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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 319Ex-Champ Wins Horse Play17 July 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The poker world has changed significantly in the nearly 2 1/2 decades since Chip Reese captured the gold and diamond encrusted bracelet for winning an event at the World Series of Poker.
Early Saturday at the Rio, the Las Vegas resident -- a 1991 inductee into the Poker Hall of ... (read more)
Golden Gaming to Run Hard Rock's Casino13 July 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Hard Rock Hotel purchaser Morgans Hotel Group announced Wednesday it will contract with a small Las Vegas-based gaming company to manage the iconic casino.
Golden Gaming, best recognized as the operator of the PT's taverns and restaurants in Las Vegas, will operate the Hard Rock's ... (read more)
Regulators Move to Drop Anti-Money Laundering Law13 July 2006
NEVADA –- Nevada gaming authorities took initial steps Wednesday toward repealing the state's anti-money laundering regulation, saying they will turn that aspect over to the federal government.
After more than a year of discussion, Gaming Control Board members said they expect to remove Regulation 6A ... (read more)
Charitable Giving: Harrah's Rejoins Local Push11 July 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- After stepping away for almost a year to concentrate on helping its hurricane-affected employees, Harrah's Entertainment will again take part in the United Way of Southern Nevada's fundraising efforts.
Harrah's, which operates seven casinos in Las Vegas and one in Laughlin, expects to ... (read more)
Gulf Casino Clears Obstacle: Mississippi Panel OKs Resort Plan10 July 2006
D'IBERVILLE, Mississippi -- A former Mandalay Resort Group executive moved a step closer Friday to developing a casino in a Mississippi town rebuilding after last year's devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes.
The state's gaming commission granted approval for a casino to be built on a 10-acre site in D'Iberville, which is adjacent to hurricane-ravaged Biloxi. ... (read more)
Gambling Beyond Nevada: By-The-Sea Change5 July 2006
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- Atlantic City has taken a page from the Las Vegas playbook.
With last week's soft opening of The Pier at Caesars, a $200 million high-end retail-and-dining venue adjacent to Caesars Atlantic City, the southern New Jersey destination continues to morph into more than just a ... (read more)
Nevadan At Work: When Change Happens, Executive with Station Casinos Embraces It4 July 2006
After nine years at the heart of the Strip, Scott Kreeger wanted a change
of pace.
What he got was an education.
Kreeger has held seven jobs with Station Casinos since joining the company
in 2000. He is general manager of the $925 million Red Rock Resort,
overseeing operations of the ... (read more)
California Casino Proposal Rejected30 June 2006
CALIFORNIA – A California legislative committee late Wednesday dealt a blow to the prospects of side-by-side tribal casinos opening in Barstow, but proponents of the venture some 120 miles from the Nevada border aren't ready to fold.
The Assembly Governmental Organizational Committee, after a daylong ... (read more)
Olympia Gaming Taps Exec29 June 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming, which is planning to build a $1 billion casino-resort in Southern Highlands, has hired a former president of Caesars Palace to lead the privately held company's proposed developments.
Dean Harrold joined Olympia Gaming this week as vice chairman. The ... (read more)
Riviera Investors to Vote29 June 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Riviera Holdings Corp. announced Wednesday that it will ask shareholders to approve its $426.5 million buyout by an investment group on Aug. 8.
The deal, announced in April, calls for Riv Acquisition Holdings to pay $17 a share for the company's two casinos, the Riviera and its 26-acre ... (read more)
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