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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 26Voting to Extend An Opportunity13 October 2004
For the Las Vegas Convention Authority and its $197 million annual budget, an item worth $90,000 might be considered relatively small.
But for Linda Smith, chief development officer for Opportunity Village, it's a very big deal indeed.
"It absolutely gives us credibility," Smith said of a ... (read more)
Wisdom While You Wait5 October 2004
Las Vegas travel leaders are confident an array of sword-wielding knights, Carrot Top's comic antics and a touch of Lance Burton magic will help reduce the length and frequency of security-related delays at McCarran International Airport.
The Clark County Aviation Department, Las Vegas Convention ... (read more)
Japanese Returning to Las Vegas4 October 2004
Saying sayonara to a recent widespread reluctance to travel abroad, an increasing number of Japanese are expected to visit the United States this year, a new study says.
Local travel leaders are optimistic Japan's 2004 travel renaissance will be a boon to Las Vegas, which has seen a steady decline in Japanese visitor counts in each of the past three years. ... (read more)
That's About the Size of it28 September 2004
The machines there are huge, so big they make a fully grown man resemble a child's action figure posed beneath a toy Tonka truck in a backyard sandbox.
Tires towered 15 feet off the ground, and many passers-by stopped to pose for photographs next to an oversized dump truck or excavator. As others ... (read more)
New Hard Rock Billboard Lampoons Regulators23 September 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Though it stands more than eight miles away, a not-so-tongue-in-cheek billboard
towering above the Hard Rock Hotel could cast a heavy shadow on Friday's Nevada
Gaming Commission meeting near downtown Las Vegas.
State regulators and Hard Rock representatives are scheduled to ... (read more)
Gaming Giants Sue Newspaper Owners22 September 2004
A pair of Nevada gaming giants have sued the owners of Las Vegas' two largest newspapers to try to resolve questions about the future of the lasvegas.com Web site.
Stephens Media Intellectual Property Limited Liability Co., a sister company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Vegas.com LLC, which is ... (read more)
Search for Neonopolis Buyer Goes On17 September 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Vendors aren't the only ones who've found it difficult to lure paying customers to the struggling Neonopolis retail and entertainment center. The $100 million mall in downtown Las Vegas has been up for sale since mid-May, and those in charge of marketing the property are still hunting for buyers, too. ... (read more)
Marketers Plan Rose Parade Float16 September 2004
After it successfully crashed last year's Super Bowl, Academy Awards telecast and at least one first family conversation at the White House, Las Vegas' celebrated marketing campaign will kick off 2005 at yet another high-profile celebration of American culture.
On New Year's Day, the Las Vegas Convention ... (read more)
McCarren Expansion Driven by More Travelers16 September 2004
LAS VEGAS -- A rising tide of foreign travelers is driving several multimillion-dollar upgrades at
McCarran International Airport's Terminal 2, including expanded ticketing areas,
dining options and a high-tech baggage screening system.
"International traffic has been increasing, and with some of ... (read more)
Solutions Offered for Woes on I-1515 September 2004
Buoyed by recent and proposed improvements along the Interstate 15 corridor, local tourism leaders are exploring new ways to ease ground-based travelers headed to and from Southern Nevada, including expanded rail service, repositioned inspection stations and a ban that would keep large trucks from clogging highway fast lanes. ... (read more)
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