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Rod Smith Gaming Guru - Page 44Park Place May Ask Board, Court to Hear Case1 October 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Park Place Entertainment Corp. is expected to argue Friday that a high roller's fraud lawsuit should be heard by the state Supreme Court and referred to the state Gaming Control Board.
"We've asked the judge who dismissed the original verdict to send the case to the Supreme Court to make a ... (read more)
Kiosks Allow Rapid Registration at Flamingo29 September 2003
LAS VEGAS -- High-speed check-in and check-out kiosks, technology developed by the airline industry, is helping customers at the 3,642-room Flamingo.
Lorenzo Creighton, president of the Flamingo, said the two initial kiosks in the Park Place Entertainment Corp. property on the Strip represent a marriage of high technology and hospitality. ... (read more)
Treasure Island to Pass the Buc at Auction29 September 2003
LAS VEGAS -- The pirates have been vanquished from the new Treasure Island at Spring Mountain Road and the Strip, and the booty they left behind is ready for claiming.
MGM Mirage, holding company for the renamed "TI," will auction the buccaneer memorabilia from the defunct pirate show in the ... (read more)
Bybee, Noted Gaming Authority, Dies at 6522 September 2003
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Shannon Bybee, executive director of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' International Gaming Institute and a former top casino executive, gaming regulator and gaming lawyer, died Thursday at age 65.
One of the first casino executives to take a stand in support of problem gambling ... (read more)
Advantage Bettors Can Hurt Casino Profits, Experts Say22 September 2003
Advantage gambling -- a player wagering with a legal edge over the casino -- is a growing problem for casino operators, industry insiders said at the recently concluded Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.
Casino experts at G2E said estimates suggest advantage players can, in effect, skim as much as 3 ... (read more)
Slots were Stars of Gaming Expo19 September 2003
LAS VEGAS -- Slot machines were the stars of the Global Gaming Expo trade show that wrapped up Thursday in Las Vegas, but manufacturers have about 18 months to prove their promised potential or their companies' stocks may flag, analysts warned.
Deutsche Bank analyst Marc Falcone said suppliers ... (read more)
Global Gaming Expo Grows Up15 September 2003
LAS VEGAS -- The Global Gaming Expo, which opens today at the Las Vegas Convention Center and runs through Thursday, has rapidly grown into the greatest show in gaming.
"G2E is one of the most anticipated events in the industry for new products. It's the first look into what casino and slot ... (read more)
Caesars Palace Approved for Expansion11 September 2003
Caesars Palace got the green light Wednesday for a $376 million expansion that will include a new 949-room, 26-story luxury hotel tower as its centerpiece.
The project approved by Park Place Entertainment Corp.'s board of directors includes a $76 million expansion of Caesars Palace's convention and ... (read more)
Concern Over Economy, Terrorism on the Rise11 September 2003
Two years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, concern is rising among Las Vegas visitors about both the threat of terrorism and the economy, an MRC Group Research Institute survey released Wednesday showed.
Further, while concerns about economic conditions far outrank the fear of terrorism, the new poll found visitors ranked Las Vegas fourth among U.S. ... (read more)
Advance Hotel Room Rates Soared During Third Quarter9 September 2003
LAS VEGAS -- With demand for domestic leisure travel surging over the summer, average third-quarter rates for Las Vegas soared 26 percent midweek and 11 percent on weekends for rooms booked three weeks or more in advance.
It was by far the strongest quarterly room rate performance this year, data ... (read more)
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