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General contractor the Dick Corp. plans more site work for Santa Fe Gaming Corp.'s proposed Henderson casino Tuesday. However, company spokesman Ray Brown said the work is really site-preparation and is not considered an official ground-breaking.

Our friends at the Las Vegas Sun Take a look at what's happening in throughout down on New Year's Eve.

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The largest slot jackpot in history was won Sunday night, but instead of it occurring at the Bellagio as so many had anticipated, a local woman won nearly $27.6 million while chugging along at Palace Station.

Sam's Town Hotel, Gambling Hall and Bowling Center premiered its new 56-lane AMF Showcase Bowling Center to the media November 19 during the PWBA $200,000 Sam's Town Invitational tournament.

Construction of the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower is officially underway at the site of the Paris-Las Vegas Casino—due to open in fall 1999—on the Las Vegas Strip.

Star Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTC BB: STRE) has completed its purchase of Sneakers All American Bar and Restaurant, which is located on East Tropicana Blvd. in Las Vegas.

Gambler's Book Shop, in continuing 35 years as a vital part of the Las Vegas community, is establishing a permanent photographic exhibit honoring the special people whose contributions made the city world famous. The exhibit will debut December 9 at 3 p.m.

Crowds of visitors flocked to the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino to be among the first to see the largest collection of historic Russian art objects ever shown in the United States—"Treasures of Russia"—which opened to the public November 7.

Steve Wynn and Frank Fahrenkopf of the American Gaming Association have convinced Representative Jim Gibbons, presently on the national security, intelligence and resources panels of the House, to run for one of three vacancies on the Ways and Means Committee.

A Las Vegas-based company called Mirage Link has recently introduced the "Internet Kiosk," a device that will allow users to surf the Net, check their email, send video email and conduct video teleconferences for about 30 cents a minute, to hotels in Las Vegas.