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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 32Nevadan at work: Tourism official works to show Chinese that Nevada is more than Las Vegas20 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada and CHINA -- Las Vegans are acutely aware their fortunes ebb and flow with the number of tourists who come to Nevada and the amount of money they leave behind.
So residents and workers in the resort-dependent economy should be happy to know they've got an ally cultivating one of the ... (read more)
Global Gaming Expo 2006: Take my game, please20 November 2006
Joanne Jenio first played cards 20 years ago and quickly realized she loved the action.
Jenio graduated from friendly, kitchen-table bridge games to betting and even took second place in a major online poker tournament.
But now Jenio is making the biggest bet of her life from the dealer's side of the green-felt table. ... (read more)
Online betting sites wary of G2E14 November 2006
No one would confuse today's popular gambling Web sites with Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo.
But the American government's decision to crack down on Internet gambling will be felt this week in Las Vegas when the head honchos of the land-based gambling industry gather for the annual Global Gaming Expo trade show and convention. ... (read more)
New look for Nugget9 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Whales -- gamblers known for big bets -- don't frequent downtown Las Vegas like they used to.
But operators of Fremont Street's renown hotel casino are betting $100 million that a new shark aquarium, pool and restaurants will lure enough small fish to sustain that area's ... (read more)
Trump, Wynn silent about possible casino3 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- They may be the two biggest egos in gaming, but neither Donald Trump nor Steve Wynn is ready to boast about a possible Atlantic City casino deal.
Both men declined a chance to comment Thursday on reports they're potential partners in a $3 billion plan to replace the Trump Plaza ... (read more)
Gaming heavyweights heading to G2E3 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If people lugging conference swag on Strip-area sidewalks soon look more at home than typical Nebraska tourists, it's because they are.
"Gambling heavyweights from around the world will make the annual pilgrimage to their industry Mecca for G2E, gaming's biggest insider conference and trade show, with nearly 30,000 participants expected from Nov. ... (read more)
Riviera shifts tactics, aims for customers2 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- One of the Strip's last remaining value hotels is shifting from a search for buyers to the pursuit of new customers.
Operators of the Riviera, fresh off a failed attempt to hook a buyer for the 51-year-old resort, hope new technology and an influx of customers from the ... (read more)
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