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Jeff Simpson Gaming Guru - Page 14Wynn Tower Growing20 November 2003
LAS VEGAS -- The $70 million water-themed theater at Wynn Las Vegas is expected to be a strong money-maker for the lone Strip megaresort now under construction.
Construction of the theater is well under way, and will be finished about eight months before the property's scheduled April 2005 opening, ... (read more)
Wynn Impressed with Gaming Potential in Asia18 November 2003
LAS VEGAS -- It's full steam ahead for Wynn Macau, Strip developer Steve Wynn said Monday.
Just back from a two-week trip to China, Hong Kong and Macau, Wynn and his company's board of directors witnessed firsthand the power of the Macau gambling market and the booming South China economy.
Wynn said ... (read more)
Palms Owner Looking to Expand14 November 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Palms owner George Maloof is looking for opportunities to expand in Las Vegas or California although he said he won't act until he finds the perfect project.
"This is our business; we're not going to just sit here and do nothing," Maloof said this week. "We want to be involved in ... (read more)
Televised Tournaments, Online Games Fuel Hot Growth for Las Vegas Poker10 November 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Televised poker tournaments and Internet poker sites together have fueled explosive growth in the number of players, and Las Vegas poker bosses see the results in their card rooms.
Since the Travel Channel began broadcasting World Poker Tour events last year on Wednesday nights, the contests ... (read more)
MGM Mirage Gets Approval for Stake in British Casino10 November 2003
LAS VEGAS -- The King of the Strip is another step closer to opening its first United Kingdom casino, as Las Vegas-based MGM Mirage announced Friday that British regulators approved its deal to buy a quarter-share of a British casino company.
MGM Mirage executives flew to the United Kingdom ... (read more)
Trump's Big Plans for Vegas6 November 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Donald Trump's plans for Las Vegas aren't getting smaller; they're getting bigger, the New York developer said Wednesday.
Clarifying remarks made Monday by New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin, who said plans to build Trump Tower Las Vegas were up in the air pending a Dec. 15 deadline for ... (read more)
Imperial Palace Says Changes Paying Off6 November 2003
LAS VEGAS --Imperial Palace owner Betty Engelstad and the property's two new trustees have made big investments in technology that are starting to pay off for the center Strip resort, they said Wednesday at a Gaming Control Board meeting.
Replacing the property's outdated internal DOS-based ... (read more)
Trump Tower Plans on Hold4 November 2003
LAS VEGAS --The oft-delayed redevelopment of the New Frontier is getting closer to reality, but plans to build Trump Tower Las Vegas on the site are now on hold, property owner Phil Ruffin said Monday.
Four "major operators, companies you would know," are now in talks with Ruffin about a joint-venture ... (read more)
Wynn, Board Expected to Hold Meeting in Macau Next Week3 November 2003
Steve Wynn and his board of directors are slated to begin a trip to Hong Kong and China today that should culminate Wednesday at a Wynn Resorts board meeting in Macau.
Wynn on Friday declined to say what the board was expected to do at its meeting in Macau.
But industry insiders suggest Wynn is ... (read more)
Workers Flash Signs of Discord After Culinary Drops Doctors29 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- The Culinary got a taste of its own picketing medicine Tuesday as a group of about 20 disaffected workers carried signs and protested the recent decision by the union health plan to drop several dozen doctors from its coverage network.
Culinary members who work at Mandalay Bay, Bally's ... (read more)
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