Here’s some of the news relevant to or about Las Vegas Nevada that came out during the last week:

May 30, 2011 Memorial Day (Hope you had a great one!) - Thousands of American flags covered the lawn Monday as hundreds of people gathered at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City to honor past and present members of the military.

May 31, 2011 Today was the start of the 42nd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the inaugural event is the Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship, with a $25,000 buy-in and a maximum field of 256. The 2011 Main Event this year begins on July 7.

                      Standard & Poor’s National Case-Shiller Home Price Index on Tuesday showed home prices hitting a new recession low for Las Vegas and the nation. When will it end?

June 1, 2011  The new magic show, The Magic of Paris with Stephane Vanel, debuted at [1] Paris Las Vegas today.

                      It’s been reported that growth in air traffic in and out of Las Vegas plus increasing occupancy and hotel room rates, coupled with 13 straight months of increased visitation, have given a boost to publicly traded companies with holdings in Las Vegas.

                      Penn National Gaming officially acquired the 4 star rated [2] M Resort Spa Casino today after Nevada gaming regulators approved the deal last month.

                      A report by Shorewood, Wisconsin based revenue consultant IdeaWorks that specializes in building corporate profits through ancillary revenue strategies has confirmed what many travelers to Las Vegas surmised: Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is one of the top air carriers in the world at selling things to passengers besides their tickets.

June 2, 2011 About 200 Culinary Local 226 members and their supporters were arrested today for blocking two lanes of traffic on Sahara Avenue in front of Palace Station in the largest demonstration held this year against Station Casinos LLC.

June 3, 2011  It was reported by the San Francisco based Altos Research that the average home price in Las Vegas was $140,598 in May which is a decrease of 0.76 percent from the previous month.

                      Slot machine giant International Game Technology has signed an agreement with the Multi-State Lottery Association that will give the Nevada-based company its interstatewide progressive lottery system. The system will link to games in Delaware, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

June 4, 2011 A UNLV economic analyst has reported that the Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose to 123.38 in May which is a sign that employment could be improving later this year. The index grew by 0.52 percent from the previous month primarily due to gains in visitor volume, airline passenger counts and taxable sales. It’s down, however, from 125.91 that is was in May of last year.

June 5, 2011  There are two days left before Las Vegans pick their first new mayor in a dozen years, capping a campaign that could break records for both spending and voter participation. Candidates Carolyn Goodman and Chris Giunchigliani presented calm, optimistic demeanors as they went about their campaign routines yesterday. Both claim they are looking forward to victory even though most polls show Goodman as the likely victor.

                      The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be at the Mirage tomorrow thru the 11th from 3 to 8 pm giving public tours and recording sessions.  Guests will be able to try out the latest in recording and video technology and enter to win an Epiphone guitar signed by Yoko Ono. Visit [3] www.lennonbus.org/love for more info.

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