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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 9Moulin Rouge buyouts stalled8 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Six months after the Las Vegas City Council approved plans for a gambling resort on the site of the historic Moulin Rouge casino, the area remains blighted and property owners accuse developers of reneging on promises to purchase their homes.
The developers insist they are ... (read more)
You can believe it! Gold Spike is getting spiffy2 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If you've set foot in the Gold Spike at any point during the past five years, set down your morning beverage before reading the next sentence -- or risk squirting coffee out your nose.
The first phase of a remodeling project at the (formerly?) seedy joint is scheduled to open to ... (read more)
Labor day weekend: Take our rooms, please29 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Desperate times call for desperate measures. And when it comes to Las Vegas casino owners, desperation is spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-N-T.
Room rates in Sin City are down by double-digit percentages for the upcoming holiday weekend. It's a sign the rocky economy and high gasoline prices ... (read more)
Authority votes to freeze executives' pay27 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A committee from the official booster board for Las Vegas would freeze the pay rate for its chief executive under a recommendation approved Tuesday.
The compensation committee for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority voted 3 to 0 to freeze the base pay for President and ... (read more)
Traffic consultant aims to help improve local byways25 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Everyone in Las Vegas has an opinion on traffic.
Only a few get paid to share it.
Tom Skancke is among the latter group.
Skancke, 45, is president of The Skancke Co., a small lobbying and consulting firm specializing in big problems with traffic.
If there is a ... (read more)
Recurring currency22 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Binion's newest owner is bringing back a renowned tradition at the downtown Las Vegas casino, and it isn't swift and thorough beatings for people dumb enough to get caught cheating at cards.
The casino floor is once again home to a stack of cash worth $1 million that is on ... (read more)
Campaign 2008: Tourism gets push in election22 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The lobbying arm of the nation's $740 billion travel industry will use Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., to gain a stronger foothold in the presidential race.
Officials from the Travel Industry Association announced Thursday they would spend nearly $500,000 to engage voters in Nevada ... (read more)
McCarran sees largest traffic decline since 200222 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Traffic at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas fell 8.6 percent in July to about 3.9 million arrivals and departures.
The decline reflects an ongoing trend in Las Vegas tourism due to a rocky national economy and high oil prices that make it more difficult to ... (read more)
Officials trim airport plans20 August 2008
In a nod to the shabby economics of the airline industry, officials at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas will trim about $360 million from a $3.7 billion capital improvement plan.
Clark County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to defer or eliminate 10 projects from the five-year ... (read more)
Security experts meet in LV to discuss threats11 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Something as subtle as a typo in the name Baraak Obama could undermine the next election.
That's because when stakes are the highest, computer hackers have an incentive to exploit even the slightest mistake, such as the extra 'a' in the first name of presumptive Democratic ... (read more)
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