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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 20More polish for Golden Nugget12 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Last year owners of the Golden Nugget spent $100 million on the hotel's biggest upgrade since 1984 when Steve Wynn owned the property.
There's more where that came from.
Now Landry's Restaurants, a Houston-based company that bought the Golden Nugget in 2005, is finishing a ... (read more)
Moulin Rouge gets another go5 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Owners of the site where entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte basked in the vibe of the first integrated casino in Las Vegas say they are poised to revive the soul of that historic spot.
Dale Scott, president and CEO of the Moulin Rouge ... (read more)
LV airport traffic surges in August2 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Nearly 4.3 million people flew to and from McCarran International Airport in August, a 6 percent increase from the same month in 2006.
The busy month pushed the year-to-date total to 32.2 million, up almost 5 percent from the pace set in 2006.
Southwest remained the busiest ... (read more)
Tourism group pushes for bills to lift foreign visitation27 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- American tourism boosters are turning to the federal government for help reversing a decline in foreign visitation to the United States that's sapped more than 70 percent of the nation's travel trade surplus since 1996.
At a forum in Washington, D.C., leaders of America's ... (read more)
Survey: Las Vegas will be furniture king25 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Operators of a multibillion-dollar home furnishings trade-show venue in downtown Las Vegas say a new survey indicates Southern Nevada will soon be the epicenter for furniture wheeling and dealing, but backers of the industry's current leading market don't buy the results.
On ... (read more)
Paths toward progress24 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- As Las Vegas resorts embark on their biggest-ever building boom, tourism boosters and airport officials in Southern Nevada are going further afield to recruit visitors.
Attracting more overseas visitors, who stay longer and spend more in Sin City than American tourists, is critical if ... (read more)
Luck be a lady: Revival of Third Street planned19 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Owners of the shuttered and gutted Lady Luck in downtown Las Vegas want to leverage the Fremont Street Experience as part of a plan to revive Third Street with new retail and entertainment venues and as many as three new hotel towers.
Reports from CIM Group to Las Vegas city officials ... (read more)
Convention parking deal may displace short-term renters17 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A $50 million land purchase will add valuable parking and exhibit space to the Las Vegas Convention Center but will also send residents of short-term housing scrambling to find new homes.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors recently voted to buy 8.4 ... (read more)
Las Vegas boosting efforts to lure visitors14 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The people responsible for attracting visitors to Las Vegas will take their message directly to foreign consumers and broaden their pitch to ethnic minorities and gay and lesbian markets in the United States.
But with foreign visitation to the United States stagnant, Southern ... (read more)
Shuffle Master's quarterly profits miss Street forecast14 September 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A Las Vegas company that makes automatic card-shuffling devices plans to do a little corporate reshuffling itself.
Officials from Shuffle Master announced the changes Monday during a conference call with analysts during which they also revealed the company earned $2.7 million, ... (read more)
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