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Stardust memories: Longtime employees reflect on their happy years at the resort

Stories Some of the Strip's largest resorts -- The Mirage, Excalibur, Treasure Island, Bellagio, The Venetian, MGM Grand, New York-New York, Paris Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Monte Carlo and Wynn Las Vegas -- have opened since 1989, enticing workers from competing casinos. For some longtime Stardust employees, nothing could lure them from their jobs at the aging property. As the Stardust closes Wednesday to make way for the $4 billion Echelon, many Stardust workers -- some with three or four decades of experience at the iconic strip casino -- expressed no regrets about ignoring opportunities at the flashier resorts. They described the Stardust in affectionate terms as a business where employees and management cared about each other. As the Strip changed, they came to the realization that the fading resort's days were numbered. Many recalled the good times and recounted fond memories, such as when the production show "Lido de Paris" was at the height of its 32-year run and was considered the property's drawing card. The longtime workers said they'll be at their posts Wednesday when the doors are shuttered and the slot machines are turned off...read more

Aztar effort to sell Missouri casino encounters obstacles

A deal by Aztar Corp. to sell its Missouri casino has been halted by that state's gaming commission, but company officials don't believe the decision will delay the casino operator's $2.75 billion buyout by Columbia Sussex Corp. Aztar, which owns the Tropicana casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, agreed Aug...read more

Harrah's announces 2007 World Series of Poker dates

The 2007 World Series of Poker will begin June 1 at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino Harrah's Entertainment officials announced Monday. The Main Event final table will begin on July 17th, Harrah's spokesman Gary Thompson said. A full event schedule will be available in two to three weeks Thompson added...read more

Rebecca's Recommendations - October 27, 2006

I am back from Aruba and not a penny richer. Sadly I did not take home any winnings from the GoldenPalace.com Online Casino blackjack tournament as I finished 4th out of 7. Whoops. Regardless, the blackjack tournament was a huge hit, especially because we decided to treat the event as a group effort...read more

The National League of Poker broadens offerings

The National League of Poker (NLOP) will now operate under the name Power Play Development Corporation after merging with the publicly traded company Wednesday. As part of the agreement, NLOP and its software provider Poker Creations will assume management control and exist as wholly owned subsidiaries of the Power Play Development Corporation...read more

Blame Ontario; Internet gambling ads under attack

The Canadian province of Ontario could soon adopt a law prohibiting advertisements for Internet gambling in the province. The Liberal Party, which controls the provincial legislature, introduced the measure last last week in a larger omnibus bill aimed at strengthening consumer protection and bolstering public safety. "This is a ban on advertising that promotes illegal websites," said Paul de Zara, spokesman for the Ministry of Government Services...read more

Harrah's paid premium for Barbary Coast land

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – (PRESS RELEASE) -- To acquire the Barbary Coast, Harrah's Entertainment sent the value of Strip land skyrocketing. The casino operator is paying what amounts to $84.8 million an acre to pick up the 4.3 acre site at the corner of the Strip and Flamingo Road, the last piece of a 350-acre land parcel...read more

Boyd Gaming's profits miss forecasts

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Boyd Gaming Corp. executives want Wall Street to view the company's third-quarter earnings as a transition period for the Las Vegas-based casino operator. With two Strip casinos sold off and a third to shut its doors next week, company leaders tried to present a positive spin Thursday to a skeptical market as Boyd Gaming's results for the three-month period ending Sept...read more

Bally Technologies looks to sell Rainbow Casino

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies took steps Thursday to cut loose its last operating unit not associated with its core business of gaming equipment manufacturing. The company, formerly known as Alliance Gaming, asked Credit Suisse Securities to evaluate a sale of the Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss...read more

Ameristar quarterly profits rise

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Ameristar Casinos' third-quarter earnings announcement Wednesday was anticlimatic. On Oct. 5, the Las Vegas-based casino operator said its results for the quarter that ended Sept. 30 would be much higher than previously predicted...read more