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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 36Casino Companies Still Paying Displaced Workers' Salaries7 September 2005
Louisiana -- Many casino workers who lost homes and jobs in Hurricane Katrina will still receive their paychecks by mail or in person -- a small ray of hope for people who are struggling to rebuild their lives.
Each of the four Las Vegas-based casino operating companies with properties damaged by Katrina ... (read more)
Pinnacle to Rebuild in Biloxi6 September 2005
After spending three days touring Mississippi's hurricane-ravaged coastline, Pinnacle Entertainment's top executive said he is optimistic that the company's Casino Magic riverboat can be rebuilt within two years.
Chief Executive Dan Lee said the company intends to draft casino workers into helping ... (read more)
Casino Firms Worry About Employees1 September 2005
LAS VEGAS -- While Mississippi's Gulf Coast sifts through the wreckage wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the director of the state's casino regulatory agency is already making a direct appeal to Las Vegas-based casino companies and other gaming operators to rebuild their properties.
"This state is going ... (read more)
Pay Raise Urged for LVCVA Exec1 September 2005
LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's compensation committee has recommended increasing the salary of Chief Executive Rossi Ralenkotter by 5 percent.
The three-person committee, which also recommended a $40,000 incentive bonus for Ralenkotter during a meeting Wednesday, will ... (read more)
Hurricane Obliterates Gulf Coast Casinos31 August 2005
Hurricane Katrina picked up entire casinos along the Gulf Coast and hurled them ashore, devastating the lucrative riverboat gambling industry for months and potentially years to come. Mississippi's Gulf Coast sustained the worst damage because of its path in the way of the hurricane. Some of the hardest hit ... (read more)
Details About Damage to Casinos Sketchy30 August 2005
Officials at several Las Vegas casino companies say they have little to no information about the damage their shuttered properties on Mississippi's Gulf Coast have sustained from Hurricane Katrina, which hit Monday and pounded the region with driving rain and winds reaching 120 miles per ... (read more)
Dress Code Idea for Planned Casino Could Get Cold Shoulder30 August 2005
Actor George Clooney has proposed the kind of casino that could be as welcome in Las Vegas as the casino thief he portrayed in the heist movie "Ocean's Eleven."
Clooney, who is investing millions of his own money in a $3 billion hotel and condo complex called Las Ramblas, has floated the idea of having a ... (read more)
Just Kidding: Book Highlights Options in Las Vegas for Tourist Families29 August 2005
"Las Vegas runs on gambling, alcohol and sex. These are not family-friendly activities."
Thus reads an unlikely introduction to a new book on what tourists with children can do in Las Vegas.
The book, "Kidding Around Las Vegas," is not intended as an encouragement for families, author and UNLV ... (read more)
New Exec to Head Harrah's LV, Flamingo25 August 2005
LAS VEGAS -- A former Hard Rock hotel and casino executive who courted the Gen-X crowd with A-list rock bands and eclectic restaurants has been named president of the Harrah's Las Vegas and Flamingo casinos, a new position at Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Don Marrandino, who has led the company's ... (read more)
MGM Mirage Defends Valet Parking With Key Left in Car24 August 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Until July, only one car had been stolen out of New York-New York's valet parking area in that property's 11-year history.
Unfortunately for Lisa Lopez, her car became No. 2.
The theft happened on July 12, her birthday, during one of several trips Lopez and her husband Ron make to Las Vegas each year. ... (read more)
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