Biloxi: Southr Gaming Summit; industry needs to attract younger customers and market casinos for the value they provide
BILOXI — In 2013, Internet gambling was the hot topic at the Southern Gaming Summit. This week’s discussions kept coming back to how the industry is going to bring younger customers to the tables and slot machines. Figuring that out…
Caesars boss: More Atlantic City casinos should close.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The CEO of Caesars Entertainment says Atlantic City has too many casinos and one or more of them needs to close. During an earnings conference call on Wednesday, Gary Loveman said that Atlantic City has…
What else is there to do in Vegas? NIGHTLIFE SAMPLE 100 TEQUILAS AT THE COMMISSARY
The Commissary’s tequila collection features more than 100 bottles of the stuff, plus mezcals and lesser-known Latin spirits like sotol. From day one, Downtown Grand always had nighttime plans for the casual food court-ish concept known as the Commissary. In…
Man tries to withdraw $140 from ATM, gets $37,000
Associated Press SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A malfunctioning ATM at a bank in Maine has dispensed $37,000 in cash to a man who requested $140. South Portland police say they responded to the TD Bank branch Thursday morning after getting…
Hershey’s Chocolate World nears unwrapping at New York-New York
By Robin Leach Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | 8:29 a.m. AEG and MGM Resorts Arena Groundbreaking Confetti flies as AEG and MGM Resorts International representatives and celebrities break ground on a new world-class indoor arena in Las Vegas onThursday, May…
Caesars Entertainment restructures debt to avoid $1 billion in 2015 payments
Caesars Entertainment chairman Gary Loveman. The man who single handedly ruined the Horseshoe Tunica and a lot of other great games for all players in Vegas and beyond. But they do have a great marketing system. By HOWARD STUTZ LAS…
Las Vegas casino icon Burton Cohen dies
Burton Cohen, left, speaks with mobster Morris "Moe" Dalitz at a 35th Anniversary party at the Desert Inn hotel-casino in Las Vegas, April 2, 1985. By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Gaming industry icon Burton Cohen, who managed some of…
$4 billion Resorts World licensing looks like a sure thing
The Resorts World Las Vegas project by the Genting Group would occupy the site where the Stardust stood for nearly five decades. Boyd Gaming officials halted construction on Echelon in 2008, and economic uncertainties have kept the project on hold…
Clouds gather over Crown as Australian police probe Packer brawl
Reuters: Australia May 7 (Reuters) – Police are investigating a public brawl between James Packer, one of Australia’s richest men, and a television executive, which could jeopardise regional expansion plans for Packer’s casino business if it leads to a criminal…
ARCHIE KARAS MUST FACE TRIAL FOR CARD-MARKING; PLEA DEALS IN SPORTS BET CASES
While most of this week’s gambling-related legal activity in the United States centered around the Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization, there were a number of other cases worth mentioning. On Thursday, legendary gambler Anargyros Karabourniotis aka Archie Karas learned he will face trial…