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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 228McCarran traffic tumbles in 200922 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The number of passengers using McCarran International Airport in 2009 fell 8.2 percent compared with 2008 -- the single-largest one-year percentage drop.
Almost 40.5 million passengers came through the airport in 2009, down from the more than 44 million reported in 2008, ... (read more)
Icahn apparently wins Fontainebleau ownership21 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn said Wednesday he would wait for the Las Vegas gaming market to settle before deciding how to proceed with the bankrupt Fontainebleau development, which has been shuttered since April.
Icahn, the former owner of the Stratosphere and ... (read more)
IGT hires former MTV executive21 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- International Game Technology dipped into the ranks of the high tech industry to fill two executive positions.
On Thursday, the slot machine giant named former MTV official Gideon Bierer as executive vice president of new media, leading IGT's strategic effort for a new media ... (read more)
Bally Technologies acquires small slot machine company20 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Bally Technologies has taken a page from the playbook of gambling equipment rival International Game Technology.
Bally announced Wednesday it had acquired a small Scottsdale, Ariz.-based game manufacturer to beef up its slot machine content and give the company another ... (read more)
Pennsylvania slot market to open up20 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Pennsylvania authorities have wiped out a 4-year-old limitation that held an individual slot machine manufacturer to just 50 percent of the games on a casino's gambling floor.
One analyst said the caps were antiquated since the gap between slot machine giant International ... (read more)
Florida woman suing over Monte Carlo fire19 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The first lawsuit associated with the fire at the Monte Carlo has been filed by a Florida woman who claims she suffered permanent injuries due to smoke inhalation associated with the early-morning rooftop blaze on Jan. 25, 2008.
The Las Vegas-based attorney for Jean Bartoli said the ... (read more)
San Francisco developer eyes Fontainebleau19 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- San Francisco real estate developer Luke Brugnara, who was denied a gaming license by Nevada casino regulators in 2001, said Monday he would pay up to $200 million for the bankrupt Fontainebleau project.
Brugnara, who owns land on the Strip and throughout Las Vegas, said he submitted a $170 million bid with the U.S. ... (read more)
Bally Technologies wins pacts in disparate locales19 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- No one will ever mistake Dodge City, Kan., for Macau.
Bally Technologies, however, has found new revenue sources in both places.
The Las Vegas-based slot machine manufacturer was awarded a comprehensive systems and server-based technology contract for the Boot Hill Casino in ... (read more)
States see gambling as an answer18 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Now that Pennsylvania is a done deal, the gaming industry is focused on other expansion opportunities.
While issues are being debated and proposed in several states, new growth doesn't seem imminent.
State elected leaders view gaming taxes as a way of narrowing budget deficits brought on by the recession. ... (read more)
Pennsylvania ends slot machine manufacturer caps18 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Slot machine manufacturers will lose their monopoly on gambling in Pennsylvania later this year when the state's casinos are allowed to supplement their gambling floors with table games.
But there was one provision tucked within the 160-page table game bill that will satisfy ... (read more)
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