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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 29Trump Unveils Strip Tower Plan3 August 2004
NEW YORK -- Taking a break from his efforts to "fire" young go-getters and affix his name across the Manhattan skyline, Donald Trump has turned his attention to Las Vegas.
The New York developer and part-time television star said Thursday he'll build a 64-story hotel and apartment tower west of the Strip near the intersection of Industrial Road and Fashion Show Drive. ... (read more)
Fliers Find Vegas Value29 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Despite a surge in ticket-buying travelers, heated competition within the U.S.
airline industry actually drove down the cost of flying to and from Las Vegas earlier
this year.
And thanks to a continuing glut of available seats, those bargain rates should
continue indefinitely, airline sources said. ... (read more)
Visitors Keep Nevada Cash Registers Ringing28 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Despite its sparse population and lack of political clout, there's still one category
in which Nevada ranks among the nation's heavyweights.
And while the Silver State's status as a world-renowned travel destination is
apparent to anyone who's ventured near the busy Strip in recent ... (read more)
Pact May Help Spur China-Las Vegas Flights27 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- So much for one Great Wall.
A landmark aviation agreement completed this weekend removed one of the last
roadblocks to widespread travel between China and the United States. On Monday, the
state's top tourism official said he now believes passenger and cargo flights could
regularly connect Nevada and mainland China within the next two years. ... (read more)
Las Vegas Tourism Numbers Up26 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- The first hard indicator of this year's summer travel season took off Friday from
McCarran International Airport, and once again, the latest air passenger statistics
offered no indication this city's tourism industry is coming back to earth anytime
soon.
Passenger traffic at the ... (read more)
More Security Expected at Las Vegas Airport26 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- A self-proclaimed victory in a game of political hardball is expected to soon bring
231 more federal security screeners to Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, two
members of Nevada's congressional delegation said Friday.
But a federal security spokesman countered that the ... (read more)
Swimming With the Big Fishes26 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- With a looming pair of megamergers threatening to shake up the balance of today's
corporate gaming jungle, a Darwinian game of survival of the fittest could soon ensue
within Southern Nevada's hotel-casino industry. But before anyone writes off their
chances of outlasting their ... (read more)
Hard Rock Considers Expansion22 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Times weren't so hard for the Hard Rock Hotel during this year's second quarter, a
period when business bounced back with such vigor executives there are reportedly
eyeing significant growth opportunities both new and old.
The parent company of the trendy Las Vegas boutique ... (read more)
Local Casinos Avoid Mega-Merger Talk21 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- What to make of a proposed deal that would reshape much of the Strip has become a
modern-day $64,000 question, and then some, for many local gaming operators.
But with close to $10 billion at stake in Harrah's Entertainment's bid to buy rival
gaming operator Caesars Entertainment, many ... (read more)
Caesars Earns Niche in Gaming Pantheon21 July 2004
LAS VEGAS -- The Roman Empire wasn't built in a day, and neither was its pseudo successor in the
desert.
Over the years, Caesar's reign in Southern Nevada has endured its share of historic
ups and downs since Las Vegas' faux centurions first set up an outpost on the Strip.
But after 38 years ... (read more)
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