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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 12Station Casinos honchos hit the jackpot in '0716 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Until the economy turned south, Las Vegas casino companies enjoyed a robust 2007, rewarding executives and leading a pair of brothers to a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow.
Many executives, acting before gaming stocks plummeted, profited after selling hundreds of thousands of ... (read more)
Having a smoke and playing, too9 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Check out Sharon Cottrell's cigarette.
It's not, really. And it gets her around Nevada's no-smoking laws.
The thing she's holding between her fingers and drawing to her mouth looks like a pen. It's got a battery. And that's not smoke but what's left of water vapor that ... (read more)
Orlando chuckles at Vegas' expense6 June 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau has come up with an advertising slogan that is drawing chuckles at Las Vegas' expense.
The slogan on behalf of the family-friendly Florida vacation destination, appearing on a billboard near McCarran International Airport, reads, "What ... (read more)
For hotel deals, shop around28 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Attention, Vegas tourists: During this economic slump, some hotels are pulling out all the stops on special offers and other promotions.
But some resorts are being coy about advertising their deals, forcing intrepid customers to hunt for the best prices. I joined that hunt, and ... (read more)
Pssssssst! Cut-rate rooms in classy Vegas28 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas is on sale, with room rates below $100 a night at prominent Strip hotels.
But you'd never know it from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's latest advertising campaign. It's called "Vegas Right Now" and it urges consumers to come to Vegas for fun and ... (read more)
Now let's play the 'Price is Right'23 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Does CityCenter, which for a long time was given a $7 billion price tag, actually cost $8.1 billion, $8.4 billion, $8.5 billion, $9.2 billion or $11.2 billion? Each of those figures has been reported by the company in recent weeks.
And unless you're an accountant or financier, ... (read more)
CityCenter won't open all at once19 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- For some time, the folks at MGM Mirage have touted the fact that CityCenter – all 18 million square feet of it – will open at once by the end of 2009.
While there may be one heck of a grand opening for the $9.2 billion city-within-a-city on the Strip, actual opening dates for ... (read more)
Boyd may build casino in Henderson19 May 2008
HENDERSON, Nevada -- After losing at least one opportunity to build a suburban casino some years back, Boyd Gaming Corp. is close to signing a contract to build a casino as part of a proposed master-planned community to be built at a former industrial site in Henderson.
Land owner Landwell Co. ... (read more)
CityCenter's scale, construction unparalleled16 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- For all the stories I've written about CityCenter, the largest construction project in the country, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of standing in the middle of it this week.
I felt captured inside a Jetsons-inspired cartoon.
It required me to adjust to a new scale. ... (read more)
Despite few layoffs, workers feel fear14 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, thousands of hourly Strip workers were laid off as tourists stayed home, and profit at some casinos was halved. It took more than a year to recover.
Workers haven't forgotten.
In the current economic downturn, casino companies are moving more cautiously. ... (read more)
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