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Liz Benston Gaming Guru - Page 9Strip clubs facing strict rules for slot licenses15 September 2008
Strip clubs are, in the eyes of Nevada gaming regulators, not like restaurants, convenience markets or grocery stores.
And we're not talking about the obvious differences. The three members of the Gaming Control Board say they don't care whether the women working at the clubs are wearing ... (read more)
Strip clubs shouldn't expect looser slot rules15 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Strip clubs are, in the eyes of Nevada gaming regulators, not like restaurants, convenience markets or grocery stores.
And we're not talking about the obvious differences. The three members of the Gaming Control Board say they don't care whether the women working at the clubs are ... (read more)
Slot players pinch pennies12 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- While the major casinos are doing a bang up job attracting visitors to Las Vegas with big discounts and other perks, their slot business continues to suffer. And that's bad news for Nevada, where slots make up about two thirds of the state's gaming revenue.
Today's monthly ... (read more)
Visitor numbers see largest fall since 200311 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas in July experienced its largest monthly decline in visitor traffic since the start of the Iraq war in March 2003, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported today.
Visitor traffic fell 5 percent versus the same month a year ago -- the latest indication of a ... (read more)
Riviera claws at every expense8 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When times are flush, managers think big: Budgets balloon, plans take shape and perks flow. When times are tough, as they are now for casinos on the Strip, they're thinking small, combing budgets, reviewing expenses and trimming where they can.
Properties such as the Riviera have had to get even more creative. ... (read more)
Competitors, downturn dog slots leader8 September 2008
RENO, Nevada -- If the slot machine business were like the film industry, the biggest studio with the greatest collective experience and longest string of blockbusters would be International Game Technology.
Besides offering a slew of competitive games and popular brand names, the world's largest slot ... (read more)
Adios, pesky state ban on cellular calls5 September 2008
NEVADA -- Last month's vote by the Nevada Gaming Commission to permanently repeal a long-standing ban on the use of cell phones and other electronic communications devices in sports books couldn't have come soon enough for Nevada casinos, which began removing those ubiquitous, misunderstood and often ... (read more)
M Resort to hire close to 2,0003 September 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's on Las Vegas Boulevard, but M Resort aims mostly at locals
The M Resort, under construction at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway, today kicked off a campaign to hire close to 2,000 employees for the property.
Candidates must begin the application process online, at themresort.com. ... (read more)
Station bears brunt of locals market slump26 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gaming companies and especially locals casinos, with their hard-core gamblers, were once thought to be resistant to economic downturns.
But this downturn, with its deep housing slump, has proven that theory wrong and made an example out of Station Casinos, as the locals gaming giant's ... (read more)
Small casinos keep it simple, friendly22 August 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- With its mirrored ceiling, black acrylic walls and hot pink neon accent lighting, the Rainbow Club & Casino in downtown Henderson resembles a 1980s-era nightclub, only with modern slot machines.
Many of its gamblers, retirees with fixed incomes, remember the days when casinos, for ... (read more)
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