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Jennifer Robison Gaming Guru - Page 3Downtown Summerlin ready - almost - for center stage9 October 2014
LAS VEGAS -- It’s one of the biggest local street parties you’ll ever see, and the entire Las Vegas Valley is invited. Just try to get there early, and remember to pack extra patience. After a six-year development hiatus, Downtown Summerlin’s 1.6 million-square-foot shopping, restaurant and entertainment center opens at 10 a.m. ... (read more)
Las Vegas economy on a roll as Downtown Summerlin opens6 October 2014
For more than 15 years, people have pestered Tom Warden about when Summerlin would get its own big shopping center. Warden, vice president of community and government relations for Summerlin’s developer, The Howard Hughes Corp., won’t hear that question anymore come 10 a.m. Thursday. That’s when Downtown ... (read more)
Several factors should be considered before joining Strip building boom15 July 2013
LAS VEGAS -- It’s not 2010 anymore. The Strip has awakened from its recession-induced coma, and signs of life are writ large in the $2 billion in construction projects along the resort corridor. From Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s Linq retail center next to the Flamingo to the pedestrian mall MGM Resorts ... (read more)
Former NASCAR Cafe demolished as part of Sahara renovation13 May 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Demolition work continued Friday at the Sahara where workers began dismantling the former NASCAR Cafe. The work was just a small part of the ongoing renovation project, which also calls for stripping down and remodeling two of the property’s three hotel towers and demolishing a low-rise hotel building. ... (read more)
Boom in convention attendance drives Las Vegas visitation11 January 2013
LAS VEGAS -- A record year for visitor volume continued to take shape in November. More than 3.1 million people visited Las Vegas in the month, up 2.5 percent from 3 million a year earlier, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday. A boom in convention attendance pushed up the figures. ... (read more)
Las Vegas forecast sees rising indicators - just wait till second half of '13 at earliest11 December 2012
LAS VEGAS -- A local economic forecast calls for single-digit unemployment, rising personal incomes and surging new-home permits. But you'll have to wait a while - until the second half of 2013 at the earliest. What's more, uncertainty about regional, national and global economic trends could deep-six local recovery. ... (read more)
Caesars CFO leaving post to join NV Energy31 May 2012
Caesars Entertainment Inc. Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Halkyard is leaving the company to join local power utility NV Energy.
Caesars and NV Energy made separate statements Wednesday announcing Halkyard's job change.
In a statement, Caesars said Halkyard was leaving to "pursue an opportunity ... (read more)
Strip pools get reprieve from federal rule24 May 2012
It's not closing time yet for Southern Nevada's famed pool parties.
The Strip's hotel-casinos got a reprieve from a federal regulation that could require them to close their pools while making expensive retrofits to allow access to the disabled.
Implementation of the rule, scheduled to take effect Monday, was delayed until Jan. ... (read more)
CityCenter sees first year of ups and downs14 December 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's the largest private development ever built in the United States, and a year after its opening, CityCenter still holds an outsized sway over the Las Vegas hospitality market. It has been an adventure: From opening a passel of boutiques and earning more than 20 industry awards to ... (read more)
Illinois investigating MGM Mirage's Macau partner5 April 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's starting to feel like open season on local casino owners' business ties in China's lucrative Macau gaming market.
But so far, Nevada's gaming regulators remain mum on whether they'll join the hunt by boosting scrutiny of operators' overseas connections.
Word ... (read more)
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