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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 273Nevada budget cuts may impact gaming30 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gaming lawyers and casino observers worry that potential budget cuts ordered by Gov. Jim Gibbons will have a negative effect on Nevada's gaming regulatory process, leaving the industry without adequate staffing in several divisions.
All state agencies, including the Gaming Control ... (read more)
Hong Kong businessman: Jury: Pay Suen $43.8 million26 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A Clark County District Court jury ordered Las Vegas Sands Corp. to pay Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen $43.8 million for helping the casino company win a lucrative gaming license in Macau.
The verdict, reached Saturday morning, followed a six-week civil trial before District Judge Michelle Leavitt. ... (read more)
Nevadan at work: Spreading the muse: Bellagio art gallery manager points visitors to culture26 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Tarissa Tiberti's family has left its mark on the Las Vegas Valley. She hopes to make her own impression in a cultural sense.
Tiberti returned to her hometown in December to serve as the manager of the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Arts. She spent the past three years in New York ... (read more)
Jurors urged to award $100 million22 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Jurors who have sat through more than five weeks of testimony in a Clark County District Court civil trial were asked Wednesday to award Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen up to $100 million for his efforts in helping Las Vegas Sands Corp. win a lucrative gaming license in ... (read more)
Education funding: Casinos split over tax plan21 May 2008
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Voters in November are likely to be asked whether they want the Legislature to increase hotel room taxes to alleviate the state's budget woes and help schools, but the big casino companies remain sharply divided about the proposal.
The state teachers union ... (read more)
CityCenter reveals resort name20 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- MGM Mirage on Monday officially revealed the name of CityCenter's 61-story, 4,004-room centerpiece resort: Aria.
Designed by noted architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli, Aria's two curved glass hotel towers and its 150,000-square-foot casino space are expected to open in ... (read more)
Inside Gaming: Blackjack win dip? Don't look at us19 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Maybe those crazy kids from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology held a class reunion.
Gaming analysts had trouble explaining why blackjack revenues on the Strip fell almost 18 percent during March. Gamblers wagered $746.6 million on the game, 1.3 percent more than a year ago. ... (read more)
The Strip: A drive for diversity19 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Damon Tooles operated a successful contracting business in Detroit when he learned about MGM Mirage's corporate supported diversity initiative that gave opportunities to minority-owned businesses.
Tooles set up a branch of his Tooles Contracting Group in Las Vegas in the ... (read more)
Juror dismissed from Sands trial19 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- A monthlong civil trial that has seen testimony from the world's 12th richest man and several current and former Macau government officials took another twist this week: A juror was dismissed for calling an attorney in the case an "asshole."
The outburst came ... (read more)
CityCenter budget hits $9 billion15 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The cost to build MGM Mirage's massive CityCenter development has cracked the $9 billion mark.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, MGM Mirage said the construction budget for CityCenter had increased to $9.2 billion, which includes capitalized interest. ... (read more)
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