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www.ClubUwin.com Champion Poker and Blackjack players Hollywood Dave, Layne Flack, Kenny Einiger, Gavin Smith, Kasey Thompson, Michael Castellana, Freddy Deeb, and Devilfish race paddle boats around a Las Vegas Hotel lake. They’ll do anything to win, including trying to ram the other boat to win. Hey , they got $10000 riding on this race so anything goes!

South San Francisco resident Ralyn Lee and some of her friends have been looking forward to a Las Vegas getaway since February. She and three girlfriends booked reservations at Wynn Las Vegas and planned a two-night stay and maybe a visit to the hotel’s spa.

Operators of Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel say the free fall on hotel rates has ended in other properties run by the Morgans Hotel Group in other cities and a similar pattern is emerging in Las Vegas. Frederick Kleisner, CEO and a director for New York-based Morgans, told the state Gaming Control Board today that the company has seen a pattern of event-driven demand.

The owner of the 2,950-room Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino on Paradise Road today disclosed it lost money during the fourth quarter as conventions attracted fewer business people to Las Vegas.

A new study confirms what Las Vegas hotel-casino owners are painfully aware of: Visitors to the city in 2009 didn’t gamble as much and spent less for hotel rooms.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office ruled that Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino President Randy Kwasniewski died Tuesday of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. today said its loss narrowed in the fourth quarter of 2009 thanks to strong business in China — but the company also reported continued weakness at its Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos.

A major player in retail shopping centers has received a Nevada gaming license after investing in the company that owns Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel.

Noting reduced business volumes and fierce competition, the owner of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino reported Friday that its third quarter loss widened as revenue tumbled.