Bally Tech closing deal to acquire SHFL ent. by year end.
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Slot machine manufacturer Bally Technologies told investors on Wednesday its expects to close its $1.3 billion acquisition of gaming equipment rival SHFL entertainment by the end of the year. The company, which said its…
Nevada Supreme Court says tip sharing permitted
By SEAN WHALEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court said in a unanimous decision on Thursday that tip sharing by casino dealers with employees of higher rank is permitted under state law. The decision…
COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN DISNEY’S WAR ON GAMBLING
Sunday’s New York Times carried a bombshell tucked quietly inside an otherwise pedestrian piece about Disney ramping up political efforts to thwart the further expansion of casinos in Florida. It seems that for the sake of ideological purity, Disney has…
15 Celebrities in Sexy Halloween Costumes
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Home prices rise again in August; Las Vegas leads nation
By PAUL WISEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose in August from a year earlier at the fastest pace since February 2006, according to new data from a home price index. But the price gains slowed in…
Baccarat drives Strip revenues to 2nd straight double-digit
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Baccarat action helped boost Strip gaming revenues to a second-straight monthly double-digit increase during September, but analysts told investors not to read too much into the results. The house again played lucky. Fueled by…
Video of the Tesla Car factory
This is so cool; automation at it’s best. TESLA is the name of a car manufactured in Fremont, California in the old Ford assembly plant of the 1950s. It’s now a modern, automated plant, with 160 robots and very few…
Packers Macau investment of $600MM worth $6Billion now
MacauBusiness.com http://www.macaubusiness.com/news/packer%E2%80%99s-us600m-in-city-of-dreams-worth-billions.html Australian businessman James Packer says his US$600 million (MOP4.8 billion) investment in the City of Dreams is now worth US$6.2 billion, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. At an annual general meeting in Sydney today, the Melco Crown Entertainment…
Last Arrivals for Breeders' Cup 30
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/81699/last-arrivals-for-breeders-cup-30 By Ron Mitchell, @BH_RMitchell Two of the leading contenders for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I)—defending champion Fort Larned and Palace Malice—along with champion Wise Dan were among the last horses to arrive for World Championships when vans pulled…
Jimmy Kimmel a fitting ambassador for Las Vegas
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