV wants to help construction workers increase safety on the job. They're developing a new safety training program to help workers better recognize situations that could turn deadly. More>>
A new boost to the economy and maybe a boost to your own travel budget. British Airways has landed its first direct flight from London's Heathrow Airport in Las Vegas, and Las Vegas is prepared to take advantage of the direct tourist base and make it grow. More>>
Garth Brooks has sold out his first 20 shows at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, but scalpers are selling them online for hundreds of dollars more than face value. Wynn officials say they're going to put a stop to it. More>>
One casino worker is suing Wynn Las Vegas claiming she is being exposed to dangerous second-hand smoke and it's her employer's fault. More>>
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian is considering cutting his stake in hotel and casino operator MGM Mirage. More>>
From our unemployment lines to home foreclosures, the signs of the Las Vegas valley's economic downturn are just about everywhere. And tourism, the one main industry in the state, continues to take hits. More>>
Travel costs may be going up, but staying at a Las Vegas hotel will leave more of your money in your wallet, at least when it comes to booking a room reservation. More>>
In these tough times, losing even one convention really hurts Las Vegas. Another convention has decided to pass over Las Vegas. This time, a county commissioner says the gathering went elsewhere because of problems in Clark County that could have been fixed. More>>
A former chief executive of casino operator MGM Mirage has been diagnosed with cancer. More>>
A lawyer for Andre Agassi's charitable foundation has been named to the Nevada Athletic Commission. Gov. Jim Gibbons announced the appointment of Francisco Aguilar on Monday. More>>
Casino operator MGM Mirage says it has ended a debt exchange offer because not enough debt holders accepted the deal. More>>
The Eyewitness News I-Team has learned that the construction cranes at the Echelon project are coming down. Body Gaming had hoped to restart the project but now there is a definite delay. More>>
MGM Mirage's CityCenter announced that they intend to launch the "single largest hiring effort in the nation" on Monday. The announcement came at the same time the state released record unemployment numbers. Some lucky applicants received their job offers on Friday. More>>
The economic boost Las Vegas leaders have hoped for has finally arrived. The first job offers from CityCenter for anyone non-MGM Mirage employees have been sent out. More>>
Casino operator MGM Mirage says it has amended a senior notes exchange offer in part to extend its expiration date. More>>
There is one road construction project along the Las Vegas Strip that is causing major problems for local businesses including one well-known resort. More>>
Workers at Planet Hollywood are in trouble after allegedly ripping off the casino's poker room. One security expert says this is a common problem that happens a lot more often than most people might think. More>>
A dispute between developers and banks over the stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas project is headed to trial Sept. 25 in federal court in Miami. More>>
The Nevada Tourism Commission says it doesn't think it can fight travel Web sites over how much they pay in room taxes. More>>
Casino operator Station Casinos Inc. says funeral plans have been set for its founder, Frank Fertitta Jr. More>>
Station Casinos founder Frank Fertitta Jr. died at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Friday morning. Fertitta had been in poor health and suffered from heart problems. More>>
A prosecutor showed jurors a video of a parking lot bombing outside a Las Vegas Strip hotel in 2007, and then took the lid off a foam coffee cup in his hand. More>>
Casino operator MGM Mirage is facing a federal lawsuit from a shareholder who says the company's executives misled investors about its financial position and profited from selling stock at high prices. More>>
Nevada gambling regulators have permanently banned a convicted cheater from entering casinos in the state. More>>
Prive' nightclub in Planet Hollywood will reopen but only on a temporary basis. More>>
In just four months, the massive CityCenter resort will open and other casinos are already starting to worry. With a shrinking number of visitors recently to Las Vegas, some say the 4,000 room Aria Hotel could steal guests from other locations. More>>
