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Although 30,000 more hotel rooms will likely open on the Strip between now and 2010, there is little chance Las Vegas faces a glut or price wars, insiders and analysts believe.

News Brief: Hundreds of guests gave Batavia Downs Gaming's 586 new video gambling machines a test run Friday night.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Officials of a company looking to build a big condominium-retail project in Las Vegas' Chinatown district want the Clark County Commission to consider changing land use in the area to allow for gaming and high-density residential.

News Brief: L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, one of the nation's newest casino resorts, is hoping Houston has what it takes to help make it royally flush.

March's mixture of fast cars and flying fists, basketball bedlam and warm spring weather worked its usual magic for the local tourism industry.

News Brief: Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack on Saturday said he wants state gaming commissioners to reconsider last week's decision to deny Ottumwa a casino license.

News Brief: After several years of hearing proposals with no action, Greenville-area residents may soon see construction of new gaming developments.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has signed into law an act which requires the gaming commission to study alternative forms of games or trends in casino gaming that could create additional income.

Post Oak Productions Inc. reports the launch of Camp Hellmuth, Phil Hellmuth's poker fantasy camp weekend.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $129 million.

GSN is airing Poker Royale: Young Bloods, a showcase for six of the poker's top young players all under the age of 30, vying for a total cash prize pool of $50,000.

Representatives of The Henry Brent Co. said Thursday that their closely held Las Vegas company has purchased downtown's Lady Luck.

Former Mandalay Resort Group President Glenn Schaeffer has landed back on the Strip following Thursday's announcement that he will help bring the name of a Miami Beach resort icon to the north end of the boulevard.

Local tourism leaders have for weeks claimed hosting NBA All-Star weekend would offer an unprecedented opportunity to showcase Las Vegas before a worldwide media audience.

The U.S. Department of Interior has published in the Federal Register its approval of a land into trust proposal for a Michigan tribe's casino site.

Century Theatres on Thursday closed its Rancho Santa Fe movie theater but opens a new movie theater today with its first scheduled show times across the street at Santa Fe Station Casino.

The average daily room rate charged by Las Vegas resorts continues to climb, according to March visitation statistics reported today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

News Brief: Washington tavern owners are concerned about a tribal casino bringing types of gambling they can't offer, namely slot machines.

News Brief: In the longest final table in circuit history, the World Series of Poker wrapped up at 3:15 a.m. Thursday at Harveys Casino Resort with the top prize of $542,360 going to a 39-year-old property investor who had a pair of 10s.