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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 30PT's Brand Grows Locally21 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- While billion-dollar projects on the Strip are the talk of the town, a home-grown chain of taverns is quietly building an empire by cornering a market where locals drink beers, eat real restaurant food and play video poker.
PT's Pubs are becoming the Starbucks of Nevada taverns, ... (read more)
Looking in on: Gaming20 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Got parking?
While the Cosmopolitan and Palazzo resorts have spent millions to build multilevel underground parking garages, the planned Montreux resort at the New Frontier has enough extra land to park 5,600 cars - 2,850 more spaces than hotel rooms at the property.
And there will be enough space left over for a bus depot. ... (read more)
Aging New Frontier to Become Montreux on the Strip15 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Kansas real estate tycoon who bought the New Frontier eight years ago has long had designs on creating a Strip resort rivaling the best in town.
By the end of this year, Phil Ruffin hopes to start making good on that intention, by replacing his aging casino with a $2 billion hotel named after Montreux, the Swiss resort town alongside Lake Geneva. ... (read more)
Looking In On: Gaming14 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Cosmopolitan Resort developer Ian Bruce Eichner had a New York moment a few months ago when he sued his neighbors, the Jockey Club condominiums, for holding up his $2 billion, two-tower Strip resort at Harmon Avenue.
The Brooklynite and former district attorney sued for ... (read more)
Station Cuts off Union's Shareholder Maneuver6 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Station Casinos' longtime nemesis isn't gloating over the money it's making on the company's stock. At Station's shareholder meeting last month, the Culinary Union - which owns 262 shares of the nonunion company - introduced a proposal giving outside shareholders more decision-making control over Station. ... (read more)
Online Gaming Entices Casinos31 May 2006
and Lisa Mascaro
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- What a difference $15 billion makes.
After watching the fortunes of online casinos soar fivefold in as many years - an extraordinary winning streak with no apparent end in sight - Las Vegas casino giants want Congress to study letting them in on the action. ... (read more)
Casino Bosses Las Vegas' Highest Paid Executives31 May 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Just as the biggest gaming companies grew through consolidation last year, executive pay packages also fattened, reflecting larger responsibilities and record corporate profits.
As they have in the past, casino bosses topped the list of the highest-paid executives in Las Vegas in 2005. ... (read more)
Blackjack Taking Shot at TV Land19 April 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- While poker basks in the glow of fame and fortune generated by multimillion-dollar tournaments and celebrity-fueled televised drama, that other old-fashioned casino game, blackjack, is a relative wallflower.
A who's who of poker, including poker professionals and tournament ... (read more)
Red Rock Ready to Roll19 April 2006
SUMMERLIN, Nevada -- When Station Casinos' Red Rock Resort opens to the public tonight, Summerlin resident Judie Woods will be among the hordes of residents taking a first peek.
Woods, a real estate agent who patronizes the Suncoast and North Las Vegas casinos, paused during a recent visit to the Boca Park shopping center to say she can hardly wait for Red Rock to open. ... (read more)
Retiree Caught in a Legal Web Over his Gambling Patent12 April 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Mel Molnick is an unlikely adversary of the Internet gambling industry.
He is not a foe of gambling. But the retired contractor has spent the last several years suing dozens of online casinos.
Molnick, 63, claims to own a method patent that governs live, electronic betting from a remote location. ... (read more)
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