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The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026

Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies.

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Rooms coming, but who will stay?

Despite historic visitation drops and the Strip’s worst gaming revenue declines since regulators began keeping records, more hotel rooms are on the way.

Time shares latest victim of recession

Last year — the first since records of time share sales started being kept in the U.S. 30 years ago — sales declined.

Nevada gold mines cash in as consumers flock to metal

The recession has pushed Nevada’s casino gambling sector off the cliff, but the state’s gold mining industry is still enjoying a wild ride that started when the price of gold hit bottom at $251 an ounce in August 1999.

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ROOMS AND DOOM?: As the fiscal downturn gets steeper, Las Vegas gets cheaper. The slump has prompted the wholesale discounting of rooms, and waiving of previously standard terms such as cancellation penalties or minimum tabs. This strategy gets business on the books, observers say, but may not serve hotel-casinos’ best interests.

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Harrah’s ventures into UK, via Web

Harrah’s Entertainment and a London-based online gaming company Friday announced an agreement that will help the casino giant enter the United Kingdom’s online casino market with its Caesars Casino and World Series of Poker brands.

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Visitation to Las Vegas down 5.2% in November

Nevada casino gaming win is closing out 2025 strong with the second straight monthly percentage increase in November and it did it without a big boost from the Strip, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday.