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Jeff German Gaming Guru - Page 6Regulator sets scope on club deals27 March 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Amid an Internal Revenue Service investigation and media scrutiny of two of the Strip's most popular nightclubs, state gaming regulators are launching an industrywide review of the lucrative business dealings between casinos and their nightclub partners.
"We're going to look ... (read more)
Clubs' cash flow suspect3 March 2008
, Michael Mishak
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The burgeoning nightclub scene has brought a new kind of money to Las Vegas — and an old kind of trouble. The scene is awash in cash to an extent reminiscent of Las Vegas' early days.
An IRS investigation into two of the Strip's hottest clubs, Pure at Caesars ... (read more)
Binion case heating up, this time over his estate19 December 2006
Two years after Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish were acquitted in their retrial of killing casino boss Ted Binion, one of the most publicized criminal cases in Las Vegas history is back in the news.
The case, from the start, has had it all: the alleged murder of the scion of one of the city's most ... (read more)
A Spot on the Hit List26 April 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Nevada Homeland Security commissioners will meet in closed session today to complete work on a study expected to identify Las Vegas as a likely target for international terrorism.
The study essentially undercuts findings by the U.S. Homeland Security Department, which in January left Las Vegas off a list of 35 American cities terrorists are most likely to strike. ... (read more)
Columnist Jeff German: A Big Step to Help Gambling Addicts24 January 2006
Nevada and its gaming industry are making history again today.
The state's Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling meets in Las Vegas to hand out taxpayer dollars to fund treatment programs for the addicted.
This has never occurred in the 75 years that gambling has been legal in Nevada.
Backed by Gov. ... (read more)
Columnist Jeff German: Memories of Mob Shouldn't Be a Hit10 May 2004
He represented some of the most notorious mobsters of all time, but for the first 25 years of his career as a criminal defense attorney, Oscar Goodman refused to admit that the Mafia existed.
It was part of his defense strategy to drum up public support for the likes of Meyer Lansky, Nick Civella ... (read more)
Columnist: Las Vegas, NFL Need Timeout3 February 2004
LAS VEGAS --When I first heard that the NFL forced some casinos to cancel their big-screen Super Bowl parties because of possible copyright infringements, I thought those stuffy hypocrites at professional football's headquarters in New York were at it again.
Those arrogant you-know-whats.
But now I ... (read more)
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