By Review-Journal and Gaming Wire Private equity companies showed great confidence in Las Vegas' economy as the year wound down, even as much of the rest of the economy took a breather in 2006.

Atlantic City casinos forced to close by a New Jersey state budget dispute are losing more than $20 million a day in revenue and putting thousands of workers out of jobs, an industry executive said on Wednesday.

By Joan Gralla NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gamblers at New Jersey's casinos and racetracks won a reprieve on Sunday as regulators and judges ruled they can stay open at least until Wednesday amid hopes Gov. Jon Corzine will succeed in hammering out a new $31 billion budget with the state legislature.

By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nov. 22--Boyd Gaming Corp.