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$114K table game jackpot hits in downtown Las Vegas

An early morning stop Thursday in downtown Las Vegas was highly profitable for a Hawaii visitor. The win was one of several recently in the Las Vegas Valley.

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Broker price opinions get look

A Nevada Real Estate Commission task force crafted new language Wednesday for proposed regulations on broker price opinions, a method used by real estate agents to give buyers and sellers an estimate on the price of a home.

RAISED FROM THE DEAD

In redeveloping The Mirage’s volcano, designers quickly realized they needed more than just some high-tech pyrotechnic enhancements to return the 20-year-old Strip-front mountain to its landmark status.

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WASHINGTON

Court gets trademark fight over Plaza name

After months of billionaire bickering, it looks as if a jury will decide whether Las Vegas gamblers can tell the difference between the Plaza hotel-casino and a hole in the ground.

Fannie, Freddie seizure may affect Western Alliance results

Western Alliance Bancorporation, the Las Vegas-based holding company for Bank of Nevada, on Tuesday said it expects to take a noncash charge of $15 million to $20 million for preferred stock and preferred debt holdings, including some at Freddie Mac, which the government seized Sunday.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Service1st Bank names development officer

Streak of home-sales increases stopped

Las Vegas snapped its seven-month streak of increasing home sales in August, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.

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NEW YORK

A tack to lay down tracks

Operators of the Las Vegas Monorail are looking forward to an extension to McCarran International Airport even as the rail system’s debt rating points toward default.

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