Year: 2014

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High rollers: Las Vegas is poised to become the Disneyland of weed

I didnt really know where to put this article, but its very interesting. http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/30/5653538/dizzyland-the-future-of-legal-weed-in-las-vegas Replies: No replies were posted for this topic.

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Downtown Las Vegas events help drive Boyd Gaming properties to best quarter since 2009

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Increased business from its three downtown Las Vegas casinos helped Boyd Gaming Corp. offset poor first-quarter results from the company’s regional jurisdictions hurt by weather issues and market softness. The Las Vegas-based company said Wednesday…

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MGM details $80 million rebranding of The Hotel to Delano Las Vegas

The transformation began this month and the renovations are scheduled to be completed by September. The change is a collaboration between MGM Resorts and the Morgans Hotel Group, which owns the Delano brand. Changes include new designs and furnishings to…

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Sioux City casino workers get layoff notices

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Argosy riverboat casino on Sioux City has sent layoff notices to all of its more than 300 workers. The notices were sent Wednesday in accordance with a federal law that requires employers with more…

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Mohegan Sun casinos post steep 2Q fall in profit

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania reported on Wednesday a nearly 32 percent drop in second-quarter profit, driven largely by lower slot machine revenue and a brutal winter that forced…

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question

Hey everyone, I have more or less a rethorical question for you. Why is it that the best looking shots come up SEVEN. I mean you wait and wait for the shot to look that great and it comes up…

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Now that Tunica is gone, It's time to get ready for Vegas

I have withdrawals from not hanging around my friends and not playing craps all day, and not saying Ya’ll all day. But I am getting through every day counting down for the Vegas class on June 20th, about 8 weeks…

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TUNICA – Laughing All the Way

Tunica was a blast. I haven’t had so much fun since two weeks ago. Honestly, people wonder why I do this stuff. I can’t say it enough. It’s a real pleasure getting to meet so many new people each class…

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Las Vegas: Green Valley Ranch Resort getting $20 million in upgrades

Station Casinos announced plans Wednesday to spend $20 million on improvements to Green Valley Ranch Resort by adding four restaurant and bar concepts and other amenities to the hotel-casino in Henderson. The move comes after the company recently announced a…

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Vegas tourism is hot, hot, hot — visitation rises for third straight month

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas tourism is on a hot streak. Southern Nevada reported record monthly visitation in March, its third straight month of visitor volume increases, wrapping up a quarter that was one of the…