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Caesars says 39 percent of creditors agree to restructuring plan

Caesars Entertainment Corp. on Monday said more than 39 percent of its creditors have agreed to a restructuring plan that will eliminate some $10 billion of the casino company’s overall debt through a bankruptcy process and other financial methods.

Are you a victim of price discrimination?

Each and every day, seemingly small decisions about coupons, bundles, sales and retail pricing are made by retailers. The truth is almost all of these decisions are calculated with a purpose, based on consumer data and behavior.

10 biggest Las Vegas business stories of 2014

You’ve gotta hand it to Nevada. Whatever this state does, it does big. When it booms, it leads the nation in growth. When it busts, well — that’s epic, too. And in 2014, the Silver State again found itself at or near the top of several key economic indicators.

5 things that surprisingly don’t affect your credit score

Believe it or not, there are a few things that, while important and closely related to your financial health, aren’t reported to credit bureaus and won’t result in a bad credit score. Hopefully your quest for the highest credit score possible is made a bit less stressful with the following knowledge.

PlayStation, Xbox Live still having problems

Sony’s PlayStation network was offline Friday and gamers were still reporting problems on Saturday. Microsoft’s Xbox Live service, which also went down Thursday, was back online Friday although the company reported reported problems with some functions in the afternoon.

6 ridiculous bank fees buried in the fine print

The average checking account comes with about 30 fees, according to WalletHub, and not all of them are as easy to predict as overdraft or monthly service charges. Here are some of the sneakier fees that come attached to your standard bank account — and how you can make sure they don’t deplete your savings.

Affordable Care Act will play major role in tax filing

Tax-filing time is around the corner, and this season will be the first in which the Affordable Care Act figures heavily. To that end, the Internal Revenue Service has a new, 21-page publication on what taxpayers need to know as they get ready to file this spring.

Attorney moves West, joins firm with major presence in Nevada

After 10 years as general counsel for the Onieda Tribe of Indians in Green Bay, Wis., Jennifer Carleton couldn’t see herself performing the same duties on behalf of any other tribe. So Carleton moved West to Las Vegas in 2007, joining the gaming law department of Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck.