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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 6LVCVA takes steps to tighten oversight14 January 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority officials said Tuesday they will strengthen oversight of charitable donations and other spending, citing a recent flap over the group's chief executive officer signing off on donations to a charitable group that subsequently honored him at a ... (read more)
Golden Nugget owner fails in private bid13 January 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Tilman Fertitta's second attempt to take private the parent company of the Golden Nugget hotel-casinos ran aground Monday.
Landry's Restaurants Inc. reported it won't close a deal that would give Fertitta, its chief executive officer, control of the company because of a ... (read more)
Fewer hands at Vegas' CES9 January 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- New is the new new.
That's what International Consumer Electronics Show organizers in Las Vegas are betting when it comes to the economy -- and the future of their event.
The biggest technology-fetish event of its kind opened Thursday, and it appears crowds are down from previous ... (read more)
Las Vegas airport official outlines cutbacks6 January 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Management at McCarran International Airport is making about $30 million in budget cuts in response to a sharp decline in commercial air traffic to and from Las Vegas.
On Monday, Clark County Aviation Director Randall Walker told Clark County Commissioners about the cuts, which ... (read more)
Hundreds brave weather to enter Encore29 December 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas' biggest snowstorm in 30 years kept Courtland Campbell and his friends in town long enough to attend the opening of the $2.3 billion Encore on Monday night.
Security measures kept him in the cold an extra hour.
Steve Wynn's newest property opened to the public at 8 p.m. ... (read more)
Vegas hotel rooms at discounts for New Year's29 December 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas tourist Evan Burgstahler already upgraded his accommodations from Excalibur to Monte Carlo to Encore and his New Year's vacation hasn't even started.
Burgstahler, 22, of Chicago booked Excalibur four months ago, "before the economy seriously started tanking," and has since ... (read more)
Progressive Gaming might sell off assets29 December 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Troubled slot machine company Progressive Gaming International Corp. could be cashing out unless it can come up with enough coin to stave off a proposed asset sale.
On Wednesday the Las Vegas-based company in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing disclosed plans "to conduct a sale of substantially all of the company's assets ... ... (read more)
Traffic at McCarran tumbles again29 December 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport fell 14.7 percent to about 3.2 million arrivals and departures in November, officials said Friday.
It was the 13th consecutive month of decline, including February, which showed a tiny increase due to an extra day for leap year but a ... (read more)
Vegas tourism continues to slide11 December 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas visitation fell 10.2 percent to 3 million people in October, the biggest drop since a 14.1 percent decline in September 2001.
That's according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's latest monthly visitation report.
The report is yet another indicator the ... (read more)
LVCVA spending under microscope10 December 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Expenses for everything from charitable donations to restaurant and bar tabs submitted by workers for Las Vegas' biggest booster group could be getting more scrutiny.
That was just part of the discussion Tuesday among board members of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ... (read more)
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