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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 330Influx of Orange, Here Comes Hooters2 February 2006
LAS VEGAS -- With the scheduled opening tonight of the first Hooters Hotel -- a $130 million transformation of the former Hotel San Remo -- the inevitable comparison will be made with other restaurant-dominated companies making the transition into gaming.
Last year, Houston-based Landry's ... (read more)
Station Focus Away From Strip1 February 2006
Construction continues Tuesday on Red Rock Resort, a Station Casinos project. Station said the $925 million hotel-casino will open April 18, about three weeks later than originally expected.
With gaming operators planning an estimated $25 billion in development along the Strip over the next decade, ... (read more)
Winter Las Vegas Market: It's Showtime -- Again31 January 2006
As some 40,000 to 50,000 furniture industry representatives scanned showrooms Monday on the first day of the weeklong Winter Las Vegas Market, World Market Center officials were already planning next year's show.
Flanked by Gov. Kenny Guinn and Mayor Oscar Goodman, World Market Center General Manager Dave ... (read more)
Gambling Beyond Nevada: Keystone Aspirations30 January 2006
The idea of putting 61,000 new slot machines in Pennsylvania casinos and racetracks by the end of the decade makes gaming equipment manufacturers light up like a progressive slot machine hitting a multilevel jackpot.
Casino operators, however, have mixed impressions.
As the first new American casino ... (read more)
Roads to Pittburgh Cross Through Vegas30 January 2006
The competition for the lone casino license in Pittsburgh is loaded with Las Vegas implications.
Three groups are seeking approval from Pennsylvania gaming regulators to operate a 5,000-slot machine casino in the state's second-largest city. The license is not expected to be awarded until next year. ... (read more)
Nevadan At Work: Three-Casino Juggling Act No Easy Task for Executive30 January 2006
Marilyn Winn didn't follow the usual track to the presidency of a Strip casino, but the direction she took led her to the leadership of three Las Vegas resorts.
Rather than working her way up the casino ranks, Winn was the top official in Harrah's Entertainment's corporate human resources department when ... (read more)
Union Boss Says Hotels Can Avoid Strike27 January 2006
UNITED STATES -- A nationwide labor dispute involving 60,000 hotel workers in major North American cities could be averted if the hotel industry were to adopt some of the policies major casino companies use, the national union chief for lodging and food service workers said Thursday.
In a conference ... (read more)
Mississippi Operations Helped Ameristar26 January 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Ameristar Casinos showed investors Wednesday how it benefited by operating in hurricane-ravaged Mississippi.
Fueled by revenue from coastal Mississippi casino customers displaced when their normal hangouts were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Ameristar's Vicksburg casino reported record income, revenue and cash flow in the fourth quarter that ended Dec. ... (read more)
Close-to-Real Deal: Poker Paying Off23 January 2006
Australian gambler Joseph Hachem, a three-year veteran of the professional poker circuit, spent eight days during last summer's World Series of Poker -- including 14 hours of play at the final championship table -- to win the game's ultimate title and the $7.5 million prize.
Representatives of several video game manufacturers have never spent a minute playing competitive poker. ... (read more)
Earnings: IGT Profits Dip, Top Target20 January 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Slot machine giant International Game Technology reported both reduced earnings and revenue in its first quarter of 2006, but the Reno-based manufacturer was Wall Street's darling Thursday.
IGT, which ended its three-month reporting period on Dec. 31, was one of the New York Stock ... (read more)
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