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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 12Ex-Mirage exec awarded $4.5 million judgment19 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A Nevada court has awarded a $4.5 million judgment to an executive for The Mirage who was fired after it was discovered that the Strip resort had failed to file thousands of anti-money laundering reports with the federal government between 2001 and 2003.
The court ruled Friday that ... (read more)
Las Vegas nudging visitors outdoors16 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Western tourism boosters are doing something once unheard of in Las Vegas -- encouraging visitors to leave the Strip's posh gambling resorts and spend time in the great outdoors.
Their goal is to boost lagging visitation to national parks and other isolated adventure outposts ... (read more)
Boosters retool overseas effort11 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- With gasoline prices approaching $5 per gallon in parts of Southern California and domestic airlines cutting routes, Las Vegas boosters are overhauling efforts to attract tourists from overseas.
On Tuesday the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved a $2 million plan to ... (read more)
Dubai firm sets sights on LV hospitality9 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada –- It's been less than two decades since business leaders in Dubai sought to transform the desert emirate into a leading global tourism destination.
Now an investment firm that grew from the roots of Dubai's transformation wants to reinvent hospitality in Las Vegas, long one of the ... (read more)
Convention authority lays out plans to attract more foreign visitors to Las Vegas4 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas boosters hope an $18 million effort to attract more foreign visitors will offset an ongoing domestic tourism slump and help Sin City resorts fill as many as 32,000 new hotel rooms under development.
On Tuesday leaders of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ... (read more)
Tourism: If not by air, then how?27 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Cuts to the number of flights to Las Vegas could outlast the nation's current economic dip, making it more costly and inconvenient to get to one of the world's top tourist destinations long after the next recovery.
With record-high fuel prices forecast by some to go even ... (read more)
Las Vegas tourism: Holiday blues foreseen23 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Forgive the grand pooh-bahs of America's foremost party town if they don't seem too festive this holiday weekend.
Las Vegas, a remote desert town built to indulge Americans' fantasies, is feeling fiscal pain from the rising cost of mundane commodities such as gasoline and ... (read more)
Airline industry: Another fee for fliers22 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Travelers who want to bring golf clubs or an extra set of clothes to Las Vegas, or anywhere else in the country, will soon get hit with a $15 fee if they are flying American Airlines.
The fee will apply to the first checked bag, making American the first major airline to charge ... (read more)
Developers find retail haven in Las Vegas21 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Millions of square feet of upscale retail development remain in the pipeline for Las Vegas despite a shaky national economy that has sales drying up in Southern Nevada.
Mall developers, particularly those behind major Strip casino projects or high-profile locals malls, say foot ... (read more)
Development: M Resort reveals big retail plans20 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When he announced plans to build M Resort south of town on Las Vegas Boulevard, Anthony Marnell III compared the planned project to Green Valley Ranch Resort and Red Rock Resort properties -- with a little something more.
On Monday during a retail real estate conference, ... (read more)
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