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Jeff Simpson Gaming Guru - Page 15Harrah's Donates Corporate Archive to UNLV Gaming Center27 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Harrah's Entertainment Chairman Phil Satre called on the rest of the casino industry to follow his company's lead as he formally presented the company's extensive corporate archive to the Gaming Studies Research Center at UNLV.
The collection, now known as the "Harrah's Archive," and the ... (read more)
Analysts: Operators to Build on Las Vegas23 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Wall Street analysts Tuesday predicted Nevada's biggest casino operator will choose to build its next billion-dollar-plus megaresort on the Strip and not in Atlantic City.
MGM Mirage executives said during a Tuesday conference call with investors and industry analysts on the company's ... (read more)
Station Slashes Meal Prices16 October 2003
LAS VEGAS --The signs of a locals casino buffet war are everywhere. Literally.
But the signs are wrong, locals casino bosses say.
Billboards, newspaper ads, TV and radio spots all advertise Station Casinos' recent aggressive buffet price cuts, discounts that reduced the price of a buffet dinner at ... (read more)
Shuffle Master Exec Happy with Progress16 October 2003
LAS VEGAS --For Las Vegas-based Shuffle Master, growth is good.
Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Yoseloff said Tuesday the company's excellence and its growth are reasons why it was included in Forbes' 200 Best Small Companies in America for the fifth consecutive year.
Originally ... (read more)
The Strip: Then and Now14 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- What a difference a decade makes.
Ten years after Luxor, Treasure Island and the MGM Grand opened on the Strip, the three megaresorts have evolved to become much different, yet still successful, destinations.
The three projects-- totaling almost $2 billion worth of new construction ... (read more)
Wynn Says Video Shows Tiger Was Not Attacking Roy14 October 2003
A video recording of the Oct. 3 incident involving a white tiger and Roy Horn at the Siegfried & Roy show at The Mirage shows the injuries sustained by the illusionist were the result of the big cat's confusion, not of an attack or mauling, Strip developer Steve Wynn said Friday.
In an interview in ... (read more)
Economic Impact: Mirage to Take Big Hit8 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- The closing of one of the Strip's biggest shows after Friday's tiger mauling of Siegfried & Roy star Roy Horn is the second big hit absorbed by The Mirage this year.
After The Mirage's parent company, MGM Mirage, was stung with a $5 million fine and harsh criticism from state gaming ... (read more)
Culinary Slates Aladdin Rally, Targets Schwarzenegger1 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Hoping to capitalize on the media frenzy surrounding actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign to be elected governor of California, the Culinary Local 226 plans to demonstrate today at Schwarzenegger's Santa Monica, Calif., production offices on behalf of Aladdin workers.
Five Aladdin workers ... (read more)
Taxes: Companies Brace for Levies1 October 2003
NEVADA -- A big increase in payroll taxes will hit Nevada businesses beginning today.
For casinos, the new payroll tax comes on top of an 8 percent gross gaming tax increase that took effect Aug. 1.
The new payroll tax will affect almost every Nevada business and is expected to bring in $320 million by ... (read more)
Nonslot Products Give Showgoers Plenty to Marvel at, Maybe Buy22 September 2003
Not every product on sale at the Global Gaming Expo was a slot machine, it just seemed that way.
Hundreds of new slot machines and slot-related products covered a big chunk of the G2E floor before the gaming industry's top show ended Thursday.
But hundreds of vendors hawking all kinds of other casino ... (read more)
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