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Arnold M. Knightly Gaming Guru - Page 29Resorts on Strip dealing25 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- With gasoline prices on the rise and the U.S. dollar declining internationally, Strip hotels are slashing prices to lure budget-minded customers.
Leading into the Fourth of July weekend, properties from the high-end Wynn Las Vegas to the financially precarious Tropicana 21/2 miles ... (read more)
Cosmopolitan: Building vs. brand23 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- First it lost its financing. Now the Cosmopolitan project could lose its name.
The Hearst Corp., the multimedia empire behind Cosmopolitan magazine, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court claiming the Strip megaresort's use of the Cosmopolitan name is trying to ... (read more)
Pair of vice presidents announces resignations from Harrah's Entertainment23 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Two vice presidents for Harrah's Entertainment have resigned their positions within a week of each other to take similar positions with other companies.
Grant Ashley, vice president of security, gave notice last week that he is taking a similar position with Merck & Co. in New ... (read more)
Ultimate challenge for Stations exec19 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- What started as a side business for Station Casinos' Fertitta brothers has grown large enough to require some full-time attention.
Station Casinos President Lorenzo Fertitta said Wednesday he is stepping away from his role with the casino company to oversee the day-to-day operations ... (read more)
Union says workers not being rushed19 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Construction workers are not being hurried at Boyd Gaming Corp.'s Echelon project site, where a carpenter died in an accident Monday, a union official said Tuesday.
"Everyone is doing everything they can safety-wise," said Marc Furman, senior administrative assistant for the ... (read more)
Carpenter killed in fall at Boyd's Echelon project17 June 2008
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The death toll at Strip construction sites continued to rise Monday, this time at Boyd Gaming Corp.'s Echelon project site with the death of a 49-year-old carpenter who fell about 15 feet and suffered fatal head injuries after landing on his head.
The ... (read more)
North Las Vegas planners urge zoning switch16 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Boyd Gaming Corp. and the Olympia Group have won unanimous approval from the North Las Vegas Planning Commission to change a land parcel's zoning to allow gaming.
BCO Gaming, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and Olympia, also gained approval to expand the 56.2-acre parcel, on the northwest corner of the Las Vegas Beltway and Losee Road, to 68.4 acres. ... (read more)
Crane buckles at CityCenter16 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- An unstable construction crane at the $9.2 billion CityCenter shut down traffic on a one-third-mile stretch of the Strip and stalled work on a portion of the 76-acre site for nearly 11/2 hours Friday afternoon.
The latest construction mishap at the Strip job site did not ... (read more)
The bar at their fingertips13 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Harrah's Entertainment wants to make it easier for you to 'flirt' with that cute guy or gal across the bar.
If you don't see anyone that interests you, how about watching some YouTube videos, or playing computer games, or maybe even taking a virtual tour of one of Harrah's ... (read more)
Safety chief sidesteps talk of Strip deaths11 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The head of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spoke Tuesday at a conference of safety engineers but avoided any discussion about a string of construction site fatalities that sparked a one-day walkout at two Strip projects.
Edwin Foulke Jr., assistant secretary ... (read more)
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