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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 17McCarran Seeking to Ease Congestion4 May 2005
Weeks removed from its busiest month on record and with further growth projected in the months and years to come, McCarran International Airport simply can't afford to rely on the status quo.
On Tuesday, local leaders took preliminary steps toward increasing the airport's ability to handle more ... (read more)
Las Vegas Tops Magazine List29 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- From its semifunctional monorail to Comdex's cancellation to the highly publicized walkout by members of Teamsters Local 631, Las Vegas' convention and trade show industry faced its share of significant challenges in 2004.
None were powerful enough to knock the city from its ... (read more)
Riviera Results Go Up, Up, Up27 April 2005
The anticipation surrounding Thursday's scheduled opening of Wynn Las Vegas has cast a new luster around the bronze-covered buttocks that epitomize one of the Strip's oldest resorts, executives with Riviera Holdings Corp. said Tuesday.
And while no one would say how much longer the home of Las ... (read more)
Las Vegas Bid for NBA Game No Long Shot25 April 2005
NEW YORK -- Las Vegas' bid to host the National Basketball Association's All-Star weekend received a major boost Friday when representatives of the league's 30 franchises voiced no opposition to bringing the popular sporting event to the Thomas & Mack Center in February 2007.
In addition, NBA ... (read more)
Look Back Reveals Parallels With Project, Developer25 April 2005
It's the fourth week of April, and all eyes are fixed on the Strip for the long-awaited debut of Las Vegas' latest playground for the fabulous, rich and famous.
The project's developing force has spent the past few years on the sidelines, his previous Strip investments sold off several years prior. ... (read more)
McCarran Seeks to Extend Life of Passenger Fee22 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Whether they noticed or not, travelers have recently been paying a little extra to fly in or out of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport.
And with the airport in the midst of an unprecedented building boom needed to keep pace with projected growth in local population and visitor ... (read more)
NBA to Discuss Las Vegas All-Star Game Potential22 April 2005
NEW YORK -- NBA leaders will convene today inside a posh Manhattan hotel for a gathering that could advance or crush Las Vegas' nascent bid to host the league's All-Star weekend in February 2007.
And though he won't be in attendance, the man who headed Denver's effort to land this year's midseason ... (read more)
TV Veterans Call Network News Model 'dead'20 April 2005
The message wasn't half as shocking as the man who delivered it, but there sat Sam Donaldson early Tuesday, telling a Las Vegas audience his longtime profession has no long-term future.
The traditional network news model, the 36-year ABC News veteran said, "is dead," a victim of changing audience ... (read more)
Las Vegas's Latest Bid for a Pro Sports Event Keeps the Ball Rolling19 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Whether its bid to land NBA All-Star Weekend sails through the net or ricochets off the backboard, Las Vegas has scored another basket in its ongoing quest to land the community's first major professional sports franchise, sources said.
Fresh off its unsuccessful but high-profile ... (read more)
Airport Welcomes New Wing18 April 2005
McCarran International Airport on Friday opened a $125 million addition to its D-gates concourse, an 11-gate northeast wing that will initially enable the nation's sixth-busiest airport to handle approximately 3.1 million more passengers per year.
The D-gates expansion comes less than two ... (read more)
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