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Coroner: Death of Hard Rock hotel chief a suicide
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:52:41 -0000 -
The Clark County Coroner's Office ruled that Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino President Randy Kwasniewski died Tuesday of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A family friend and spokesman expressed sorrow and asked for privacy on behalf of the family. |
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Nevada casino win drops 3.2 percent in January
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:00 -0000 -
Gaming revenues dropped 3.2 percent in January compared to the same month a year ago, a figure that was better than expected. Nevada casinos reported a gaming win of $883 million in January, with casinos on the Las Vegas Strip down 3 percent. |
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Gaming Control Board must balance cuts with its reputation, oversight mission
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0000 -
The recession has slashed casino profits and taxes, and it has made the job of regulating Nevada's casino industry tougher. So legislators said they worried about how budget cuts would affect Nevada's reputation for casino regulation. |
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Nevada Resort Association chief Bill Bible leaves for MGM Mirage board
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:14:00 -0000 -
Former gaming regulator Bill Bible is resigning immediately as president of the Nevada Resort Association so he can become a board member of MGM Mirage. |
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Atlantic City's Tropicana sale to Carl Icahn done deal
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:20:14 -0000 -
It took more than two years, nearly $7.8 million in fees to lawyers and others and a billionaire's bargain-basement bid, but the Tropicana Casino and Resort has been salvaged by its sale to Carl Icahn, with a deal expected to close Monday afternoon. |
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Harrah's to clubs: Pay past-due expenses at Planet Hollywood or leave
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:50:00 -0000 -
The new owner of the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas has been pressuring the bankrupt Privé and Living Room nightclubs there to either pay their past-due rent and expenses or vacate the premises. Owned by Miami nightclub company the Opium Group, Privé and Living Room filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 11 in Florida. |
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Aria, Bellagio coexisting just fine, MGM Mirage says
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0000 -
During MGM Mirage's fourth-quarter earnings conference call last month, the company's executives attempted to address questions that have dogged them since the recession began. Would Aria have to use extremely low rates to keep rooms occupied? |
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Fortune magazine: Wynn Resorts is gaming industry's most admired company
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:50:00 -0000 -
Wynn Resorts again ranks highest among large hotel-casino operators in Fortune magazine's annual rankings of the most admired companies in each industry. |
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Help for gambling addicts is salvaged in final state budget
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:01:00 -0000 -
Last-minute lobbying led to the Legislature's surprise reinstatement of a portion of slot machine taxes earmarked for problem gambling treatment, education and research.
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Q&A: Randall Fine, Managing Director, Fine Point Group
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0000 -
Randall A. Fine has accumulated a wealth of experience from big-time gaming operators in his eight-year casino career. |
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New Jersey hands over Tropicana control to Carl Icahn
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:40:00 -0000 -
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey on Wednesday ended its conservatorship of Tropicana Casino and Resort after 27 months and gave final approval of its sale to billionaire Carl Icahn. |
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Oddsmaker: 'Avatar' the Best Picture favorite at Academy Awards
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:32:00 -0000 -
The Las Vegas line on the Academy Awards – or, more specifically, that set by Wynn Las Vegas oddsmaker Johnny Avello – has the epic blockbuster "Avatar" a slight favorite to win Best Picture over the independent film "The Hurt Locker." |
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Board backs slots license for former troubled payday loan operator
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:13:00 -0000 -
The state Gaming Control Board has recommended approval of a slot-route license for a Henderson company whose owners once operated payday loan stores that were closed voluntarily after being notified by the Nevada Financial Institutions Division that they were violating state lending laws. |
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Judge warns against overbilling in Station Casinos bankruptcy case
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:11:00 -0000 -
RENO -- Lawyers and accountants are pulling in the big bucks in the Station Casinos bankruptcy case. Some lawyers are charging close to $1,000 an hour, plus there are expenses billed for non-working travel time. |
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Black Gaming files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:07:00 -0000 -
Mesquite casino operator Black Gaming LLC and eight subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Monday. |
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Boyd Gaming reaffirms interest in acquiring Station Casinos assets
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:52:00 -0000 -
Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas narrowed its fourth quarter loss even as revenue fell across the board as the slow economy reduced spending at its hotels and casinos around the country. Boyd executives reaffirmed the company's commitment to acquiring Station Casinos' assets. |
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Las Vegas Sands denies report it plans to sell casino
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:34:00 -0000 -
Las Vegas Sands Corp. today denied "rumors" that it plans to sell its Pennsylvania casino because of disappointing results there. |
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Alcohol sales lift resorts' spirits, but fewer free drinks given out
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0000 -
Booze was still big business on the Strip last year, with visitors drinking their way through the recession even as they spent less on hotel rooms, gambling and eating, state figures show. The beverage departments of the Strip's 38 largest casinos reported increases in revenue and profit amid the worst year for the casino business on record. |
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Population dearth doomed Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0000 -
One of Las Vegas' maxims is that a casino is a license to print money. Casino MonteLago, closing next month for lack of business and liquidating its assets, is the rare exception to that rule. |
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Green Valley Ranch manager asks that loans from Station Casinos continue
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:50:00 -0000 -
Station Casinos Inc.'s subsidiary that runs Green Valley Ranch hotel-casino is seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to continue borrowing money from Station Casinos - and is resisting efforts to have the subsidiary's bankruptcy case dismissed. |
