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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 6Meeting Centers Moving Forward2 May 2006
The future is coming into focus at Southern Nevada's two largest convention centers.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. will within 120 days break ground on a 1 million-square-foot expansion of the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
It will open in 2008 on the southeast corner of Sands Avenue and Koval Lane, a ... (read more)
India Next Target of Las Vegas Trade Group1 May 2006
LAS VEGAS AND INDIA -- Convention authority officials in October will lead a weeklong business recruiting trip to Mumbai and New Delhi, India, to pursue more trade show business.
Representatives of 10 to 15 Las Vegas trade shows, including the International Consumer Electronics Show; the ConExpo-ConAgg ... (read more)
Trade Shows Big and Growing26 April 2006
The $7.6 billion beast is growing.
And as its appetite expands, Las Vegas' convention and trade show industry is swallowing business once held elsewhere, according to a survey being released today.
For the 12th consecutive year, Las Vegas topped the Tradeshow Week 200, an annual listing of the nation's ... (read more)
Crude Reality Looms: Where Will Las Vegas Get its Fuel?24 April 2006
Fuel consumption in Southern Nevada is on pace to next year exceed the capacity of the community's two California-fed pipelines.
And unfortunately for local residents and businesses, the Golden State could soon export a more troublesome pump-related pinch that would squeeze Nevada's economic growth unless ... (read more)
Exec: Playboy Belongs in Vegas20 April 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Playboy executive Christie Hefner tells a crowd Wednesday at a luncheon that Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world.
If Playboy Enterprises has its way, bunny ears won't be the company's only signature item spotted around Southern Nevada.
From nightclubs to retail stores, ... (read more)
Golden Nugget: Shine On, Shine On19 April 2006
A real golden nugget never rusts or tarnishes.
But it's not so easy to keep a 60-year-old hotel-casino from losing its luster, regardless of what it's named for.
Fans of Las Vegas' Golden Nugget need not worry: With a $100 million upgrade well under way, the property's latest owner is working to ... (read more)
Red Rock Resort Offers an Array of Restaurants18 April 2006
SUMMERLIN, Nevada -- A multitude of mouths longing to pacify their palates can make dining in Summerlin an exercise in patience.
As more dining rooms and bars line the Las Vegas Valley's western rim, the expanding array of tables and entrees has failed to keep pace with the many new residents ... (read more)
Convention Authority Globetrotter Settling Down18 April 2006
What a long, strange trip it's been.
And after selling Las Vegas across the globe for more than a quarter century, one of this city's greatest road warriors is grateful she can finally spend some time at home.
"I'm going to put my passport in a drawer and not go anywhere for a while," said Cam ... (read more)
More Chinese Tourists Expected13 April 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Slowly, and certainly not silently, a Chinese invasion looms before the U.S. travel industry.
And long before Asia's exodus reaches American shores, more American hotel and restaurant operators would be wise to welcome so many big-spending guests, sources said Wednesday in Las ... (read more)
Las Vegas Visitor Count Up13 April 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas narrowly missed the 3 million visitor mark in February, the first time in a year the local travel industry fell short of that threshold.
Regardless, the month's nearly 2.98 million visitors were enough to make this the busiest February on record, up 0.9 percent from a year ago. ... (read more)
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