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Jennifer Robison Gaming Guru - Page 7G2E offers taste of future16 November 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A big culinary exhibition has provided a glimpse of some tasty treats headed for the Las Vegas market.
About 100 food-and-beverage suppliers displayed their offerings during F&B at G2E, a trade show that's part of the Global Gaming Expo, which ended Thursday.
Among the ... (read more)
Next Strip expansion to bring small pain7 August 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Big resorts on the Strip have caused big headaches for local small businesses.
Hiring among small companies took a hit in the months before the April 2005 opening of the 9,500-employee Wynn Las Vegas.
Numbers from SurePayroll, a nationwide paycheck-processing company, found ... (read more)
Thomas & Mack No. 2 in ticket sales23 July 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Basketball, boxing and bovines might seem like strange bedfellows, but the three have combined to gain the Thomas & Mack Center some international attention.
Monthly trade publication Venues Today reports in its July issue that the Thomas & Mack, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, ranked No. ... (read more)
Slam dunk for Las Vegas retail21 February 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- As president of Front Row Sports, Jim Simonson had courtside seats to the retail frenzy that beset Las Vegas with the weekend arrival of the National Basketball Association's All-Star Game.
Customers at Front Row, a sports memorabilia store inside Fashion Show mall on the Strip, were scooping up as many as 40 commemorative All-Star T-shirts at a time, Simonson said. ... (read more)
Hospital labor dispute: Ex-gaming boss to mediate talks10 January 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A high-profile former gaming executive will attempt to help the Valley Health System and the Service Employees International Union resolve a nine-month labor dispute.
Phil Satre, the retired chairman of Harrah's Entertainment, will try to foster an agreement between the hospital ... (read more)
The Strip: Tip policy inspires protest27 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Chris Heath came to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving.
She stayed here for a protest.
Heath was standing in front of Wynn Las Vegas on Friday afternoon, rallying against a policy that redistributes a portion of casino dealers' tips to their supervisors.
Heath's brother is a ... (read more)
Casino leaders study coping with crises20 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gaming companies are deploying a variety of communications and planning strategies to grapple with crises.
From transforming work forces into armies of grass-roots activists who battle harmful legislation to forming alliances with lawmakers in nongaming states, major casino operators ... (read more)
Supersized projects transforming hotel-casino financing, panelists say15 November 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A $15.5 billion buyout offer that would take Harrah's Entertainment private may be the biggest private-equity deal the gaming industry has seen, but it probably won't be the last.
And industry experts say gaming regulators must adjust their licensing practices to accommodate the ... (read more)
Las Vegas trade shows get healthier24 October 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Las Vegas trade-show market is getting a healthy boost from a cluster of medical-industry conventions.
Through Wednesday, 16 trade groups representing members of the health-care sector will have brought more than 81,000 conventioneers to Las Vegas in the past week and a half, for ... (read more)
Remodelings to serve as tests for center11 October 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has signed off on a small agreement that could have big implications for the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The authority's board approved on Tuesday a $3.5 million contract for the remodeling of two meeting rooms and two restrooms that ... (read more)
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