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Tim O'Reiley Gaming Guru - Page 11Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport embraces spacious new Terminal 325 June 2012
For decades, running on a treadmill came with the job at McCarran International Airport.
As fast as new concourses were designed and built, the booming Las Vegas economy drew people to fill them. When they weren't mapping out new buildings, McCarran officials tried to squeeze in more passengers than the terminal's planned capacity. ... (read more)
Expansion makes Las Vegas airport more efficient for global travel25 June 2012
When it inaugurated its Las Vegas-Duesseldorf, Germany, flights on May 10, airberlin was late for its own party.
The plane reached McCarran International Airport's Terminal 2 right on time at 4:15 p.m., but two Boeing 747 jumbo jets had docked at other gates minutes earlier. By the time airberlin VIPs ... (read more)
Wynn-Okada dispute headed back to state court22 June 2012
Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC on Thursday won its bid to return its legal dispute with former largest investor Kazuo Okada to state court, but with the possibility that two pending cases will become three.
After an hourlong hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Larry Hicks ruled that the case hinged on interpretation of Nevada law and did not fall within federal jurisdiction. ... (read more)
Elaine Wynn enters legal fray between ex-husband, Okada20 June 2012
Elaine Wynn on Tuesday opened her own front in the brutal legal war between former husband Steve Wynn and former business partner Kazuo Okada, essentially asking to be declared a free agent so she can sell all or part of her $1 billion in Wynn Resorts Ltd. stock.
In a pleading filed in U.S. District ... (read more)
Justices weigh idled Fontainebleau project6 June 2012
Contractors claiming they are owed more than $350 million on the defunct Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort went Tuesday to the Nevada Supreme Court in their battle to be paid something for their work. In oral arguments before six justices, the contractors contended that they're being penalized for mistakes made by major banks that provided construction financing in 2007. ... (read more)
Former Shuffle Master exec agrees to pay civil penalty related to insider trading5 June 2012
Former Shuffle Master, Inc. senior vice president R. Brooke Dunn agreed on Thursday to pay a $181,594 civil penalty to settle charges that he improperly fed a friend insider information about the company.
In addition, stage show producer Nicholas Howey, who had known Dunn since the early 1990s, agreed ... (read more)
Las Vegas Monorail gets OK to exit bankruptcy10 May 2012
The Las Vegas Monorail Corp. on Wednesday received a green light to exit Chapter 11 proceedings as U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell found that its reorganization plan had a good chance of working.
In November, Markell shot down the previous edition after deciding that it was based on what ... (read more)
McCarran flier count increases in March27 April 2012
Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport rose in March as upstart airlines continued a recent trend by filling in gaps left by some shrinking longtime market leaders.
During the month, the 3.65 million people that passed through the airport marked a 2.5 percent gain from the same month a year earlier, in line with the growth rate of recent months. ... (read more)
Plans for Strip zip lines move closer to approval18 April 2012
LAS VEGAS -- The Clark County Planning Commission approved plans on Tuesday evening for the Strip's next high-flying attraction, a set of zip lines running between the Luxor and Excalibur hotels. Although MGM Resorts International, the owner of both Strip resorts, has described the idea as tentative, ... (read more)
LVH struggles without Hilton14 April 2012
LAS VEGAS -- The LVH-Las Vegas Hotel and Casino management expects operating deficits through the end of this year as it works to fill the hole in its customer base created by the loss of the Hilton franchise. During January, occupancy sank to 54 percent before rebounding the next month to 63 percent, according to a report by court-appointed receiver Ronald Johnson. ... (read more)
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