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Nevada gaming revenue is down and casinos don’t hear the cha ching bells in the halls. The current national economy has affected the bottom line of casinos in Las Vegas, NV.

Many Americans have cut their discretionary income and gambling in Las Vegas for the last four months of 2008. April 2008 Nevada casino revenues were $55.1 million, a decline of 3.5 percent from year to date figures.

Gaming taxes collected by the state were decreased 4 percent for the first 11 months at $707.8 million. More than half of last year’s gaming tax collections declined from the previous year’s figures.

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CineVegas 2008 Film Festival starts today at the Palms Las Vegas Hotel. This is the 10th year of the festival which runs until June 21, 2008 in Vegas.

The festival features near 90 films in nine days. Tonight the world premiere of “The Rocker” by Rainn Wilson at Brenden Theatres at the Palms Casino. Tom Hanks and Colin Hanks film “The Great Buck Howard” will premiere on June 21. Live questions and answers or tributes to Don Cheadle, Rosario Dawson, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston.

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HOOTERS Las Vegas strip hotel missed payment stops real estate deal. An option agreement was cancelled this week after a real estate investment group failed to make payment on the commercial real estate.

Hedwings, from Santa Monica, CA, has spent over $6 million in the past year for closing costs and and nonrefundable fees.

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Las Vegas NV Real Estate

Las Vegas Luxury Real Estate Home Sales For May 27 - June 2 2008

$1.73 million, Southern Highlands Real Estate, 5,491 square feet, 6 bedrooms and 6.5 baths.

$1.3 million, Anthem Country Club Las Vegas, 4,736 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths.

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