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By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The governor on Monday signed an executive order forming a committee to prioritize tourism improvement projects in Southern Nevada and draft a report with recommendations in the next year. The 11-member committee, to be chaired by Steve H

Oil company BP agreed on July 2 to pay US$18.7 billion to settle civil lawsuits over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. An estimated 3.19 million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf during the months-long crisis, the largest marine spill in US history. The pay

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casinos were hot in May, and their continued strength is beginning to push up gambling revenues for all of Mississippi. State Revenue Department figures show casinos statewide won $185 million from gamblers in May, up 8 percen

BILOXI — Plans for a new resort and water park at the former Casino Magic on the beach in East Biloxi were presented Thursday to the Biloxi Architectural and Historical Review Commission and approved. Developer Cono Caranna with Biloxi Lodging LLC said the resort will have 373 h

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) – While hundreds of thousands of Americans flock to their local convenience stores in hopes of winning the jackpot, Magnolia State residents unwind at black jack tables in swanky casinos, hoping to score double their money. In 2014, American’s spent

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Nevada’s casino regulators are laying the groundwork for what could turn gambling halls into adult arcades to appeal to a younger generation of would-be gamblers. The Nevada Gaming Control Board held its first workshop Wednesday morning to discuss necessar

Factors that indicate economic strength include per capita real GMP, manufacturing/goods-producing employment, and employment growth — for the most recent year as well as the last three- and five-year periods. Another key factor is unemployment rate. Economic strength is ultimately ti

LAS VEGAS, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — MGM Resorts International MGM, -3.87% today announced that Marcus G. Glover has been named General Manager of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. Mr. Glover will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the r

The makers of Tic Tacs had a problem on their hands. After 18 months of internal study, they had concluded that the all-important millennial generation might not be content with a mere mint. No, the millennials wanted entertainment, release from boredom, “emotional rescue.” So this mo