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Rod Smith Gaming Guru - Page 5Nevadan At Work: Exec Living Out Fantasy at Caesars Palace27 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A business expert once said Las Vegas and The Walt Disney Co. are in the same business: the business of fantasy.
Jimmy Wike, the vice president of table game operations at Caesars Palace, is at once like fantasy characters out of the Wild West and a James Bond movie.
Picture the bright lights on the baccarat table in the high-roller room. ... (read more)
Stardust Not Accepting Reservations22 June 2006
LAS VEGAS -- The Stardust no longer is accepting hotel reservations past Nov. 1, and some industry observers expect that to move up to Oct. 1.
Industry observers say the Riviera, Circus Circus and Palace Station can expect to see a bump in hotel reservations as regular guests at the Stardust look ... (read more)
On The Strip: Room Rates Head Down20 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Demand for rooms on the Strip is heading slowly south for the July Fourth weekend after flat-lining over the second quarter of 2006, reports from Wall Street firms say.
Rates for rooms on the Strip booked three weeks in advance over the Independence Day holiday are down an average of ... (read more)
Las Vegas Strip Booms Again15 June 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The five-year, $20 billion building boom under way on the Strip will roughly double the high-end inventory of rooms costing $200 a night or more, a new Standard & Poor's study said.
This newfound focus on upscale visitors is largely a response to continuing demographic shifts, the ... (read more)
Casinos Offering Fuel Discounts8 June 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Casino companies are starting to hedge their bets in case rising fuel prices start keeping some visitors away.
To keep them coming, some Las Vegas casinos are offering gasoline giveaways and discounts.
Circus Circus, for example, sent out an electronic blast Monday announcing a free $25 ... (read more)
Japan Seen as Gaming Prospect7 June 2006
JAPAN AND LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Japan could be the gaming industry's next frontier now that many development opportunities around the world are spoken for, a recent Deutsche Bank study found.
With the most slot-machinelike gaming devices of any country in the world, Japan is a huge and growing market. ... (read more)
Tourism Numbers for Holiday Steady, Sales Up from 20051 June 2006
LAS VEGAS -- With sales increases from amenities far outpacing the increase in visitors over the Memorial Day weekend, Las Vegas seems to be proving its new paradigm true: High-end amenities can insulate the city from travel downturns.
While final data will not be available for about a month, the Las ... (read more)
Las Vegas Tourism: 291,000 Not Fearing Fuel26 May 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- To travel or not to travel, that's the question facing millions of Americans as they contemplate Memorial Day holidays to Las Vegas and elsewhere this weekend.
Gasoline prices, which averaged about $3.14 per gallon for regular unleaded on Thursday, are a large reason for their ... (read more)
Site List Out for Casino in U.K.25 May 2006
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES -- The odds improved Wednesday for one of the major Las Vegas-based casino companies to enter the British gaming market big-time.
In London, the Casino Advisory Panel announced a short list of eight locations that will be open to development of the first Las Vegas-style casino in the United Kingdom. ... (read more)
Nevadan at Work: Executive Glad to Play Role in Helping The Mirage Reinvent Itself23 May 2006
Talk about quality "digs."
Franz Kallao, vice president of hotel operations at The Mirage, works out of Elaine Wynn's old office, the one she used when her developer husband, Steve Wynn, owned the hotel-casino.
Elaine was famous, some say notorious, for helping to run her husband's entertainment venues, his charitable endeavors and his social life. ... (read more)
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