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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 28MAGIC Draws Complaints31 August 2004
So far, so so.
Such was the response from attendees at this year's autumn Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show, which for the first time in six years is taking place entirely under one Las Vegas roof.
Citing requests from frequent attendees who were tired of traveling between the Las Vegas ... (read more)
McCarran Forced to Pick Up Pace30 August 2004
Like the oceans' tides, zits on a teenager or the ax-wielding villain in a low-grade horror flick, Las Vegas' visitors just keep coming back for more.
But unlike those other examples of destructive persistency, the only things local visitors seem to wreck with frequency are record books and long-term growth schedules of this city's airport. ... (read more)
Airport Angst: Overall Parking Demand Up 15 percent30 August 2004
It's a problem that makes local travelers' heads spin, and chances are it's only going to worsen in the months to come.
Finding an open space within McCarran International Airport's long-term parking garage can be an adventure even on the best of days. Drivers are forced to navigate a series of ... (read more)
McCarran Debuts Security Lanes27 August 2004
LAS VEGAS -- With McCarran International Airport on pace for its busiest year ever, today's
official debut of seven new security lanes serving the C- and D-gates concourses
couldn't come soon enough for Jim Blair.
Labor Day weekend, a 10-gate airport expansion and several large ... (read more)
Tribe's Deal With Caesars May Die25 August 2004
Caesars Entertainment, with its signature toga doubling as an ill-fitting bridal gown, has apparently been ditched at the altar by the Pauma Band of Mission Indians.
Leaders of the Southern California tribe were close to finalizing the group's September 2003 agreement with Park Place ... (read more)
Massive Merger: Mall Giant Bids for Las Vegas Empire23 August 2004
Another day, another multibillion-dollar merger.
Wall Street's 2004 push toward consolidation reprised early Friday, and once again the latest corporate megadeal had multiple Las Vegas connections.
General Growth Properties' $12.6 billion bid for The Rouse Co. would give the 50-year-old mall ... (read more)
Developers Envision 73-Story Tower of Condominiums on Strip23 August 2004
Refusing to settle for pie in the sky when they're promising to actually build there, a pair of Australian developers said late Thursday they'll soon erect Las Vegas' tallest habitable structure directly north of the Sahara.
How they'll come up with the requisite $700 million remains a mystery, ... (read more)
Las Vegas Waterpark to Close12 August 2004
LAS VEGAS -- With less than two months to go before the pools at Wet 'n Wild are drained for the
last time, Sonja Robinson saw the past and future as she scanned the water park late
Wednesday morning.
Standing in the shade to escape the young day's already 110-degree temperature, the
14-year park ... (read more)
Local Leaders United in Belief Las Vegas Remains Safe11 August 2004
Southern Nevada politicians and business leaders scrambled Tuesday to respond to allegations they failed to make public news of suspected al-Qaida activities on the Strip over fears such information would disrupt local tourism.
And while their replies ranged from Oscar Goodman's threatened ... (read more)
Critics Rush to Pan Schwarzenegger's Las Vegas Appearance4 August 2004
and Rod Smith
Without so much as a sneak preview, some notable critics dismissed today's planned Arnold Schwarzenegger Strip stage show as too much style and too little substance.
California's Republican governor has rented the Fashion Show mall's Great Hall and will at 12:30 p.m. transform a ... (read more)
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