Las Vegas

22 May 2013

Buying real estate can be a gamble, but punters right now are betting on Las Vegas. The resort city posted the highest gains of all United States markets in the latest S&P/Case-Shiller index...

4:22AM

OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial

16 May 2013

O.J. Simpson, an articulate ex-star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of a single Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison. No longer...

2:49AM

Cost controls help Wynn Resorts beat Wall Street estimates

26 Apr 2013

Wynn Resorts posted a first-quarter profit that handily beat Wall Street expectations as operating margins got a boost from a drop in general and administrative expenses and entertainment and...

9:53AM

Chinese tech firms pump up volume at CES show in Las Vegas

13 Jan 2013

Chinese high-tech companies have showcased some of the most eye-popping gear at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, bidding to reverse their lack of global brand recognition.

5:26PM

Wynn forms subsidiary to develop hotels outside Las Vegas

8 Jan 2013

Wynn Resorts Ltd will form a new subsidiary to develop hotels and casinos outside Las Vegas, to be headed by Gamal Aziz, the former president and chief executive of MGM Hospitality, chairman Steve...

3:13PM

Promoter apologises for Guns N' Roses poster

7 Nov 2012

A Las Vegas resort criticised for a suggestive ad promoting Guns N' Roses is apologising for the flap and changing the artwork.

4:10AM

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

5 comments

4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Poker king Greg Merson wins US$8.5m prize in Las Vegas

US poker professional Greg Merson emerged victorious from a 12-hour final session to claim the World Series of Poker's biggest title and a US$8.5 million first prize.

3:26AM

Asians spinning the wheel

Astute Asian investors are taking a big gamble, putting their money and faith in one of the most dire real estate markets in America, one billed as the entertainment capital of the world which has...

12:16PM

Tourists' Grand Canyon trip ends in bus crash

A charter bus carrying foreign tourists back to Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon has crashed on an Arizona highway, killing the driver and injuring more than 20 passengers, six seriously.

3:28AM

GAMING

HK film boss Charles Heung may face casino probe

A gambling credit transfer of US$100,000 for a Hong Kong film company executive could be investigated by casino regulators in America because of his alleged triad links.

4:59AM

BRITAIN

Britain's Prince Harry caught in the nude in Las Vegas hotel suite

Pictures of a naked Prince Harry cavorting with a nude young woman in a Las Vegas hotel room were published on a US website yesterday

The photos are a potential embarrassment to Harry, the...

4:17AM

The Tonno opens doors for fun to suit all types of taste

To Hong Kong's partygoers, Wan Chai is the place to get wasted while Central is the place for clubs and lounges - the usual higher-end stuff. With the opening of The Tonno, a 35,000 square feet,...

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