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Joan Whitely Gaming Guru - Page 4Remodeling controversy: County says charges coming14 December 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Misdemeanor criminal charges are imminent for problematic remodeling done at the Rio, Harrah's Las Vegas and Flamingo Las Vegas hotels, according to a statement Thursday from the county manager's office.
"I don't have a date" for the issuing of citations, said county spokeswoman Stacey Welling on Thursday after the statement came out. ... (read more)
Harrah's named in contractors board complaints25 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Clark County names Harrah's Entertainment as the contractor in three of its complaints recently filed with the Nevada State Contractors Board for failing to follow state law. Ford Contracting, a local company, is named in the county's fourth complaint.
That complaint ascribes to ... (read more)
County files four complaints24 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Clark County has filed four complaints with the Nevada State Contractors Board related to improper hotel remodeling by Harrah's Entertainment. But the board cannot acknowledge the complaints exist because of a recent change in state law.
"The county filed four complaints last week," Clark County spokeswoman Stacey Welling said Tuesday. ... (read more)
THE STRIP: Harrah's: Rio tower ruled safe23 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The concrete floor on the 19th floor of a Rio Hotel tower is safe and has not been compromised by holes drilled during controversial remodeling, according to word that Harrah's Entertainment received from engineers Monday evening.
The engineering firm of Culp & Tanner ... (read more)
Fire sealant added at Rio22 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Rio Hotel recently took an entire wing of its Ipanema guest tower offline for two days so workers could add vital fire sealing that had been omitted in remodeling projects conducted without permits and inspections.
Former Harrah's Las Vegas employee Fred Frazzetta -- who had ... (read more)
REMODELING CONTROVERSY: Building official shifted12 October 2007
and Arnold Knightly
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- In response to negative public perception, Clark County Manager Virginia Valentine has removed building inspector Rick Maddox from the investigation of the Rio hotel's remodeling without permits or safety inspections.
That is how Public Information Officer Stacey Welling characterized the reason for Maddox's Wednesday transfer. ... (read more)
Constant need to renovate challenges gaming industry11 October 2007
and Joan Whitely
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Local gaming companies are always building something new these days. They're almost always upgrading or renovating something old too.
Room renovations are a regular part of a company's business cycle, much like "changing the oil on a car," said Gordon Absher, ... (read more)
Resort remodeling: Oversight defended10 October 2007
and Arnold M. Knightly
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Clark County Manager Virginia Valentine attempted Tuesday to defuse two controversial aspects to the county's handling of remodeling projects at Harrah's Entertainment properties. Questions about those projects have led to the closure of hundreds of rooms at Harrah's Las Vegas and Rio. ... (read more)
600 rooms at Harrah's closed9 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- As a safety precaution, Harrah's Las Vegas early Monday evening closed about 600 of its hotel rooms, relocating affected guests to comparable lodgings at sister properties nearby.
Jan Jones, an executive at Harrah's Entertainment, said the company voluntarily took the ... (read more)
Harrah's: Tower open, safe5 October 2007
and Arnold Knightly
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Harrah's Entertainment said Wednesday that the Rio's Ipanema Tower is open, doing business without any imminent danger to customers.
But upstairs in the Ipanema, county building officials are investigating whether the company remodeled 17 floors in the ... (read more)
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