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Alan Snel Gaming Guru - Page 6Long, winding road leads to latest stadium debate23 September 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Most Las Vegans know the Findlay family name. You might be driving a car bought at one of the many Findlay car dealerships in Southern Nevada. The Cordish family? Well, Las Vegans hardly know CEO David Cordish or son Blake Cordish, vice president of the company. But if you’re wondering how The ... (read more)
Construction hums on $375 million Strip arena21 August 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Nearly four months after a festive ground breaking, rows of long, cylindrical rebar cages sit ready to be installed while loud construction vehicles bore holes 70 feet deep. The two MGM Resorts International office buildings on the site? Reduced to rubble and long gone by now. And rolling ... (read more)
Clark County officials OK resort and arena plans for old Wet 'n Wild site7 August 2014
LAS VEGAS -- After the unanimous Clark County Commission vote Wednesday, Jackie Robinson hugged his brother Charles to celebrate for several minutes. Tears of joy rolled down their cheeks. Moments earlier, commissioners approved a zoning change to make possible a $1.4 billion resort and arena project at the old Wet ‘n Wild site next to SLS Las Vegas on the north end of the Strip. ... (read more)
New plans proposed for rundown Fremont Street motel6 August 2014
LAS VEGAS -- A rundown motel on East Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas could be transformed into a spot for outdoor retail and office and room for three taverns and a 60-foot piece of art titled “Big Rig Jig” if Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project has its way. The Downtown Project, a $350 million initiative to ... (read more)
INTEL: Station rolls out app29 April 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Station Casinos, Inc. launched a mobile application that lets smartphone users access information about the company’s 18 Southern Nevada casinos. Boarding Pass loyalty program members can gain information about their accounts and customers can make reservations or enjoy special offers. ... (read more)
Q&A with Paul Chakmak, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Boyd Gaming Corp.29 April 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Paul Chakmak is a busy guy. Boyd Gaming Corporation’s executive vice president and chief operating officer sits on the boards of three influencial organizations or public agencies — the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the UNLV stadium authority and the Nevada Resort Association, where he serves as vice chairman. ... (read more)
March Madness in Vegas: Busy hotels, Bud Lite and bustling books21 March 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Many bachelor parties have strippers. Matt Weingast’s bachelor bash had hoopsters Thursday. The 25-year-old New York law student isn’t getting married until August, but Weingast moved up his bachelor party to tie it into America’s annual raucous spring rite known as March Madness in Las Vegas this week. ... (read more)
MGM Resorts arena will rely on adjacent properties for parking13 February 2014
LAS VEGAS -- MGM Resorts International, partnering with entertainment company AEG on a 19,500-seat arena project on the Strip, plans to use its existing hotel-casino parking facilities bordering and neighboring the arena site to provide parking for the $350 million venue behind New York-New York. Parking ... (read more)
Nevadan at work: Finance exec's stadium work will help shape local sports27 January 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Rick Arpin has made a career in finance and accounting. And he enjoys sports and spending time in arenas and stadiums. So, coordinating construction activity for the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena on the Strip behind New York-New York while also serving on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas stadium board is right in Arpin’s sweet spot. ... (read more)
Gaming license OK'd for company remaking casino into Hoover Dam Lodge20 December 2013
The Nevada Gaming Commission and Control Board on Thursday approved a gaming license for Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., which is remodeling the Hacienda Hotel and Casino into a national park-style lodge called the Hoover Dam Lodge overlooking Lake Mead outside Boulder City. Craig Estey, Nevada Restaurant ... (read more)
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