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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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Calendar of Conventions in Las Vegas Nevada Hotels

Las Vegas Convention Schedule For June 17 - 23 2008

• AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION - 2008 NATIONAL TITLE SOLUTIONS FORUM
• CAESARS PALACE 06/24/2008 06/25/2008 50
• 2008 PEDIATRIC NURSING CONFERENCE
• LAS VEGAS HILTON 06/26/2008 06/28/2008 350


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Calendar of Conventions in Las Vegas Nevada Hotels

Las Vegas Convention Schedule For June 10 - 16 2008

• ACHIEVING QUALITY IMAGING
• EMBASSY SUITES AIRPORT 06/17/2008 06/20/2008 50
• COLBY PROPERTIES, LLC - WHERE TO GET THE MONEY
• RIO HOTEL & CASINO 06/17/2008 06/20/2008 170


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