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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 33Travel and Tourism: Screener Count Irks Officials18 May 2004
Clark County's top aviation official and members of Nevada's congressional delegation united Monday to criticize a new plan to increase by less than 5 percent the number of federal security workers now deployed at McCarran International Airport.
The Transportation Security Administration on Friday announced a "modest reshaping" of its staffing levels at the more than 400 U.S. ... (read more)
Sands Macau Set to Bow17 May 2004
Barring any unexpected setbacks or changes, a new international gaming era is set to debut late this evening when officials from Las Vegas Sands Inc. will open the U.S. company's first casino venture in the seaside Chinese enclave of Macau.
Fireworks, dragon dancers and a bevy of Las Vegas showgirls ... (read more)
Vegas Airport Gets $24.4 Million Upgrade Grant14 May 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Describing Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport as the "gateway to Nevada's
economic future," a U.S. Department of Transportation official on Thursday
awarded the nation's seventh-busiest passenger airport a $24.4 million grant toward
planned ground improvements.
The Clark ... (read more)
Las Vegas March Visitor Numbers Near Record13 May 2004
LAS VEGAS -- The combination of stock car racing, college basketball, a crowded convention
calendar and warm spring weather helped make March the busiest month of what's
already been an unusually busy year for the local tourism industry.
Nearly 3.3 million people visited the Las Vegas area in ... (read more)
March Gaming Win Reaches $930 Million12 May 2004
NEVADA -- The state's monthly gaming win reached $930.3 million in March, shattering a record set more than three years ago, the Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday.
"It was an amazing month," Frank Streshley, senior research specialist for the control board, said of the 11.5 percent increase over the March 2003 win. ... (read more)
Work Under Way on New Airport Car-Rental Center10 May 2004
The Clark County Aviation Department plans to stage a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new $150 million consolidated rental car facility that department officials hope will greatly improve the automobile rental process at McCarran International Airport.
Last year, tourists and locals combined ... (read more)
Las Vegas Tourism Head Could Leave with Higher Benefits7 May 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Outgoing boss Manny Cortez joked earlier this week that he's spent the past few years
simply trying to stay out of the way of his colleagues at the Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority.
Come next week, that agency could provide Cortez with a cash-padded cushion to ease
the 65-year-old executive's pending full-time transition to the sidelines. ... (read more)
World Wide Web: Survey Finds Hotel Sites Lag3 May 2004
Set your own online house in order.
That's the short-but-sweet advice one Seattle-area technology watchdog has for some of the nation's largest lodging providers, including several Las Vegas hotel-casino operators, that have recently expressed concerns over consumers' increased use of third-party Internet travel reservation firms such as Orbitz, Hotwire or Expedia. ... (read more)
Report Says Las Vegas Extends Reign as Convention King30 April 2004
Las Vegas was again named the nation's top convention destination for 2003, extending a remarkable 10-year reign as the industry's No. 1 host market, editors of a respected industry publication said this week.
Since 1974, Tradeshow Week, a Los Angeles-based magazine that monitors the global convention industry, has compiled a list of the nation's largest conventions and trade shows. ... (read more)
Harrah's Exec Hints at Expansion30 April 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Harrah's Entertainment's top executive on Thursday teased shareholders with talk of a looming Southern Nevada expansion, though details of where or when such a move would occur remain undetermined.
Addressing shareholders at the company's annual meeting at the Rio, Harrah's President and ... (read more)
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