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DirectBuy of Las Vegas East Now Open

Members-only, one-stop shopping destination offers a low-cost alternative for home improvement needs.
01 30 2008 7:51AM (...more)

Vegas weddings abound as numbers align on 9-9-09

LAS VEGAS – Two years after Las Vegas chapels hit the wedding date jackpot with lucky sevens, it's all eyes on the nines for 9-9-09. Wedding officials in Sin City and elsewhere staged a marathon set of nuptials and
09 11 2009 1:30PM (...more)

New Website Offers Fun Las Vegas Merchandise; Your Carry-on Will Thank You: Buy Vegas Souvenirs Online

VEGAS.com launches a new online store, www.VegasArrowStore.com , with Las Vegas souvenirs that truly reflect Vegas and feature the iconic red Vegas arrow and, soon, merchandise from shows in the city.
07 31 2008 3:51AM (...more)

Rare snowfall blankets Las Vegas's bright lights

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – Las Vegas was grappling with the aftermath of a once-in-a-generation snowstorm on Thursday which coated the famous icons of Las Vegas and forced the closure of the city's airport. The city's
12 22 2008 11:08PM (...more)

Barkley says he'll pay huge gambling debt

LAS VEGAS - Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. "My mistake," Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala . "I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it."
05 16 2008 2:38PM (...more)

Birthday Party Fit For A King Honors The King of Vegas - A Star For Elvis Presley To Be Announced At Big Elvis Birthday Party In Las Vegas

Elvis Presley will be honored with a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. The formal announcement and kick-off for "A Star for Elvis" campaign takes place Thursday, February 28, 2008 in Las Vegas at the birthday celebration
02 28 2008 5:34AM (...more)

New Wynn casino faces unprecedented Las Vegas slump

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Steve Wynn towers over the Las Vegas Strip in commercials for his new Encore resort, but the recessionary slump in business along the fabled gambling corridor could soon bring the 12 22 2008 4:51PM (...more)

In bad times, Vegas casinos know when to hold 'em

LAS VEGAS – Major gambling companies' ledgers have told the same, sinking story for a year: Fewer people are visiting casinos, their trips are getting shorter and they're not gambling as much. Casino construction has slowed or halted from one end of the Las Vegas Strip to the
01 22 2009 6:09AM (...more)

US Airways to slash 1,700 jobs, cut more capacity

NEW YORK (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc (LCC.N) said on Thursday it will reduce its work force by 1,700, or about 5 percent, and will cut more capacity than planned and introduce new fees as the airline industry battles record fuel prices and a weakening economy.
06 13 2008 7:54PM (...more)

Las Vegas Strip 'Spamalot' to close in July

LAS VEGAS - The list of Broadway hits on the Las Vegas Strip is about to get shorter.
04 18 2008 5:54PM (...more)