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Jeff Simpson Gaming Guru - Page 8Wynn, Who Has an Early Winner, Plans an Encore6 December 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Business at Wynn Las Vegas has been so strong that Steve Wynn says he'll begin building his next Las Vegas hotel in the spring.
Wynn said Monday afternoon that he'll begin building the Encore soon after he agrees with his builder on an exact price for the $1.5 billion project, which ... (read more)
Columnist Jeff Simpson: On More Use of Private Gaming Areas28 November 2005
For the past couple of years the only news that was made in the handful of Strip private gaming areas was about how they were almost never used.
Approved by the Legislature in 2001, with enabling rules passed by state gaming regulators shortly thereafter, the so-called "international gaming ... (read more)
Station Eager for a Local Casino Location in NLV21 November 2005
Station Casinos apparently isn't content to wait for Aliante.
Casino industry insiders have long believed that Station Casinos will have the inside track when it comes time for a casino operator to partner with the developer of Aliante in North Las Vegas.
But a top Las Vegas casino executive says ... (read more)
Wynn, Landry's War of Words1 November 2005
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
The battle between Golden Nugget owner Landry's Restaurants and Wynn Las Vegas owner Steve Wynn intensified Monday as the two sides failed to agree on the details of a dispute over a former Wynn casino boss who quit his post to take a job running ... (read more)
Landry's in Hot Water With Wynn31 October 2005
Restaurant king Tilman Fertitta must be feeling some indigestion about one of his first moves in charge of the Golden Nuggets in Las Vegas and Laughlin.
Fertitta's Landry's Restaurants bought the properties last month.
In court filings last week, Wynn Las Vegas lawyers asked for and received a ... (read more)
Columnist Jeff Simpson: MGM, Lanni Just Keep Growing24 October 2005
MGM Mirage Chairman and Chief Executive Terry Lanni thinks big.
The state's biggest employer and taxpayer has four huge projects on its plate, but Lanni and his brain trust are already gameplanning the company's next wave of development.
In a meeting in Lanni's Bellagio office last week, he said the company's commitment to growth is clear. ... (read more)
Why the Barbary Coast Site is so Key to the Future of Boyd Gaming17 October 2005
Boyd Chairman Bill Boyd said Thursday that the Barbary Coast would make a spectacular location for a high-rise resort.
Many have speculated that industry kingpin Harrah's Entertainment would do whatever it takes to acquire the property, which lies smack-dab in the middle of its collection of casinos ... (read more)
Culinary, Wynn in Pact For 10 years4 October 2005
Wynn Las Vegas and the Culinary Union have agreed to a unique 10-year contract that will keep wages of the property's maids, porters, food-service workers and bartenders at least as high as any other union hotel on the Strip.
The contract has the longest term ever negotiated with a Las Vegas hotel. ... (read more)
Steve Wynn's prospects in Singapore, Station Casinos' Plans in Reno and More3 October 2005
Steve Wynn exudes a quiet confidence about his company's chances of landing a highly sought-after license to develop a casino in Singapore. Unlike many of his Strip competitors who've been busy touting the convention centers, entertainment partners and scopes of their prospective resorts, Wynn believes the ... (read more)
Feedback on Resort Positive, Wynn Says18 May 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Steve Wynn said Tuesday that the public's reaction to his $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas has been better than at any property he's opened before.
And he said some negative reviews by national and local critics don't faze him.
"I'm happy," Wynn said. "Our guests love it. I've never had this kind of enthusiasm at any property we've opened. ... (read more)
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