Jamie Bennett, owner of the Mad In Wonderland etsy.com store, shows off some of the "Alice In Wonderland"-themed party decorations she's created July 1 in her Las Vegas home.

Visitors by the thousand streamed into the newest casino-resort on the Las Vegas strip early Thursday, an influx that casino officials hope will help yank Sin City from its two-year economic funk.

Kaos will reign in Las Vegas. The club at the newly re-imagined Palms casino-resort will open Thursday, unveiling a massive bronze monster towering 60 feet above pool-side cabanas. The centerpiece ...