Las Vegas places a big bet on China’s only gambling mecca

Nobody has put a bigger bet on Macao, the only place in China with legalized gambling, than the Las Vegas Sands Corp., which opened the 3,000-suite Venetian in 2007 as the cornerstone of a 20,000-room complex. Built to handle Macao’s 55 percent annual growth in gambling, the casino is three times the size of the [...]

Las Vegas Offers Huge Discounts on Rooms

By ANTHONY CURTIS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
With the holiday season approaching, now is the best time to lock in a low room rate in Las Vegas, and the state of the economy has pushed rates to their lowest levels in years.
The week of Nov. 17, Las Vegas Advisor called every casino [...]

Black Friday Madness Hits Las Vegas

By Amanda Hernandez
It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but this year the economic crisis may not bring the customers and their money to retailers this Black Friday.
Many shoppers turned out for the midnight opening of the Premium Outlet Mall and they have been filling the stores ever since.
“Black Friday is supposed [...]