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Bruton Smith downplays threat to move Charlotte race

(via WCNC.com)

The billionaire owner of Charlotte Motor Speedway is now downplaying his own threat to move the October NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the Bank of America 500, from Charlotte to Las Vegas.

Sen. Ricardo Lara cancels Las Vegas fundraiser

(via The Sacramento Bee)

Sacramento lobbyists and others looking forward to attending a mixed-martial-arts fight in Las Vegas with Sen. Ricardo Lara on Saturday will have to find another way to enjoy the holiday weekend. Lara announced today that he has canceled a fundraiser that was to take place Saturday at an Ultimate Fighting Championship match in Las Vegas because of "an unfortunate case ...

Las Vegas casino hosts fundraiser for California senator on eve of key vote

(via The Sacremento Bee)

A Las Vegas casino that stands to make millions if the California Legislature approves a gambling compact for a Fresno-area Indian tribe is hosting a fundraiser this weekend for a state senator who is about to vote on the deal.

LA poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases

(via The Sacremento Bee)

Years before a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital bused a homeless, schizophrenic man to Sacramento without arranging contacts or a plan for care, a different hospital ditched Gabino Olvera on Skid Row in Los Angeles.

Packer must face lenders’ Las Vegas lawsuit, appeals court says

(via Bloomberg Businessweek)

James Packer, chairman of Australia’s biggest gambling company, and Crown Ltd. (CWN) must defend themselves in a Las Vegas lawsuit alleging they hid cost overruns in a gaming development, an appeals court ruled.

Penn National spinoff could allow for P.G. casino license without selling Perryville

(via Baltimore Business Journal)

A move by Penn National Gaming could enable the company to win a license for a casino in Prince George’s County without having to sell its Hollywood Perryville casino.

Eli Roth's Goretorium haunted house sued

(via TMZ)

This could get bloody ... a design company has sued Eli Roth's Goretorium, saying the Las Vegas haunted house and its business partners have been dragging their feet on a $50K bill ... TMZ has learned.

Bring federal conferences back to Las Vegas, lawmakers say

(via Government Executive)

A bipartisan group of House members from Nevada want to eliminate bans on federal agencies holding conferences in casinos or resort locations.

Dennis Hof, brothel owner, blasts LinkedIn's prostitute ban

(via The Huffington Post)

LinkedIn's decision to prevent prostitutes from using the site to market themselves has one legal brothel owner feeling, well, screwed.

Champagne marks end of staycations as Americans spend

(via Bloomberg)

DJ Steve Aoki sprayed champagne on attendees before selecting some to surf the crowd on an inflatable raft during opening week of the Hakkasan night club in Las Vegas last month. The five-story, $100 million-plus addition to the MGM Grand symbolizes a revival of the unbridled partying Sin City was known for before the real-estate bust turned Las Vegas into ...

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