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Strip Labor: Aladdin Workers OK Union

The ownership of the Aladdin agreed Friday to allow more than half of its work force to be represented by Culinary Local 226 after a significant portion of the Strip resort's employees signed union authorization cards seeking representation by the state's largest labor organization...read more

Conference to Focus on Problem Gambling

Those who treat individuals with addictive disorders could now view compulsive gambling in the same manner as alcoholism and drug abuse, according to a study this month in a Harvard University publication and to be unveiled at a three-day conference on gambling and addiction in Las Vegas. The National Center for Responsible Gaming, an organization funded by the gaming industry that educates the public on research into gambling disorders, expects more than 400 attendees at its meeting, which begins Sunday at the MGM Grand Conference Center. The conference is expected to include representatives from science, research, public health and public policy, as well as the gaming industry, to digest new findings in identifying, treating and preventing compulsive gambling...read more

MGM Mirage Changes Tactics in Detroit

In a quest to complete its proposed $7.9 billion acquisition of the Mandalay Resort Group during the first quarter of 2005, MGM Mirage announced Friday it plans to sell its Detroit casino and keep that city's Mandalay-owned casino. MGM Mirage and Mandalay run two of the three casinos in the Detroit market and, under Michigan law, one of the properties will have to be sold before the merger can be approved...read more

Horoscope for the week of December 5, 2004

Well, she finally did it once again. Venus has proven that she is of swifter foot than brave Mars. Tip of the Week: Well, she finally did it once again. Venus has proven that she is of swifter foot than brave Mars. Our fair maiden, Aphrodite to the ancient Greeks, has caught up with her man Mars and in hot and sexy Scorpio! That Mercury is currently retrograde means that almost anything can happen...read more

Few New Year's Eve Sellouts for Vegas Resorts

LAS VEGAS -- With New Year's Eve landing on a weekend, the average cost of a Las Vegas hotel room for the three-day holiday is up 25 percent from a year ago, a report from a Wall Street gaming analyst shows. And, because of the prices associated with the Friday through Sunday period, only two resorts are reporting sellouts...read more

Isle of Man Considers Accepting US Bets

The Isle of Man's Council of Ministers is reviewing a report compiled by the isle's Department of Trade and Industry that examines whether Isle of Man-licensed online gambling operators should be able to accept bets from gamblers in the United States...read more

Gaming Stocks Showing Strength

Gaming stocks continued to surge throughout November as investors responded to positive third-quarter earnings announcements and the news of potential new casino development along the Strip, giving shares of several companies double-digit increases in their average daily prices. Analysts said the trend could continue this month as long as economic indicators remain strong. The vibrant local gaming marketed benefited Station Casinos, which saw its average daily stock price increase 10.38 percent in November...read more

Former Mirage Host Dies

LAS VEGAS -- Charlie Meyerson, the one-time Mirage "superhost" whose personal and professional relationship with casino developer Steve Wynn spanned more than four decades, died Monday at his home in Boca Raton, Fla., after a long battle with cancer. Meyerson, who would have turned 89 on Dec...read more

Horoscope for the Week of November 28, 2004

Tip of the Week: The Sun is well on its way into the Tropical Sign of Sagittarius and will align with Pluto in a couple of weeks. This aspect will intensify desires for community, culture and communion. It will also empower and deepen emotions to expand, seek opportunities, take big risks and make key moves...read more

IGT Says Chairman Will Step Down

Tom Baker, who oversaw the transformation of International Game Technology into the industry's dominant slot machine manufacturer and supplier, will step down as chairman of the board, effective March 1, IGT announced Friday. No replacement was named but IGT said a successor would be announced "at or before" the company's annual shareholder meeting, when Baker's resignation takes effect...read more