INSIDE GAMING: Recovery of Las Vegas locals gaming depends on a Strip development
The Las Vegas locals market is playing a game of “Waiting for Godot.” But unlike Vladimir and Estragon from the Samuel Beckett play, Boyd Gaming Corp. and Station Casinos aren’t waiting for some imaginary person. Genting Berhad will soon arrive…
Forget the AC, Vegas embraces the great outdoors for entertainment
Las Vegas Boulevard’s newest entertainment venues are using one of Nevada’s greatest resources — the great outdoors. Whether it’s a beer festival, country music concert or truck race on a dirt lot across from the Luxor on the Strip’s south…
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas trims loss, grows revenue
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas reduced its net loss and grew revenue in the third quarter, operators of the Strip resort said Friday. The hotel-casino, which operates as Nevada Property 1, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange…
James Packer Lures Deutsche Bank’s Rankin to Consolidated Press
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) — Australian billionaire James Packer persuaded Deutsche Bank AG’s co-head of corporate banking and securities, Robert Rankin, to run his family investment firm. Rankin, an Australian, will leave his job in London in January to become chief…
SugarHouse renews effort to kill 2nd Philly casino
Gambling regulators are nearing a decision on Philadelphia’s second and final casino license, with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board scheduling a Nov. 18 vote that will likely come under scrutiny no matter which of the applicants – if any –…
Vegas Nov 19-23
Will be arriving on 11-19 in the morning and leaving 11-23 early. I am staying mid strip. Tom Cleveland Crew Replies: No replies were posted for this topic.
IGT Wheel Of Fortune® Strikes Gold In The Silver State With $1 Million Jackpot
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s most loved slot machine continued its millionaire-minting streak when William P. won a $1,037,645 jackpot on global gaming entertainment leader IGT’s IGT, -0.15% Wheel of Fortune® at Casino Fandango in Carson…
Casino revenue up as economy strengthens
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Revenue at U.S. casinos jumped more than 6 percent in 2012, the first significant increase in three years as economic growth picked up speed and more casinos opened in several markets. But revenue generated by Indian…
Regulators finalize MGM Wynn casino licenses
BOSTON (AP) – Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International have been officially awarded the state’s first two resort casino licenses, following unanimous votes Thursday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The gambling giants won the licenses months ago, but the final…
(Alabama)Special prosecutor hired to handle Bibb’s commercial gambling raid
Bibb County prosecutors have hired an outside specialist to handle the criminal and civil cases associated with the county’s largest commercial gambling raid. Atlanta-based lawyer Michael G. Lambros has handled similar cases in other Georgia counties, including Houston County, said…