Year: 2013

Life on the Home Front

For Las Vegas homebuilders, 2013 called ‘year of recovery’

By Eli Segall (contact)Monday, November 25, 2013 – 12:08 p.m. Las Vegas’ home construction business slowed again last month as buyers faced rising prices and higher borrowing costs. Southern Nevada builders sold 588 new homes in October, according to a…

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Sirens of TI pirate show permanently canceled

By Michelle Rindels, Associated Press Published Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 | 1:14 p.m. Updated Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 | 2:13 p.m. Sirens of TI Actors perform in Launch slideshow » An open-air Las Vegas Strip pirate show that featured sirens…

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Bally expects $30 million savings in takeover of Shfl Ent.

By Richard N. Velotta (contact)Monday, November 25, 2013 – 2 p.m. Shfl Entertainment’s 350 employees in Nevada and 900 worldwide began working for Bally Technologies today as Bally put the finishing touches on a $1.3 billion acquisition announced in July….

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Atlantic City's hotel occupancy rate stays strong

Posted: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:52 am By JENNIFER BOGDAN, Staff Writer Follow Jennifer Bogdan on Twitter The Atlantic City casino industry’s gross operating profits are down 23 percent in the first nine months of the year, registering $349 million….

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Online Poker Is Great for Us: Casino CEOs

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Steve Wynn compares effort to outlaw online poker to Prohibi

By CHRIS SIEROTY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman Steve Wynn said Monday he’s undecided whether New Jersey’s decision to legalize online gaming will have a major impact on efforts in Congress to pass any federal legislation legalizing online…

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Gamblers in other states tried to bet online in NJ Read mor

This is the message players get if they are not within the NJ state lines. BY WAYNE PARRY ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Would-be gamblers from at least 23 states tried to log onto casino gambling websites in the…

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All eyes on N.J. as state prepares to debut online gaming

This Nov. 19, 2013 photo taken from a computer screen in Atlantic City, N.J., shows a game of online poker in progress on the global partypoker.com site. The site’s parent company, bwin.party, is partnered with Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino…

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Casino developers vie for N.Y. casino licenses

Developers Draft Casino Plans, Signaling Fight for New York’s Licenses By THOMAS KAPLAN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/nyregion/competition-is-expected-for-new-york-states-casino-licenses.html?hpw&rref=nyregion&_r=1& Published: November 24, 2013 Aspiring casino developers are proposing ice-skating rinks and championship golf courses. They are promising fashionable restaurants and cocktail bars. And…

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A/C Nov 30-Dec 1

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