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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 30Wynn dealer says filing led to firing17 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A dealer who complained that casino operator Steve Wynn orally abused her says she was fired from her job at Wynn Las Vegas.
Cynthia Fields said managers at the upscale Strip hotel-casino dismissed her Saturday for walking off the job without permission earlier this month, an ... (read more)
Landry's bids for Smith & Wollensky17 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The restaurant company that owns the Golden Nugget properties in Nevada is looking to expand its hospitality holdings.
Landry's Restaurants on Tuesday said it wants to purchase the steakhouse chain Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group for $7.50 per share, or about $64.4 ... (read more)
Best-ever November sends occupancy rates soaring15 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Tourists didn't let rising room rates or holiday obligations stop them from coming to Las Vegas.
More than 3.1 million people came to Las Vegas in November and occupancy rates for the month were the highest since 1996, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported.
It ... (read more)
Survey: Google, Las Vegas top brands11 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If you've ever Googled Las Vegas, you're not alone.
The Internet search engine and the desert destination were America's top two brand names in 2006 and should repeat in 2007, according to a national survey.
The survey is a snapshot of Americans' perceptions of more than 300 ... (read more)
CES by bus, limo and foot10 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It took Dale Logue nearly two hours to catch a cab from McCarran International Airport on Sunday, one day before the opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show.
"It was horrible," said Logue, of Racine, Wis., of making his way to the opening of North America's largest ... (read more)
NLRB files complaint against Wynn Las Vegas4 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint accusing developer Steve Wynn and six managers at Wynn Las Vegas of threatening workers with job losses and reduced income if they joined a union or protested changes to the way the casino distributes card dealers' tips.
... (read more)
New Year's hotel rates slide, Web site suggests3 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The pain of a New Year's Day hangover didn't decrease the first day of 2007.
But the cost of sleeping one off in a Las Vegas hotel room did.
Hotel room rates for the holiday weekend fell for the first time in five years, at least according to one Web site.
The Web site operator ... (read more)
Wynn tip rules draw another protest2 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- For 35 years, the name Steve Wynn has been synonymous with bold deals, luxury and Las Vegas.
On Friday it was the subject of protest signs, cheapskate allegations and obscenities shouted by passers-by.
About 30 people carried signs denouncing the casino developer on the sidewalk in front of Wynn Las Vegas. ... (read more)
New Year's eve: Ready to celebrate29 December 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At Strip Liquor, New Year's Eve is the time when the familiar clinking of liquor bottles in paper bags is replaced with the thud of plastic beer containers on the counter.
And that's music to the ears of manager Margarita Chavez and anyone else receiving a piece of the $198 million ... (read more)
Downtown will be backdrop for nationally broadcast night of concerts28 December 2006
Digital technology still can't transport a shrimp cocktail or a beer in a football cup to television viewers across the nation.
But on Sunday it will come closer than ever to bringing the experience of Las Vegas' Fremont Street to nearly 16 million American households. For the first time the lights and ... (read more)
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