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Liz Benston

Vegas casinos outsmart baccarat cheats

Last updated Friday, September 3, 2010 - 6:35pm

LAS VEGAS -- Baccarat -- the only Las Vegas game that is growing -- is attracting cash-rich Asians and leading to a spike in crime.

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IRS recruits casino workers to track white-collar crime

Las Vegas Sun, Liz Benston

Last updated Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 4:27pm

LAS VEGAS -- Several months ago, Internal Revenue Service agents who investigate financial crimes in Las Vegas began calling big casinos to set up meetings with their employees. The calls were friendly. In fact, the IRS needed the casinos' help. The feds were asking floor workers to drop a dime and report suspicious people gambling with lots of money.

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Stock-market rebound bodes well for Vegas' fortunes

Liz Benston Las Vegas Sun

Last updated Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 2:49pm

LAS VEGAS -- If paper profits in the stock market fueled trips to Las Vegas during the bubble years, then the collapse of the market in the recession conversely may have hurt business at Strip hotels to a disproportionate degree.

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