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Featured Articles Archive - Page 113
Top 10 things I learned at Casino City this year21 December 2015 I knew very little about the gaming industry when I took this job as Casino City's copy editor earlier this year. I wasn't even especially familiar with it from a user perspective — entering the workforce with a degree in creative writing was enough of a gamble for me, thanks!Fortunately for me, the way this whole copy editing gig works is that I bring the grammar nerdery and a copy of the AP Stylebook, then I get to learn the content stuff on the job...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Kerkorian investment arm moving headquarters to Las Vegas21 December 2015 Tracinda Corp., the investment arm of late billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, is moving its corporate headquarters to Las Vegas from Los Angeles to be closer to the company's largest holdings, MGM Resorts International.The company owns 16.19% of the Strip gaming giant...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Inside Gaming: Wire Act hearing a disaster for online gambling opponents20 December 2015 The recent congressional hearing into legislation that would ban online gaming couldn't have gone worse for backers of the bill even if they attempted to sabotage the three-hour meeting themselves.Maybe they did.Three witnesses who testified in support of a measure that would roll back the Interstate Federal Wire Act to its pre-2011 interpretation came off as uninformed and unprepared.Republican congressmen trashed the legislation, which has been endorsed by billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson, a prolific GOP campaign contributor who has made wiping out Internet gaming a pet project.Rep...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Sands opens Cotai Central final piece as Adelson predicts Macau turnaround20 December 2015 Las Vegas Sands Corp. opened the last piece of the Sands Cotai Central development in Macau on Friday, and the company's top executive — despite 18 straight months of the market's declining gaming revenue — said the region has nearly bottomed out.During a celebration surrounding the opening of the $450 million, 400-room St...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Sheldon Adelson's newspaper buy has Nevadans talking, and some fretting18 December 2015 As a Republican mega-donor who pours millions into campaigns and political action committees, Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson is already courted by elected officials.Add to that his new status as owner of Nevada's largest newspaper.There is much yet to learn about the group that bought the Las Vegas Review-Journal last week...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() GLPI acquires Cannery's Pittsburgh racetrack17 December 2015 Gaming and Leisure Properties said Wednesday it settled its lawsuit with the owner of the Cannery casinos and acquired Las Vegas-based company's Pittsburgh-area racetrack for $440 million.The real estate investment trust and Cannery Casino Resorts said the transaction could be finalized next year...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Aria to get $154 million convention center expansion17 December 2015 MGM Resorts International will spend $154 million to expand the Aria Resort & Casino convention center by 200,000 square feet, which will include indoor/open-air spaces and a glass-enclosed venue offering views of The Park and the new Las Vegas Arena.The new convention space will take the space currently occupied by Cirque du Soleil's production of "Zarkana," which will close April 30.With completion of the expansion, Aria will offer more than 500,000 square feet of meeting space.Construction is scheduled to start in May — a month after the $350 million arena opens — with anticipated completion in February 2018.The Aria expansion will include technologically advanced, flexible meeting space across four stories."Convention business at Aria is booming, and demand is currently exceeding the space we have available," Aria President Bobby Baldwin said...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Adelson son-in-law orchestrated family's purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal17 December 2015 The son-in-law of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson arranged the $140 million purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Adelson's behalf, sources confirmed Wednesday.Patrick Dumont, who is listed on the website of Las Vegas Sands Corp...read moreDan's DFS picks for NFL Week 1516 December 2015 Man, last week sucked.Not only was I knocked out of my season-long fantasy football league's playoffs, but I also had cashes stolen from me in two DraftKings GPPs. My Week 14 lineup entering Monday night was good enough to put me in the money in both the $3 buy-in Millionaire Maker and the $27 buy-in $1.5M Gridiron, but then Odell Beckham Jr.'s ridiculous performance against the Dolphins vaulted tens of thousands of entries ahead of me.So, if you've been following along with my picks this season and have been taking my advice, please tell your children I'm sorry that they won't be getting any Christmas presents this year...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Inside Gaming: GOP presidential candidates don't share Adelson's stance on online gambling16 December 2015 A handful of GOP presidential candidates debating Tuesday at The Venetian Las Vegas clearly missed the memo from their host about supporting his quest to ban Internet gaming.Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson is pushing legislation in Congress to restore the Interstate Federal Wire Act to its pre-2011 interpretation...read more |
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