UNLV looks to keep National Finals Rodeo for 10 more years
The National Finals Rodeo plans to stay at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center for another decade rather than move to the MGM Resorts International/AEG arena being built on the Strip, Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson said Monday. The 10-year…
State Shutters Sacramento’s Casino Royale, Alleging Card Room Couldn’t Cover Its Chips
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California Department of Justice shut down the card room at Sacramento’s Casino Royale, leaving dozens of workers hanging in the balance. CBS13 has video showing uniformed, armed officers shutting down the gambling business and seizing financial…
Desperate Taj workers walk petition to AC mayor
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Workers from the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort marched to Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian’s office Monday to ask him to reconsider granting concessions that the struggling casino says are necessary to keep it open….
AC: Company wants to pay severance, accrued vacation to former Plaza workers
Press of Atlantic City By REUBEN KRAMER Staff Writer Trump Entertainment Resorts asked a bankruptcy court judge Monday for permission to give severance and accrued vacation pay to hundreds of former Trump Plaza workers. The company says union workers are…
Sullivan County presses for two casinos at the Concord
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Cubs’ Odds of Ending Title Drought Narrow to 25-1 on Maddon Hire
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — The Chicago Cubs’ odds to win the World Series for the first time in more than a century narrowed to 25-1 from 40-1 in Las Vegas after the team announced Joe Maddon as its next manager….
Macau Casino Revenue Plunges Record 23% as Austerity Bites
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — Macau’s casino revenue plunged by the most since the city started monthly records in 2005, as China’s crusade against corruption prompted gamblers to cut back on lavish spending. Total casino revenue in the world’s biggest gambling…
Commentaries A Battle Royal – A Senseless Fight over Control of a Casino
By Ken Adams A California casino is closed after an armed standoff: the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino is closed and may remain that way for months. The area media is having a field day as daily new details unfold….
Laughlin NV: Laughlin Events Center looks to grow in ‘15
The crowds in Laughlin don’t get much bigger than this — 9,500 Toby Keith fans packed into a modular outdoor entertainment center only a football field or two from the main drag in town. On this warm October Saturday evening,…
Forget the front desk – the iHotel is here
NEW YORK — Hotels don’t want guests to have to linger at the front desk — or even stop by at all. New programs are helping speed up the check-in process for busy travelers, or in at least one case,…