IGT reports 21 percent rise in net income
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Slot machine maker International Game Technology grew profits and revenue in the first quarter despite what company officials described as “market challenges.” IGT, which has headquarters in both Las Vegas and Reno, said Thursday…
National Finals Rodeo to stay in Las Vegas for 10 years
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The National Finals Rodeo will remain in Las Vegas through 2024 after Las Vegas Events and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association reached agreement on a new 10-year contract Friday. The agreement ends a flirtation…
South Mississippi 2013 casino revenue lowest since 1999
Winnings at Coast casinos fell 5 percent in December, putting the total for 2013 at the lowest levels in 14 years. Except for 2005 and 2006, when casinos were closed following Hurricane Katrina, South Mississippi hit its lowest total since…
G2E Inside The Industry: Nehme Abouzeid, Executive Director of Brand Marketing Advertising Wynn / Encore
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Wynn Blasts Mohegan Sun’s Rival Casino Project in Boston Hearing
By Christopher Palmeri Bloomberg Steve Wynn , the billionaire founder of Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN), criticized a plan by rival Mohegan Sun for a Boston-area casino, saying the tribe would steer business to its home state of Connecticut. Connecticut has…
Foxwoods to lay off 120 table game dealers
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) – A union for table game dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino says the management is eliminating 125 jobs. Local 2121 of the United Auto Workers says Foxwoods informed them Wednesday of plans to cut 120 full-time…
Tiananmen Square protester sentenced to 47 months for credit scheme at Strip casinos
By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL A Chinese-born California woman who said she fled to the United States following bloody student protests in Beijing was sentenced to 47 months in prison Wednesday for her role in a $2.2 million credit…
Virgin online casino site launches Friday in NJ
Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The Virgin Group is poised to launch its online casino gambling site in New Jersey. Gambling on virgincasino.com, one of 15 gambling websites approved last fall by New Jersey regulators, is…
New York Times Editorial: Saratoga Springs Doesn't Need a Casino.
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2 Vegas hotel-casinos to start accepting Bitcoin
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Two casinos in downtown Las Vegas plan to start accepting the online currency Bitcoin. The D casino and the city’s oldest casino, the Golden Gate, will accept Bitcoin at their hotel front desks beginning Wednesday. Bitcoins…