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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 7Tourist Group's Budget Getting a Bit Roomier10 April 2006
An accountant's ledger isn't the most obvious indicator of the big things
expected for Southern Nevada's travel industry.
But early next week, such numbers will paint another promising picture of
the economic growth and vitality expected here in the next several months.
The Las Vegas ... (read more)
Riv Acquisition Holdings Pays $426.5 million for Casinos7 April 2006
LAS VEGAS -- The Riviera's parent company on Thursday said it agreed to sell the 2,070-room hotel-casino after several months of on-again, off-again negotiations.
The buyer, an upper-end private investment group known as Riv Acquisition Holdings, will pay $426.5 million for the Riviera and its 26-acre site on the north Strip. ... (read more)
Downtown: At Last, a Buyer for Neonopolis29 March 2006
Neonopolis has apparently found a new owner.
The $100 million Fremont Street retail center has been all but empty and on the market since May 2004, a victim of poor foot traffic and other troubles too numerous to mention.
But sources said local businessman Rohit Joshi sees promise in others' failure, and his group is willing to risk an undisclosed sum for the chance to turn things around. ... (read more)
Airline Sees More Turbulence Ahead24 March 2006
LAS VEGAS - America's intense desire to fly is shielding most U.S. airlines' from crashing financially. And when today's strong demand ebbs, the head of Las Vegas' busiest carrier foresees more mergers and shutdowns in the dangerously turbulent aviation sector.
"Clearly it's a failed industry ... (read more)
There's Madness in the Air17 March 2006
LAS VEGAS -- From bar-hopping booty chases to basketball, blackjack and blarney, Las Vegas visitors will have no trouble finding fun ways to pass time this weekend.
Local businesses should have even less trouble finding customers willing to pass big money their way.
This week's launch of the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament and today's St. ... (read more)
Las Vegas Airport Ranks Fifth16 March 2006
Las Vegas' McCarran International climbed one spot to become the nation's fifth-busiest passenger airport last year on the Airports Council International-North America's annual traffic ranking.
Southern Nevada's primary air gateway soared past Denver International, which ranked fifth in ... (read more)
Exec Speaks Language of Success13 March 2006
LAS VEGAS -- From her workplace on The Venetian's 36th floor, Tonie Roberts can scan the diverse array of foreign cultures replicated by resorts along the Strip.
But the marvels of this city's Venetian canals and tropical volcanoes hardly compare to the real-life culture she's enjoyed during 44 ... (read more)
NASCAR Arrives in Vegas10 March 2006
LAS VEGAS -- NASCAR fans in Southern Nevada don't have to visit Las Vegas Motor Speedway to snag the sport's most popular products.
Just a pit stop away from this city's largest megaresorts, Chicago businessman Steve Deli and his wife, Anne, are offering an extensive array of licensed T-shirts, caps and jackets.
... (read more)
Riviera Holdings Reports Loss9 March 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Juggling gauchos, an assortment of drag queens and one tired topless revue apparently can't pack in fans like they used to.
And that's bad news for the parent company of the Riviera.
Las Vegas-based Riviera Holdings Corp., which owns the 50-year-old Strip hotel-casino and Riviera Black ... (read more)
Las Vegas Targets Gay Target6 March 2006
LAS VEGAS – With an estimated $65 billion in annual expenditures, American homosexuals are one of the world's most sought-after leisure travel submarkets.
And Las Vegas, like other cities, aims to snag a larger slice of that pie.
Promoting this city to gays and lesbians requires a different ... (read more)
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