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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 47NBC Spot in the Cards for Poker Tourney14 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Capitalizing on the popularity of poker and previous poker broadcasts on NBC, NBC Sports in May will air the first poker tournament to appear on a major television network.
The 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which is also the first poker tournament to be produced by a ... (read more)
More Poker Rooms Going Smoke-Free14 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- For more than a decade, nonsmoker Sylvia Reiter has played poker through a cloud of cigarette smoke at Palace Station's poker room.
Reiter, whose husband and two sons work in Strip casinos, is used to smoky surroundings. Starting this month, things have been very different for Reiter during her regular poker game. ... (read more)
Golden Nugget Owners Vow to Return to Vegas Market11 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- When the hands-on owners of the Golden Nugget casino announced plans last week to sell the landmark property to a Houston-based restaurant giant, many wondered whether tireless downtown cheerleaders Tim Poster and Tom Breitling were bailing out on downtown and, for that matter, the casino business. ... (read more)
Caesars Hails Las Vegas10 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Caesars Entertainment Inc. swung from a loss to a profit in the fourth quarter as the company's Las Vegas casinos posted strong results compared with year-ago earnings pulled down by one-time expenses.
The company reported a profit of $20 million compared with a net loss of $84 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. ... (read more)
Boyd Profits Soar10 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Shares of Boyd Gaming Corp. rose more than 9 percent in early trading today as the company more than doubled its fourth-quarter profit and analysts said the company's Las Vegas casinos and Borgata resort in Atlantic City performed better than expected.
The company on Wednesday ... (read more)
Analyst Predicts Russia as World's Next Gaming Hotbed7 February 2005
Governments in the Chinese province of Macau and Singapore have lately grabbed much of the attention of those focusing on the sweetest overseas casino markets.
The attention makes sense, with their proximity to hundreds of millions of increasingly wealthy people with a yen for gambling.
But ... (read more)
Binion Eyeing Other Opportunities4 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Jack Binion, the former manager of Binion's Horseshoe who sold his high-rolling casino empire to Harrah's Entertainment Inc. last year, is considering re-entering the casino business on the Las Vegas Strip or abroad, he said.
"Flush with about a billion in cash after selling his riverboat casino empire to Harrah's Entertainment, the wily operator is eyeballing his return. ... (read more)
Decision on Tropicana Delayed3 February 2005
LAS VEGAS -- The owner of the Tropicana in Las Vegas said Wednesday it will postpone until fall a decision on whether the company will redevelop the aging resort.
Shares of Aztar Corp. of Phoenix fell 13 percent, or more than four dollars per share, in midday trading today after the company reported an 81-percent decline in profit and analysts expressed disappointment about the delay. ... (read more)
Surge in Gambling Revenue Doubles Harrah's Entertainment Earnings2 February 2005
The acquisition of the Horseshoe casino chain in the Midwest and revenue growth in Las Vegas helped boost fourth-quarter profit at Harrah's Entertainment Inc. by 118 percent.
In conjunction with the earnings report, Harrah's Entertainment Chief Executive Gary Loveman today reiterated expectations that the company's acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Inc. ... (read more)
NFL Crackdown Dampens Party31 January 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Scott Howarth was looking forward to his annual trip to Las Vegas to kick back with friends and watch the Super Bowl at a casino.
That was before the San Jose resident learned about the National Football League's recent crackdown on Super Bowl parties as well as the use of its ... (read more)
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