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MGM Mirage's Kerkorian May Offer Up Casinos To Avoid Default

Bloomberg | Beth Jinks | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Casinos, Mgm Mirage Kerkorian, Kirk Kerkorian, Mgm, MGM Mirage, MGM Grand, Kerkorian, Las Vegas, Business News

March 16 (Bloomberg) -- MGM Mirage, seeking to modify lending terms on its unsecured debt and avoid default as gambling activity withers, is in talks ...

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Our Enemy To The South

Diane Dimond | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: Assisinations, Florida, Albuquerque, Crossing the U.S. Border, Dangerous San Diego, Crime, Invasion of Crime, Time for National Guard? Phoenix "Kidnap Capitol", Crime-on-the-Hoof, Mexico, Violence, United States, Mexican Drug Cartels, Las Vegas, Diane Dimond, Laredo, World News
Diane Dimond

Mexico's problem has become our problem in a big way. The retiring CIA chief, Michael Hayden, says Mexico could rank right next to Iran and Iraq as the biggest challenge for President Obama.

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Chester Arthur Stiles Convicted By Jury In Toddler Sex Case

AP | KEN RITTER | Posted 04.03.2009 | Home

Read More: Toddler Sex Case, Las Vegas, Chester Arthur Stiles, Home News

LAS VEGAS — A man tracked down after a video of him sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl was found in the Nevada desert was convicted Tuesday o...

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Vegas Mogul Slams Corporate Spending Backlash

Reuters | Tim Hepher | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Corporate Spending, Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas, Obama Administration, Business News

Las Vegas casino legend Sheldon Adelson launched a quest for America's most boring city on Tuesday in a comeback to President Barack Obama's criticism...

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Cher: I Live `Like A Nun' In Vegas

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer | Posted 03.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cher, Las Vegas, Music, Entertainment News

NEW YORK -- Cher's concert stand in Las Vegas may be the ultimate representation of Sin City: it's decadent, glitzy, oversized, over-the-top and a thr...

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Las Vegas Mayor: Obama Should Apologize To Us

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street CEOs, Oscar Goodman, TARP Money, Wells Fargo, Ceos, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Obama TARP, Las Vegas, Barack Obama, Politics News

LAS VEGAS — Sin City's mayor wants President Barack Obama to apologize for saying companies shouldn't visit Las Vegas on the taxpayer's dime. O...

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Roles of the Spirit

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Lust, Cheating Consequences, Violence, Tv Violence, Video Games, Las Vegas, Spore, Cheating Relationships, Cheating, Love, Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

If we are going to strive to be the best people we can be, then we have to be aware of the flow of energy within us and consider how even our virtual worlds affect us.

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Betting on America

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vig, Lobbying, Ncaa, Quarterback, Obama, Tooth Fairy, Las Vegas, Gambling, Sports, K Street, Internet Gambling, Santa Claus, Sports Gambling, Republicans, Gross Betting Product, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Sports can be part of the solution -- one of the largest portions of the underground (and untaxed) economy involves sports gambling.

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Interview: Singer/Songwriter Lizzy Grant on Cheap Thrills, Elvis, The Flamingos, Trailer Parks, and Coney Island

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 02.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lizzy Grant, Kill Kill, Coney Island, Music, American, American Flags, Las Vegas, Billie Holiday, Songs, Entertainment, Brooklyn, The Beach Boys, Roller Coasters, Beauty, New York, New York City, Pop Music, Rock Music, Interviews, Jazz, Cat Power, Beaches, Amusement Parks, Boardwalk, Singing, Coca Cola, Beach Boys, Aimee Mann, Nick Cave, Entertainment News
Felicia C. Sullivan

Lizzy Grant: I like things that go fast, things with bright colors, things that taste good. At Coney Island, you can get a Coca Cola, ride the roller coaster, and watch everybody.

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Asia's Las Vegas, Macau, Fights The Economic Crisis

The Independent | Clifford Coonan | Posted 02.14.2009 | World

Read More: Macau Gambling, China Gambling, Economic Crisis, The Independent, Las Vegas, Macau Economic Crisis, Macau, Financial Crisis, Asia's Las Vegas, China, China Economy, Macau Makes More Money Than Vegas 2009, Economy, World News

Lady Luck is casting a jaundiced eye on Macau, Asia's Las Vegas and the world's biggest gambling market. The former Portuguese colony racked up one of...

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CES: Down But Not Out

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: 3D Video, Microsoft, Canon, Ces, Consumer Electronics Show, Adult Video Convention, Las Vegas, Lg, Panasonic, Gadgets, Las Vegas Electronics Show, Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, Gadgets Show, Technology, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

If the purpose of marketing is to sell you something you never knew you needed, then this place is a marketers dream.

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Live from the Consumer Electronics Show: Day 1

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Gadgets Show, Gadgets, Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas Electronics Show, Technology, Ces, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, Business News
Robert J. Elisberg

The convergence of the Internet, TV and movies is not only ever-more pronounced this year, it's becoming a mature industry.

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The Consumer Electronics Show Gets Underway

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Conventions, Adult Video Convention, Recession, Consumer Electronics Show, Ces, Las Vegas, Adult Video Conference, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

It's not a coincidence that the porn industry meets in Vegas at the same time as the annual tech fest, when the town teems with guys who spent the best years of their lives with their hands on their joysticks.

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Thank-You-Verah-Musshhh.

Michael DeJong | Posted 02.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Polyester, Three Wise Men, Natural Resources, Self-Destruction, Wedding Chapels, Illness, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, Inconvenient Truth, Starvation, Hyper-Consumerism, Modern World, Environment, Feast of the Epiphany, Bling-Bling, Ailing Planet, Self-Abuse, Style News
Michael DeJong

For me, on a cosmic level, the King's kitschy, tacky jumpsuits stand as a metaphor for the glitz and bling of today's hyper-consumerism

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C.S. ... I Don't Think So!

Diane Dimond | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: CSI Miami Episode, Jerry Bruckheimer, Misrepresents, Tipster, CSI Miami, For Crackpots, Las Vegas, New York, Confidential, Without a Trace, Crime Stoppers, Reward Money, 50 States, Cold Case, Horatio Caine, Misrepresents Crime Stoppers, Snitchin', No Tipsters List of Names and Address, 24 Countries, Entertainment News
Diane Dimond

The lesson left from this CSI Miami episode was that if you snitch, you're in danger. If you talk to the police about a crime, the bad guy will find out and get you.

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LAS VEGAS SNOW: Strip Covered In Snow

Huffington Post via Las Vegas Review-Journal | Posted 01.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Las Vegas Snowstorm, Snowing in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Snow Storm, Las Vegas, Snow Storm in Las Vegas, It's Snowing in Las Vegas, Extreme Weather, Home News

Tourists and residents of Las Vegas alike received quite a shock as a snowstorm blanketed sin city's most famous monuments. It also caused some trave...

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Bye-Bye O.J. Simpson

Diane Dimond | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Up to 33 Years, Nicole Brown Simpson, Judge, 9 Years Before Parole, Jackie Glass, O.J.Simpson, Ron Goldman, Sentenced, Las Vegas, He Got Away With Murder!, Entertainment News
Diane Dimond

At every country club and golf tournament, at every fancy dinner and social event O.J. Simpson has attended some one was whispering, "Murderer!" or, "He got away with murder!"

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It Just Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

Larry Gellman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Investments, Investing, Stock Market Crash, Economy, Stock Market, Stock Market Bubble, Recession Fears, Stock Market Crisis, Risk Management, Housing Bubble, Recession, Housing Crisis, Las Vegas, Business News
Larry Gellman

Call me stupid, but I think we are at one of those moments in time where excitement ( aka fear) is causing investors to overlook great opportunities.

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Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 12.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Scion, Lexus RX400h, Chrysler, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Honda, Los Angeles Convention Center, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Compressed Natural Gas Engines, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Dearborn, Ev, Front-Wheel Drive, Green Energy, 2010 Ford Mustang, Audi Clean Diesel, Clean Diesel, SEMA Show, Green Cars, Los Angeles Auto Show, Japanese Cars, Hybrid Cars, Black Friday, Electric Cars, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Green Commuting, Georgetown Kentucky, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Toyota CNG Hybrid, Toyota Venza, Civis Si, Honda Insight, Horizontal Doors, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Gm, All-Wheel Drive, Lexus IS Hardtop Convertible, Detroit Three, Honda CR-Z, Cng, Honda Hybrid, Las Vegas, Smart ForTwo, Lexus RX450h, Tokyo Motor Show, Honda Civic, Smart Car, Compressed Natural Gas Cars, Dodge, King of the Kustomizers, Green Car, Compressed Natural Gas, Camry CNG Hybrid, Ford Verve, Jeep, George Barris, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Bluetec, Ford Fiesta, Hollywood, Business News
Steve Parker

How anxious are the Detroit Three carmakers to make sales? My wife and I were at the Los Angeles Auto Show last night, "Black Friday," at the Los Ang...

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Economic Hard Times Hit Nevada Brothel

ABC News | NEAL KARLINSKY and ALYSSA LITOFF | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Nevada, Vegasl Brothel, Recession, Economy, Brothel, Las Vegas, Business News

A woman who had just scored a precious high-paying job in the midst of a disastrous economy was willing to fly in from out of town to take it. Her ne...

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Five Mistakes by DC and Detroit Hurt Detroit Three's Survival Shances

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Russia, Congress, US Auto Industry, Chrysler, Car Dealerships, The Huffington Post, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Honda, Dodge Viper, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Future of General Motors, Mike Pence, Ford, St. Petersburg, Automakers, Auto Bailout, Obama Auto Industry, Los Angeles Auto Show, Green Cars, Southern California, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, US Senate, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Electric Cars, Congressional Oversight, Detroit, Greensburg Indiana, Nissan Motors, Detroit Auto Industry, Fuel Economy, Bankruptcy, Gm, Environmentalists, Detroit Three, Jeep Commander. Hemi Hybrids, Washington DC, American Honda, Daewoo, Honda Fit, Continuously Variable Transmission, Barack Obama, American Auto Industry, Las Vegas, Auto Industry Rescue Legislation, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt, Dodge, XTRONIC CVT, South Korea, Kirk Kerkorian, Harry Reid, Consumers, Jeep, Auto Industry Bailout, Europe, Auto Industry, Golden Parachutes, Lordstown, Detroit Automakers, Reid Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Automobiles, Business News
Steve Parker

Sen. Reid's new bailout bill for the Detroit Three does not set additional fuel-economy requirements, nor does it establish a government oversight board. That's two strikes against getting our money's worth.

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2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas -- Last Gasp for High-Performance Cars? SEMA photo album now available, too

Steve Parker | Posted 12.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Integrated Powertrain, SEMA Show, Gm, Chrysler, General Motors, Auto Club of Southern California, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Detroit Three, $25 Billion Bailout, Fuel Economy Challenge, Cars, Ford, Snow Performance, Las Vegas, Barack Obama, 24 Hours of LeMans, 12 Hours of Sebring, Nascar, Ron Fellows, Corvette C6R, Clean Diesel, 24 Hours of Daytona, Nissan GTR, Chevrolet Corvette, Volkswagen CC, Business News
Steve Parker

Many of the people and companies we saw at SEMA last week may very well be out of a job or out of business by next year's show.

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Family Votes McCain, But That Doesn't Stop This Obama Supporter

Chidimma Ozor | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Election Day, Hometown Heroes, Nevada Obama, Public Relations, Las Vegas, Nevada, Election 2008, Obama Volunteers, Steinbeck Communications, Barack Obama, Obama Volunteers Stories, John McCain, Home News
Chidimma Ozor

Paul Speirs is president of Steinbeck Communications, a Las Vegas-based public relations firm, whose clients include top companies in the gaming indus...

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Palin Motivates California Dems to Volunteer for Obama

Reny Monk | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada Canvassing, California, Palin Motivates Democrats, Nevada, Democrats, Obama Volunteers, Campaign 2008, Barack Obama, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Sarah Palin Reaction, John McCain, Republicans, Home News
Reny Monk

An older woman in a back brace traveled from Palm Springs to Nevada to work the phones in a campaign office there. "I will do anything to prevent that trailer trash from getting into office," she said of Palin.

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Preview! Las Vegas' High-Performance SEMA Show and the Los Angeles Auto Show; How Green Will They Be?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Audi Q7, Chrysler, Suvs, Hemi Engines, Subprime Car Loans, Los Angeles Convention Center, Cars, Clean Diesel, Nissan GTR, Malibu Hybrid, Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi r10 TDI, BMW M-Series, Senator Obama, Washington, Sema, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Repossession, Aircraft Carrier, Detroit Bailout, Las Vegas Convention Center, V8 Engines, Simon Cowell, Automotive Aftermarket, Corvette ZR1, Bugatti Veyron, Detroit Three, Porsche, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Ferrari, Ford Expedition, Senator McCain, Automotive Fleet, Chevrolet Corvette, American Idol, SUV Sales, Dohc, Business News
Steve Parker

The LA Auto Show is now officially the first big extravaganza on the national car calendar. It opens Friday, November 21st and runs through Sunday, November 30th at the LA Convention Center.

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