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Jennifer Robison Gaming Guru - Page 4Nevada gaming stocks improve in March2 April 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The fortunes of Nevada's publicly traded gaming stocks showed improvements in March.
Just two of the 10 businesses followed in the Applied Analysis Gaming Index showed declines in average daily stock prices in the month.
In January and February, seven of the 10 index ... (read more)
Reuters report targets Sands' ties in Macau30 March 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- An international news wire service is questioning potential ties between the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a Macau-based businessman alleged to have ties to organized crime.
A report from Reuters says an examination of Hong Kong court records, U.S. depositions of a former Sands ... (read more)
Las Vegas Strip to go dark10 March 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Strip will go dark the evening of March 27, as the annual Earth Hour event comes to Las Vegas for a second year.
The World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour, designed to raise global awareness of climate change, will roll across the world and reach the Strip at 8:30 local ... (read more)
Obama talks "love" to Vegas business group22 February 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Don't let the bitter divides fool you.
Sure, local business owners disagree with President Barack Obama on a number of issues, from making union-organizing easier to taxing companies' carbon emissions. But everybody got along Friday when Obama stopped by CityCenter ... (read more)
No room in Las Vegas for political conventions19 February 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At least we know the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is nonpartisan.
The authority, which markets Las Vegas as a destination for leisure and business travelers alike, has rejected bids from both the Democratic and Republican parties to hold their 2012 ... (read more)
Nevada casino inspections a win-win4 February 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Clark County's trailblazing program to inspect existing casinos for building code compliance has yielded surprising results: thousands of violations found, and yet, not much public resistance from resort owners, who must foot the bill to bring their properties up to code.
"We're all over it" was the reaction of owner George Maloof to the Palms' inspection results. ... (read more)
MGM Mirage, chamber reconcile to battle budget29 January 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It ranks among the toughest breakups in a city with its fair share of seamy divorces.
Like plenty of splits, it had everything to do with money.
But with the economy in the tank and the state's revenue plummeting, MGM Mirage and the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce have called an end to their seven-year separation. ... (read more)
"CityCenter effect" on room rates difficult to tell21 December 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Whew. It's finally open. The hard part is over, right?
Well, not so fast. Getting CityCenter mostly open by Wednesday night proved a Herculean task for MGM Mirage. Now, the real work begins for the rest of the market, which must absorb more than 5,000 new hotel rooms while keeping ... (read more)
Newest Strip resorts letting the sunshine in11 December 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The first time you walk through the casino at CityCenter's Aria hotel-casino, you'll probably notice something a little different.
"What's this strange light dappling my hands?" you might ask. "Oh my gosh, could it be? I think it's -- it is! It's sunlight! In a casino!"
Actually, your surprise might be short-lived. ... (read more)
CityCenter could appeal to locals9 December 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When the Stardust closed in November 2006, it took a big piece of the locals meeting market with it.
The hotel-casino's 25,000 square feet of space was positively cozy by standards on the Strip, where convention leviathans such as The Venetian and Mandalay Bay boast hundreds of ... (read more)
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