McCarran’s Rent-A-Car expands with exotic, sports car models
Cars in the Enterprise Exotic Car Collection are seen at the McCarran Rent-A-Car facility in Las Vegas Friday, For Americans, it’s the opportunity to drive a hot European import. For foreigners, it’s the chance to try an American muscle car….
New York casinos are better for Orange County than Catskills claims union leaders
ALBANY – On the contentious issue of where to locate casinos in New York, two top union leaders are placing their bets on Orange County, not the Catskills. In a letter to state gaming officials, state AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento…
Agreement reached to vacate Margaritaville Casino Biloxi
BILOXI — MVB Holding will vacate the former Margaritaville Casino Biloxi building by midnight Oct. 27 and it will be turned over to the property owners under an agreement reached in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Katharine Samson, U.S. bankruptcy judge, signed…
Young gamblers want skill with their slot machines
LAS VEGAS (AP) – With the gambling industry anxious to attract younger players, some slot machine makers are looking to challenge the generation raised on video games. Players in the United Kingdom will soon get a chance to make real…
NHL’s Western Teams Seen Stronger by Oddsmakers as Season Opens
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) — The National Hockey League’s Western Conference teams, bolstered by a majority of the sport’s biggest offseason moves, are a good bet to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup title, according to oddsmakers. The Western Conference has…
More than 845,000 mainland Chinese tourists have poured into Macau
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) — As Hong Kong protesters were blocking roads and forcing shops to close, a record number of Chinese tourists were occupying the streets of Macau. More than 845,000 mainland Chinese tourists have poured into the world’s largest…
With pig farms gone, Adelson smells success in Meadowlands
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Bookmark and Share Since Secaucus, N.J., “no longer smells like pig farms,” Sheldon Adelson wouldn’t mind building a casino in the nearby Meadowlands sports complex. The Las Vegas Sands Corp. chairman said the location…
Revel Auction Loser Straub Challenges Sale to Winner Brookfield
(Bloomberg) — Revel AC Inc. should reopen bidding for its Atlantic City casino, which Brookfield Property Partners LP won at auction last week, according to a Florida investor who claimed he was cheated of a chance to make a higher…
Losing bidder asks court for new auction of Revel
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The Florida developer who came up short in a bankruptcy court auction for the former Revel casino wants a judge to invalidate the result and hold a new sale. Glenn Straub filed court papers Monday…
there is a difference between increasing one’s odds and cheating.
WSOP winner, Phil Ivey, says he didn’t cheat to win $22M LAS VEGAS — Phil Ivey, a 10-time World Series of Poker winner, said he did not cheat when he won nearly $22 million playing baccarat at casinos in New…