The wax figure of one of the biggest pop stars on the world is now on display at Madame Tussauds at the Venetian.

The figure of Justin Bieber was unveiled Wednesday. Also unveiled was a winning T-shirt designed by kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas. The figure and T-shirt will be on display through March 4. The wax Bieber will then be returned to its home at Madame Tussauds New York.

The Bieber figure features the teen pop sensation’s signature look. Like most of the celebrities and notable figures at Madame Tussauds, Bieber was an active participant in the creation of his figure. He spent four months with the Tussauds team to get the life-like figure as close to perfect as possible.

The winning T-shirt design came from kids at the Ralph and Betty Engelstad Clubhouse. At the unveiling of the figure, dancers wore the winning shirt during a performance. 

The MGM Grand has new plans for an old nightclub that include a restaurant and a new operating group.

The MGM Grand will replace the shuttered Studio 54 with a new restaurant and nightclub jointly managed by nightclub group Angel Management and a London-based restaurant operator.

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LAS VEGAS -- The state's unemployment rate dropped in December to 12.6 percent from 13 percent the month before. While that sounds high, it is an improvement over the year before when the jobless rate in Nevada was 14.9 percent.

The state economist says the drop in unemployment is partly because people have stopped looking for work and partly because the state added 3,500 jobs in December. Hospitality and food service saw the biggest drop in jobs. The clothing industry saw the biggest jump.

David Schwartz with the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV says the slight dip in the unemployment rate shows the trend in hiring at gaming companies.