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Richard N. Velotta Gaming Guru - Page 22Amendments Would Let Liquor Stores Operate Slots5 May 2005
LAS VEGAS -- For years, liquor stores throughout Nevada have sought exemptions from gaming regulations that prevented them from placing a limited number of slot machines in their stores.
Under two draft amendments to existing regulations, liquor stores would be allowed to place up to four slot machines in their businesses. ... (read more)
Kerzner Still Interested in Vegas28 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- When Sol Kerzner paid Las Vegas a visit some 35 years ago, he didn't consider it to be a competitive threat to his growing empire of resort properties.
"I remember telling my son that the problem was that the entrepreneurs have moved on and the accountants have taken over," he recalled in ... (read more)
Wynn Las Vegas Filled with High-Tech Features28 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Technological innovations and architectural marvels abound at Wynn Las Vegas.
The showrooms, casino floor and guest rooms are full of state-of-the-art gee-whiz stuff that set the $2.7 billion resort apart from others.
Guests at this morning's opening were mesmerized by the Lake of ... (read more)
Wynn Expected to be Big Convention Player28 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Delegates attending last year's Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism in Reno -- one of the state's most important meetings of tourism professionals -- got a special invitation to the 2005 show.
The invitation arrived in a hat with the distinctive "Wynn" signature logo, reminding ... (read more)
PT's Pub Owner Plans 'ultratavern' in Las Vegas27 April 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The company that operates the PT's Pub franchise in Southern Nevada will introduce in southwest Las Vegas its "ultratavern" concept that has been a big success in Reno.
Tightly held Golden Gaming Inc., which operates 27 taverns under its Golden Tavern Group subsidiary, also ... (read more)
Airlines' Merger Talk Could Spark Industry Consolidation20 April 2005
For months, America West Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker has been saying that the nation's airlines are offering too many seats to too few passengers and that a consolidation would benefit the entire industry.
But today, Parker wouldn't confirm in an earnings conference call whether his ... (read more)
Control Board Member Offers Regulation Lesson19 April 2005
Keeping up with rapidly changing technology is the biggest challenge facing gaming regulators, a state Gaming Control Board member told a class of UNLV law students Monday.
Bobby Siller, who spent 25 years with the FBI before being appointed to the board in 1999, talked about his role on the ... (read more)
Analysts Laud Visitor Report18 April 2005
The typical Las Vegas visitor not only is young and hip, but smart and wealthy -- with a bigger budget for gambling than in years past.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's 2004 Las Vegas Visitor Profile has analysts more encouraged than ever that 2005 is going to be a banner year for the city. ... (read more)
Venetian Club Staying Tame18 April 2005
On a recent Friday night, a customer at the Vivid nightclub -- one of the newest of the city's dazzling night spots catering to the dusk-to-dawn crowd -- climbed up on a stage and began strutting her stuff.
The gyrations of her public mating dance caught the attention of a few others in the club ... (read more)
Venetian Club Staying Tame18 April 2005
LAS VEGAS -- On a recent Friday night, a customer at the Vivid nightclub -- one of the newest of the city's dazzling night spots catering to the dusk-to-dawn crowd -- climbed up on a stage and began strutting her stuff.
The gyrations of her public mating dance caught the attention of a few others in ... (read more)
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