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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caesars Entertainment has unveiled the new look of its LINQ Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Chief Commercial Officer Tariq Shaukat (TAR'-ik SHAW'-kat) said Thursday was the first day hotel guests experienced results of a $223 million remodel that shed trappings of the former Imperial Palace and later The Quad. Shaukat says the property's quirky look aims to appeal to younger visitors keen on a social tech-savvy experience. Nearly 1,000 of the hotel's 2,253 rooms have been renovated.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada Republican is trying to unseat an incumbent Democratic assemblyman in a blue-collar district in Sparks to become the first openly transgender person to serve in a state legislature. Lauren Scott admits many people thought her candidacy was a "bit of a joke." But the 50-year-old businesswoman says voters are learning there's more to her platform than just civil rights. Scott founded a company that manufactures semiconductor equipment.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Henderson police officer is accused of having a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he was arrested driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a northwest Las Vegas freeway. Joseph Lawrance also is accused of having a bottle of whiskey, prescription pills, a loaded gun and another person with him when he was stopped in a Toyota Tundra a little before 1 a.m. Oct. 23 on U.S. 95.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International says it earned less from its table games in the third quarter, compounding losses it expected as it re-opened the Delano at Mandalay Bay and spruced up the area leading up to the Monte Carlo. MGM reported a quarterly loss of $20.3 million, or 4 cents per share.
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