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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 343MGM Mirage's Project in Macau under Way1 June 2005
MGM Mirage became the third Las Vegas-based casino operator to begin construction of a gambling complex in Macau when the company broke ground today on a 600-room hotel-casino in the Chinese gaming enclave.
"Macau may be a small place, but it always thinks big," Terry Lanni, chairman and CEO of MGM Mirage, said Tuesday. ... (read more)
Shuffle and Deal: Series returns31 May 2005
The World Series of Poker is changing, and Harrah's Entertainment knows the poker world is watching.
The 36th World Series, a seven-week long poker extravaganza, starts Thursday with the first of a record 45 scheduled events. The competition culminates July 15 when play begins at the final table of the ... (read more)
Landry Gets Two for One Deal26 May 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Poster Financial Group's sale of the Golden Nugget Laughlin to Barrick Gaming has collapsed, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Landry's Restaurants, which is purchasing the Golden Nugget Las Vegas from Poster Financial, is expected to gain the ... (read more)
Pinnacle Opens Louisiana Casino26 May 2005
LOUISIANA -- Two weeks on the job and already Dan Lee had a problem. He'd just become chairman and chief executive officer of Pinnacle Entertainment when the Louisiana gaming authorities told him he'd have to devise a development plan for a 227-acre company-controlled land parcel in Lake Charles. ... (read more)
Nevada Regulators to Discuss Casino Rule Changes20 May 2005
NEVADA -- Nevada's anti-money laundering casino regulation wasn't wiped off the books Thursday, but state gaming regulators are expected to spend the next several months drafting language that will repeal portions of the law's requirements and turn some of the authority on large casino cash ... (read more)
Station Casinos Wins Battle with Union20 May 2005
NEVADA -- Station Casinos announced Thursday it had won its proxy battle with Culinary Local 226 over three corporate governance provisions when an independent election inspector said the union failed to submit any ballots or valid proxies.
But a representative of UNITE HERE, the Culinary's parent ... (read more)
Slots Won't Sway Singapore Officials18 May 2005
SINGAPORE -- Companies vying to sway government decision-makers in an effort to win two potentially lucrative casino development opportunities in Singapore need to have ambitious ideas beyond casino gaming, America's ambassador to the city-state said Tuesday.
Frank Lavin, who has represented America's ... (read more)
Station Plan to Build Tribal Casino Advances16 May 2005
The U.S. Department of Interior gave Station Casinos and a Michigan Indian tribe formal approval Friday to develop a 192,000-square-foot gambling hall on 145 acres about 25 miles north of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Nearly two years after entering a development and management agreement with the Gun Lake Tribe, ... (read more)
Developer Bets on Las Vegas Touch13 May 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Three weeks after finding himself without a job, former Mandalay Resort Group President Glenn Schaeffer has landed back on the Strip following Thursday's announcement that he will help bring the name of a Miami Beach resort icon to the north end of the boulevard.
Schaeffer, 51, was named ... (read more)
Thank You Kindly, Neighbor11 May 2005
While the new kid on the block has received the bulk of the admiration, older neighbors are getting renewed attention.
Less than two weeks after the unveiling of Wynn Las Vegas, Fashion Show mall general manager Jared Chupaila said Tuesday the impact the $2.7 billion across-the-Strip neighbor ... (read more)
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