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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 32After 34 Years, a Familiar Face Leaves the Strip10 January 2006
It's been a bad few years for Monopoly names in Las Vegas. First Park Place Entertainment Corp. changed its name to the more marketable Caesars Entertainment, only to be swallowed by Harrah's Entertainment in 2005. Then the Boardwalk closed its doors at noon Monday to make way for a $5 billion-plus ... (read more)
Station's Econ 1019 January 2006
If you want to track the explosive growth of Las Vegas, talk to the U.S. Census Bureau. If you want to understand what it means -- how it fires the valley's robust economic engine -- talk to the Fertittas, Lorenzo and Frank III, the brothers who run the Station Casinos chain.
The Fertittas run the largest ... (read more)
Beyond the Velvet Rope3 January 2006
Dazzling the eye, deafening the ear and punishing the pocketbook, a new generation of nightclubs is seducing affluent partyers and winning over once-skeptical casino executives on the hunt for new profit centers.
The clubs, previously viewed as just late-night accessories to the Strip scene, have ... (read more)
Casinos May Face Bans on Smoking21 December 2005
One of the key issues the American Gaming Association will tackle next year will be fighting initiatives across the country that would ban smoking in casinos.
The association's chief executive, Frank Fahrenkopf, said the industry is "tremendously concerned" about the proliferation of anti-smoking ... (read more)
Aliante Station to Join NLV Neighborhood Casinos20 December 2005
Before the dust settles on its soon-to-open Red Rock Resort in Summerlin, Station Casinos is striking a deal to build a neighborhood casino in Aliante in North Las Vegas.
Station plans to announce today a long-anticipated deal with The Greenspun Corporation to develop Aliante Station in the ... (read more)
Search On for Drugs to Treat Gambling Addiction13 December 2005
For problem gamblers dealing with an addiction to slots or blackjack, help may soon come in the form of a pill.
Used for years to treat other addictions such as alcohol and heroin, drugs could become more available in the future to effectively treat compulsive gamblers based on some early successes and consistent results in drug experiments.
... (read more)
Harrah's Focuses on Foreign Affairs6 December 2005
Harrah's Entertainment, the world's largest casino company since it swallowed Caesars Entertainment this year, is turning some of its attention to distant shores.
Opportunities for continued casino growth in America have not come to fruition recently. In the past few years, new potential markets in ... (read more)
New Hotels Turning to Internet for Hiring28 November 2005
For the first time, Las Vegas' two biggest operators of locals casinos will be using the Internet to hire for a grand opening -- a method that is expected to draw a wider range of interested applicants and process them more quickly and efficiently.
That will help Station Casinos and Coast Casinos ... (read more)
Station Casinos Sees a Future Near North End of the Valley23 November 2005
Station Casinos -- already the largest owner of casino-zoned land in the Las Vegas Valley -- recently paid $47 million for vacant land in North Las Vegas with the intention of someday developing a hotel there.
Last month Station bought six parcels totaling about 54 acres at the northeast corner of the Las Vegas Beltway and Losee Road from Unlimited Holdings Inc. ... (read more)
Court's Latest Patent Ruling Not Rewarding for Harrah's22 November 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Hundreds of thousands of people in Las Vegas carry a card in their wallets that allows them to get free buffets, show tickets and other perks.
It's called a "Boarding Pass" and is offered by Station Casinos, which owns the majority of big locals casinos across town. The company ... (read more)
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