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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 33North Strip: Brink of a Boom?22 November 2005
With land prices continuing to rise and condominium towers coming out of the ground at the Strip's north end, the Stardust and the recent buyers of the nearby Westward Ho have redevelopment plans under way and say they aren't waiting for others to build first.
Meantime, the owners of the Riviera and the ... (read more)
Millennium Gaming Throws its Hat into Pennsylvania Ring21 November 2005
This month, the owners of the Cannery Casino and the operators of the Rampart Casino in Las Vegas became the latest gaming operators to enter the Pennsylvania market with a deal to develop a racetrack casino.
Millennium Gaming, jumping into Pennsylvania just before a Dec. 28 deadline for casino ... (read more)
Old, New Nugget Owners' Feud Rages14 November 2005
Hotel developer Steve Wynn appeared in a courtroom Wednesday morning to pursue his lawsuit against the Golden Nugget over a Wynn Las Vegas executive hired away to work at the Golden Nugget Laughlin.
After about an hour discussing the case with Wynn and attorneys for both parties, District Judge Michael Cherry decided to continue the matter until Dec. ... (read more)
Texas Attractions Might Inspire Fremont Changes8 November 2005
The top executive of the Fremont Street Experience, the company that oversees the light show canopy and retail mall, thinks downtown Las Vegas needs to better capitalize on its "Vintage Vegas" theme.
Fremont Street Experience Chief Executive Joe Schillaci and a group of casino executives may have ... (read more)
Extreme Makeover7 November 2005
Customers arriving at the Las Vegas Hilton are now met with scaffolding, drywall and a construction crew in the lobby as the 36-year-old property undergoes a makeover designed to make it look decades younger.
Construction walls at the rear of the casino feature photos of leggy models assuring ... (read more)
Palms' Tower to Open in Spring3 November 2005
LAS VEGAS -- George Maloof has a tattoo of the Sacramento Kings' logo on his upper arm -- a product of the tattoo parlor at his resort, the Palms, as well as a testament to his family's ownership of the NBA team.
But Maloof has something else up his sleeve for his new Fantasy Tower, which will open ... (read more)
Strip is Stretching Southward2 November 2005
First there was Sam's Town, Station Casinos and Coast Casinos.
Three years from now, local gamblers will get to know another entrant in the lucrative neighborhood casino market. Olympia Gaming plans to open at least three and possibly more casinos in the Las Vegas Valley.
Olympia, founded by ... (read more)
Who Gets in May Be Out26 October 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Anyone who has been to a nightclub in Las Vegas has seen a form of gender discrimination at work.
It's a Darwinian process that favors young, attractive females. Being a celebrity -- or knowing one -- helps, as does being a high roller or a friend of the nightclub ... (read more)
A Race to Refloat Gulf Casinos25 October 2005
Some experts thought it would take years for the Gulf Coast's casino industry to rebuild after being flattened by Hurricane Katrina.
Beau Rivage's recently appointed president, George Corchis, has other plans. Corchis, on the job for just a month, wants to reopen the area's most expensive property by ... (read more)
Tipping the Scales of Fair Play by IRS24 October 2005
When Margaret Neuman opened her mail last month, she received an unwelcome surprise: a letter from the IRS claiming she owed nearly $2,500 in taxes and penalties based on tips she received in 2003 as a waitress at the Palms.
Neuman was among a handful of Palms workers who received similar letters ... (read more)
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