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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 39Casinos Lose with Marketing Experiments19 July 2005
LAS VEGAS -- The casino promotion looked bizarre enough.
"Ever thought about having a concealed weapon permit?" the beginning of an e-mail to casino customers read. "Now's your chance to do just that."
The e-mail, sent this year by the Avi Resort and Casino in Laughlin, advertised a "concealed ... (read more)
Binion's Mulls Its Future in Poker18 July 2005
Management at Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel is offering more questions than answers about next year's Binion's Poker Classic, an inaugural tournament that would follow the 2006 World Series of Poker.
Binion's, which began devising its own poker tournament after Harrah's Entertainment Inc. ... (read more)
New Frontier Faces Possible Demolition14 July 2005
LAS VEGAS --The aging New Frontier hotel and casino could be torn down as early as the first quarter of next year to make way for a major resort with up to 3,500 rooms, owner Phil Ruffin said.
Ruffin, who is building two condo-hotel towers with partner Donald Trump on seven acres behind the New ... (read more)
No Attack Fallout Reported on Strip8 July 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Some Strip casinos say they haven't witnessed any evidence that the terrorist attacks in London Thursday morning have dampened travel to Las Vegas.
A spokesman for MGM Mirage, the largest Strip operator with 11 major resorts, was reluctant to disclose specific security measures the company was taking, citing safety concerns. ... (read more)
Ellis Gaming Submits Deal to Federal Regulators8 July 2005
LAS VEGAS -- A group of Las Vegas casino executives who formed a tribal consulting company have submitted their first tribal casino contract to federal regulators for approval.
Ellis Gaming, a limited liability company that assembled quietly three years ago, has struck a deal with the Kickapoo tribe in Oklahoma to build a $20 million expansion to the tribe's existing casino. ... (read more)
Conference Highlights Internet Poker's Popularity7 July 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Flanked by hostesses in slinky black dresses and introduced with blaring rock music, a group of marketing experts and attorneys gathered at a Las Vegas casino to advise online poker operators how to promote a business that both the state and federal government consider to be illegal. ... (read more)
Station Purchases Another Reno Site1 July 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Station Casinos Inc. has struck a third deal to buy land in Reno, taking a gamble that the market is ripe for locals casinos of the type the company has built across Las Vegas.
The company has entered into an agreement to lease, with an option to purchase, eight acres of gaming-entitled land across from the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. ... (read more)
Minority Contractors Finding More Opportunities in Vegas1 July 2005
LAS VEGAS -- There was little doubt that the National Association of Minority Contractors would hold its annual convention in Las Vegas this year for the first time in the group's more than 30-year history.
"Las Vegas is an anomaly in construction," Ruben Vasquez, president of ADT Construction Group in Las Vegas and the association's national secretary. ... (read more)
Landry's Exec Denies Deal with Tamares1 July 2005
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LAS VEGAS – An executive with the Landry's restaurant chain said his company has no plans in the works to buy property from Tamares Group, the landlord and financial backer of Barrick Gaming Corp. that recently purchased Barrick's downtown casinos.
"There's no deal and no plans at this time. ... (read more)
Boyd: Diversity Numbers Good for Small Company30 June 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Following a lead taken by industry giant MGM Mirage, Boyd Gaming Corp. has for the first time released statistics on minority hiring and purchasing and will unveil an online registry and a supplier system designed to give small companies a better shot at company contracts.
"This is ... (read more)
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